Environmental Advanced Skills Programme courses

Sustainability is becoming increasingly important for all organisations, across all industries. A sustainable business is one that generates profit whilst improving societal and environmental conditions. Developing sustainability can help your organisation to become more efficient. It can also help organisations improve their reputation, reduce costs and create a platform for innovation.

Future-Fit Business Bytes

Are you ready to bounce back after the pandemic? Our bite-sized online series could be just what you need. These 90-minute sessions are led by Dr. Fred Paterson, Associate Professor for Sustainable Business. The aim is to help you develop a plan of action to move forward in your business and ask any questions you may have about the process. 

• #BuildBackBetter: As difficult as it has been, the pandemic gives business leaders the opportunity to radically improve business models or shift the long-term strategic vision. Join Dr. Fred Paterson as he explains the Three Horizons approach to ‘patterning hope’ – a simple tool with potentially profound implications for the future of your business.
• A short introduction to the Future-Fit Business Benchmark: The FutureFit Business Benchmark is an open-source method that provides a structured route-map to address your company’s social and environmental challenges. This short session will help you decide if this approach can help your business #BuildBackBetter as we emerge from the global pandemic.
• Building the business case for sustainability: Getting buy-in from the Board, Financial Director or shareholders is a common sticking point for sustainability initiatives. Creating a persuasive business case is an important first step. This session will provide a series of useful pointers to set you on your way.
• Is your business leadership fit for the post-COVID future: In this session, Dr. Fred Paterson walks you through some of the latest thinking in business leadership and provides pointers to further reading and suggestions for practical activities that will help you become a better business leader.

Shift Circle peer support: Are you interested in joining a small group of business leaders to help you take forward actions and projects resulting from any of these Future-Fit Business Bytes sessions?

In these sessions, you will explore how successful suppliers of low carbon, green and pro-environmental goods and services enter the marketplace, succeed in supply chains, and sustain their sustainable business offer through difficult times. Dr. Fred Paterson will also provide a wealth of insight that marks out pro-environmental businesses that last, identifying various resources that can help along the way. Sign up here to register for our next virtual Shift Circle group, facilitated by Dr. Fred Paterson. After the first session, participants commit to five further 90min sessions.

Fees and Funding

We are pleased to highlight that these courses are being delivered at a fully funded rate, meaning there is no cost to your organisation. Contact us on the email address below to find out about ESF funding for SMEs.

How to Apply

To register your interest, please complete the form below.