Introduction to Sustainable Development
Welcome to learn how to be a responsible professional!
Sustainable development, circular economy, life cycle and climate change – what do they mean and how do they relate to each other? And what they have to do with you?
In this online course, we’ll go over terms and phenomena related to different areas of sustainable development. This course serves as an introduction to field-specific courses focusing on concrete measures in a particular profession.
This course has 3 lessons with a total of 18 topics. The first lesson covers some sustainable development basics. The second lesson dives into life cycle thinking and circular economy. The third lesson is about the concrete action that can be taken towards sustainability. There is a final quiz at the end of the course. After passing the quiz you will be able to download a certificate.
What you’ll learn in this course:
- You will understand how your activities at work affect the environment, society, customers and your employer.
- You will learn what impacts your actions can have, and how to act to increase positive impacts and reduce negative impacts.
- You will learn where your company’s management can have an impact, and you can make development proposals.
Course instructors
Aura Piha
Sustainable development expert
Tiina Taipale
Sustainable development expert
Leena Honkasalo
Sustainable development expert