Growth Accelerator: Aligning Sustainability & Business Objectives for Competitive Advantage
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Participant Profile
Instructor
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Course Description
The workshop is an intensive program that empowers organizations to uncover, align, and execute sustainability initiatives that generate cost savings and improve operational efficiency. Through engaging activities, attendees will learn to scrutinize their company’s unique strengths, harmonize them with sustainability goals, and estimate the potential for cost savings, thereby boosting the organization’s growth prospects.
Participant Profile
Senior executives, including CEOs, CFOs, and COOs, seeking to incorporate sustainability into their growth strategies
Sustainability leaders and practitioners accountable for steering sustainability initiatives within their organizations
Strategy and operations professionals aiming to augment their company’s growth and competitiveness via sustainability
Cross-functional teams engaged in sustainability projects or involved in strategic planning
Instructor
Mario E Gonzalez L
Passionate purpose-driven professional with 15+ years’ experience driving change and engaging with diverse stakeholders to address social challenges and enhance business competitiveness (shared value). Diverse skills in strategy, business model innovation, cross-sector collaboration, developing and reporting on impact indicators, mentoring, and facilitation.
Outcomes
Recognize sustainability opportunities encompassing environmental, social, and governance dimensions
Integrate sustainability goals with the company's differentiating capabilities and core business objectives
Evaluate the prospective cost savings and operational efficiency improvements from implementing sustainability initiatives
Strategize and devise an actionable plan for prioritizing sustainability initiatives
Collaborate with stakeholders and forge partnerships to bolster the execution of sustainability initiatives
Additional Details
Duration: 2-day workshop (16 hours)
Format: Interactive in-person, combining lectures, group exercises, case studies, and guided discussions
Materials: All course materials, such as presentation slides, worksheets, and pertinent frameworks, will be supplied
