Sustainability Leadership: Value-Creation Strategies for a Regenerative Future
Move beyond compliance and unlock competitive advantage
Overview of the Sustainability Leadership: Value-Creation Strategies for a Regenerative Future
As pressure from regulators, investors and stakeholders intensifies, organisations are expected not just to make sustainability commitments, but to demonstrate measurable impact and integrate ESG into core strategy. However, many leaders struggle to move beyond compliance and reporting to truly embed sustainability in decision-making, innovation and value creation. The Sustainability Leadership: Value-Creation Strategies for a Regenerative Future programme from Imperial Executive Education empowers business and ESG leaders like you with the strategic insights and practical tools to transform sustainability into a driver of strategy, innovation and long-term performance.
Led by Imperial College London’s expert faculty, this 12-week online programme combines real-world case studies and hands-on projects to help you integrate sustainability across business models, governance and culture.Through practical application of frameworks, you will develop a comprehensive sustainability leadership strategy to drive organisational transformation and measurable impact – aligning sustainable practices with performance and creating lasting value for both business and society. Upon successful completion, you will gain access to Imperial’s associate alumni benefits, expanding your professional network and continued learning opportunities.
Key takeaways
By the end of the Sustainability Leadership: Value-Creation Strategies for a Regenerative Future programme, you will be able to:
Analyse business impact maturity, the evolving sustainability landscape and regulatory frameworks to identify key risks and opportunities for corporate strategy
Design innovative, systems-based sustainability initiatives using industry tools, AI-driven SDG analytics and circular supply chain strategies
Evaluate sustainability performance and claims through data, reporting standards and impact metrics to guide ethical, transparent decision-making
Lead sustainability-driven transformation by embedding SDG principles into corporate culture and managing cross-functional change
Formulate a comprehensive sustainability strategy aligning purpose, finance, operations and governance, and communicate it effectively to stakeholders
Assess mindset shifts towards sustainability before and after the programme to deepen self-awareness and leadership capacity
What will you learn from the Sustainability Leadership programme?
The Sustainability Leadership: Value-Creation Strategies for a Regenerative Future programme equips you with the knowledge, frameworks and tools to drive sustainability-led transformation in your organisation. Through a focused curriculum, you will explore the strategic, financial and operational dimensions of sustainability. Additionally, you will learn to apply these insights to real business challenges, connecting purpose with performance for lasting impact.
Application-based learning: Capstone project
Design and pitch a tailored sustainability leadership strategy, and leave with a clear blueprint to embed sustainability into your organisation’s future.
What tools and frameworks will you learn in the Sustainability Leadership programme?
The Sustainability Leadership: Value-Creation Strategies for a Regenerative Future programme empowers you to discover the key frameworks and analytical tools that drive effective sustainability leadership. With guidance from Imperial College London faculty, you will utilise certain key approaches to evaluate organisational maturity, align purpose with transformation and design measurable sustainability strategies.
BIM Framework A structured approach to assessing your organisation’s sustainability maturity and identifying opportunities for greater strategic value creation
Theory of Change A planning framework that maps how activities lead to meaningful social and environmental outcomes, supporting strategy design and evaluation
Ikigai framework A reflective model used to connect personal purpose with organisational transformation and adaptive leadership
SDG Co-Pilot A data-driven tool that supports innovation aligned with the United Nations (UN) SDGs through analytics and scenario mapping
Custom GPT-based tools Emerging technologies that enable experimentation with AI-driven sustainability insights and decision-making support
GOLDEN Sustainability Dataset A global resource developed with the GOLDEN for Impact Foundation, featuring 1.3 million sustainability initiatives from over 75,000 reports, capturing data from 18,000 organisations across 86 countries and three decades of disclosures
AI-driven classification Uses advanced AI to identify and categorise sustainability initiatives by UN SDGs, corporate behaviour types and key beneficiaries
Why Sustainability Leadership from Imperial Executive Education?
The Sustainability Leadership: Value-Creation Strategies for a Regenerative Future programme has been designed to reflect the academic rigour and practical relevance that define Imperial Executive Education. It combines research-based insight with real-world application, helping leaders translate sustainability goals into strategic action and measurable impact.
Delivered by Imperial College London’s world-class faculty, the programme combines expertise in sustainability, innovation and organisational leadership. Participants learn from leading academics and practitioners who are shaping the future of sustainable business through evidence-based teaching and applied frameworks.
Case studies
Schneider Electric embeds sustainability at its core through its Sustainability Impact Framework and EcoStruxure solutions, cutting over 400 million tonnes of CO₂. By linking sustainability metrics to performance, it proves that profitability and impact can grow together.
Ben & Jerry’s integrates Fairtrade sourcing, climate activism, and social justice into its charter, ensuring every decision aligns with its values. Its authentic activism drives strong consumer loyalty and business success.
Patagonia channels all profits toward the planet through circular design, a climate trust, and its “Don’t Buy This Jacket” ethos—showing how radical transparency builds trust and long-term growth.
Programme highlights
Engage with Imperial College London faculty and sustainability experts in live sessions, exploring the latest in climate strategy responsible leadership.
Get personalised guidance and feedback from the learning facilitator during weekly office hours.
Collaborate with a diverse cohort to exchange insights, share experiences and solve real organisational challenges.
Gain associate alumni status upon programme completion.
Access videos and learning materials for up to 12 months after the programme starts.
Design a sustainability leadership strategy tailored to your organisation, aligning purpose, performance and impact.
Earn a verified certificate from Imperial Executive Education recognising your achievement in sustainable leadership.
Deepen your understanding through guided self-study and applied exercises for real-world application.
Learn from Imperial’s leading research in sustainability, innovation and finance, combined with practical industry perspectives.
Examine cases from global leaders, including Schneider Electric, Ben & Jerry’s and Patagonia, to see how sustainability is embedded in strategy.
Meet the faculty
Programme Director, Leadership Lab Lead, Leonardo Centre on Business for Society, Imperial College Business School
Frank Brueck is the Executive Vice President of the GOLDEN for Impact Foundation and the Director of the Ikigai Corporation.
With over 25 years of experience in academia and ...
Professor of Strategy and Sustainability; Scientific Director of the Leonardo Centre on Business for Society, Imperial College Business Schoo
Maurizio Zollo’s work examines how business purpose, innovation and stakeholder integration can accelerate sustainability transitions through organisational and systemic exper...
Executive Director, Leonardo Centre on Business for Society
Livio Scalvini is the CEO and Co-Founder of GOLDEN for Impact, an international organisation that develops alternative enterprise models for human and economic value creation....
Meet the contributing faculty
Consultant and Executive Leadership Coach at Imperial College London
Director of Policy Engagement
People-centred innovator with expertise in telecoms and energy
Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation
Professor of Health Economics, Department of Economics and Public Policy, Imperial College Business School
Professor of Management; Head of the Management & Entrepreneurship Department, Imperial College Business School
Associate Professor, Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London
Research Associate, Sustainable Gas Institute, Imperial College London
Senior Research Fellow
Professor of Actuarial Finance, Imperial College Business School
Professor of Financial Economics, Imperial College London
Guest faculty
Founding Partner and Pollinator, Volans
Global Ambassador, Club of Rome; Executive Chair, Earth4Al
Professor of Management, Department of Management and Technology, Bocconi University
Professor of Accounting; Program Director, MSc Accounting and Finance
Galligan Chair of Strategy; Carroll School Scholar of Corporate Responsibility; Professor of Management, Carroll School of Management, Boston College
Become an associate alumni
Take your partnership with Imperial Executive Education to the next level by becoming an associate alumnus. Complete the Sustainability Leadership: Value-Creation Strategies for a Regenerative Future to claim your associate alumni status and join our active community.
Who is the Sustainability Leadership programme for?
The Sustainability Leadership: Value-Creation Strategies for a Regenerative Future programme is designed for experienced professionals seeking to lead sustainability-driven transformation within their organisations. It is ideal for those looking to move beyond compliance and embed sustainability into strategy, innovation and long-term value creation.
This programme is suitable for:
Business leaders and senior executives seeking to leverage AI, SDG analytics and digital tools to track impact and transform sustainability into a significant growth driver
Sustainability and ESG professionals aiming to move from reporting to strategic influence and measurable impact
Consultants and advisers who guide clients through sustainability transitions and want to strengthen their strategic toolkit
Policy and non-profit professionals from government, NGOs or international organisations looking to gain a sustainable business perspective to advance collaboration and policy outcomes
Certificate
Upon completion of the programme, learners will be awarded a verified digital certificate by Imperial Executive Education.
Note: You will earn the Associate Alumni status upon successful completion of the programme. Visit the Associate Alumni page to find out more.
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