Senior Sustainability Professional Certificate
Loyola Marymount University
Date Posted: Jan. 25, 2019
Submitted by: Claire Pope
Sustainability Topic:
Curriculum
Content Type:
Academic Programs
Disciplines:
Business, Management, & Finance,
Technology & Trades
Program Type: Professional or Continuing Education Certificate/Diploma
Description
The Senior Certified Sustainability Professional Online Training Program will prepare students for an exciting career as a leader in the green-collar economy. As a certified sustainability professional, students will be responsible for setting the course and coordinating an enterprise's sustainability strategy. Millions of new jobs in this rapidly growing sector will be available to people who set themselves apart from the crowd by earning the professional credentials and skills they need to lead sustainable business practices.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Establish and maintain a green procurement strategy
- Apply the principles of environmentally preferred purchasing, design for environment, eco-control systems, and sustainable business practices
- Identify corporate social responsibility strategies to meet organizational needs
- Develop and use Environmental Management System (EMS) practices
- Select and effectively use a variety of environmental accounting methods
- Improve product positioning using the green marketing-mix principles
- Organize and sequence carbon strategies using the World Resource Institute protocol
- Improve operational sustainability through greening the logistics and supply chain
- Plan continued organizational sustainability strategies as an internal or external consultant