Sustainable development courses can help you learn frameworks for social, economic, and environmental progress. You can build skills in policy evaluation, community planning, climate resilience, and measuring development outcomes. Many courses introduce tools for sustainability indicators, data analysis, and impact assessment to support informed decision-making across global contexts.
Dartmouth College
Skills you'll gain: Environment, Environmental Issue, Environmental Science, Demography, Energy and Utilities, Sustainable Development, Biology, Hydrology, Environmental Engineering, Water Quality, Nutrition and Diet, Oil and Gas, Electric Power Systems, Systems Thinking, Water Resource Management, Natural Resource Management, Sustainable Technologies, Physics, Climate Change Mitigation, Chemistry
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of London
Skills you'll gain: Environmental Policy, International Relations, Climate Change Mitigation, Energy and Utilities, Environment, Petroleum Industry, Oil and Gas, Governance, Climate Change Adaptation, Sustainable Development, Policy Analysis, Economics, Security Strategy, Electric Power Systems
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

ESSEC Business School
Skills you'll gain: Sustainability Reporting, Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Business Reporting, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainable Development, Stakeholder Analysis, Regulatory Requirements, Performance Measurement, Digital Transformation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of London
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Reverse Logistics, Sustainable Development, Business Ethics, Sustainability Reporting, Environmental Laws, Environmental Issue, Business Management, Waste Minimization, Environmental Regulations, Logistics Management, Logistics, Business Strategies, Climate Change Mitigation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Global Marketing, Virtual Teams, Business Ethics, Diversity Marketing, Corporate Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Cultural Sensitivity, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Workplace inclusivity, Intercultural Competence, Consumer Behaviour, Environmental Issue, Market Analysis, Solution Design, Diversity Awareness, Cultural Responsiveness, Culture, Cultural Diversity, Brand Strategy
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Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Cape Town
Skills you'll gain: Strategic Communication, Stakeholder Engagement, Social Impact, Influencing, Research, Sustainable Development, Policy Analysis, Change Management, Systems Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Capacity Planning
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Wesleyan University
Skills you'll gain: Social Impact, Social Justice, Sustainable Development, Environmental Issue, Social Sciences, Philanthropy, Community Development, Health Care, Sociology, Public Health, Empowerment, Climate Change Adaptation, Economics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Skills you'll gain: Sanitation, Environmental Engineering, Water Resource Management, Civil Engineering, Sustainable Development, Systems Thinking, Sustainable Technologies, Case Studies, Community Development, Process Flow Diagrams
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Geneva
Skills you'll gain: Infectious Diseases, Environmental Science, Environment Health And Safety, Health Disparities, Public Health, International Relations, Epidemiology, Health Policy, Health Care, Socioeconomics, Governance, Sustainable Development, Medical Science and Research, Drug Development, Political Sciences, Pharmaceuticals, Chronic Diseases, Mental Health Diseases and Disorders, Intellectual Property
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

École normale supérieure
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Economic Development, Energy and Utilities, Financial Systems, Climate Change Mitigation, Sustainable Business, Climate Change Adaptation, Environmental Science, Environmental Policy, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Economics, Governance, Public Policies
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Human Development, Biology, Life Sciences, Environment, Chemistry, Cell Biology, Environmental Issue, Child Development, Environmental Science, Environmental Resource Management, Music, Biotechnology, General Science and Research, Decision Making, Natural Resource Management, Liberal Arts, Oncology, Sustainable Development
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

London Business School
Skills you'll gain: Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Sustainable Business, Digital Transformation, Resilience, Sustainable Development, Operational Risk, Leadership Development, Business Transformation, Business Continuity, Team Motivation, Corporate Strategy, AI Enablement, Business Ethics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Organizational Change, Technology Strategies, Leadership Studies, Organizational Leadership, Machine Learning
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months