Embedding the SDGs into Business Strategy Training Course (Online / Remote)
1Summary
A market can disappear almost overnight - a new technology, a resource shortage nobody planned for, a pandemic - and the companies left standing are usually the ones that stopped treating sustainability as a side project. This training course from the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy is built around that reality: stakeholders now expect businesses to take visible responsibility for the pressures facing the planet, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have become the shared language for doing it.
Attendees learn how business leaders keep an edge in this environment - not by chasing short-term profit alone, since social unrest and economic disparity can disrupt long-term viability just as fast as any market shock, but by building profits, people, and planet into the same decision. The course works through the practical implications of choices for every stakeholder involved, and leaves attendees positioned to act a step ahead rather than react after the fact.
2Objectives and target group
- Read the business environment clearly, including the complexity and uncertainty shaping it.
- Make sound decisions in the face of that complexity rather than waiting for certainty that won't come.
- Trace the implications of a business choice across every stakeholder group it touches.
- Balance decisions across profit, people, and planet instead of optimising for one alone.
- Identify paths for further study and professional development in sustainability leadership.
Target Audience
- Managers
- Department Heads
- Heads of Divisions
- Strategists
- Senior Leaders and Directors
3Course Content
Module 1: Understanding the 17 SDGs and Their Impact on Your Company
- Overview of SDG policy and where the 17 goals intersect with your business
- Risk analysis tied to SDG exposure
- Setting goals, measures, and a timeline
Module 2: Strategic Decision-Making Tools for SDG Alignment
- The Five-Step Strategy Model and the Strategy Diamond
- The Business Model Canvas and the Balanced Scorecard
- Porter's Five Forces for assessing competitive balance
- Diversification as a way to reduce business risk
Module 3: Bringing Shareholders Into the Conversation
- Conducting and prioritising a stakeholder analysis
- Understanding stakeholder needs and concerns
- Setting joint goals and communicating progress regularly
Module 4: Turning Employees Into SDG Advocates
- Why most employees disengage from their work
- The long-term plan and its effect on motivation
- Engaging teams and audiences through presentations, recognition, and rewards
- Building a positive working environment
Module 5: Public Commitment and Project Planning
- Appointing a public liaison and running effective public meetings
- Publishing progress updates and involving press and industry specialists
- Turning commitments into an action plan