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Executive Short Program

Sustainability in the Nordic Context Sustainability in the Nordic Context

HEC Paris and Stockholm School of Economics have combined their expertise to craft this international program on Sustainability.
Indeed the transition towards sustainable development is considered our time’s greatest challenge. Climate change, biodiversity loss, population growth, urbanization, geopolitics and inequality are increasingly impacting or being impacted by our socio-economic and ecological systems. This short program aims to introduce our major sustainability challenges and contextualize sustainable business strategies in line with the transformation being called for. Our program is science-based with a global outlook illuminating the complexities over time and space, and beyond simple solutions to multi-stakeholder perspectives and systems transformation.

Place(s):

Stockholm

Duration:

3 days

Format:

Online and in-class

Next start(s):

Sep 15 2025

Language(s):

English

Cost:

5 900 €*

Objectives

  • Understand our main global sustainability challenges, their interlinkages, sysnergies and trade-offs between the E, S & G as they relate to sustainable business strategies 
  • Understand multi-stakeholder perspectives in designing sustainable business strategies and double materiality according to transnational policy, norms, regulations and directives (UN; OECD; EU) 
  • Understand expectations on responsible global supply chains in a circular economy perspective. 
  • Understand the opportunities and challenges of innovation to provide solutions to sustainability challenges

Capitalization

This Executive Short Program is eligible for capitalization towards the Strategizing sustainable business transformation

Profile

Who is this program for? Is it right for you?

Participant Profile

Managers and Leaders who drive change projects, and who will have to meet the major challenges of the future, manage change, transform organizations, and reinvent ways of collaborating to create greater economic, societal and environmental efficiency.

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Prerequisites and Admission Criteria

Our program is designed for all executives, senior managers, and functional or operational leaders with at least 5 years of professional experience. 

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Faculty

Bénédicte FAIVRE-TAVIGNOT

Executive Director of the Inclusive Economy Center

Why should businesses care about sustainability, and what does it mean concretely for a pioneering country from Northern Europe, like Sweden, where the recent key framework of the 9 planetary boundaries was designed? Come and get inspired by top academics engaged in sustainability at the Stockholm School of Economics, by scientists from the Stockholm Resilience Center, and by Swedish business leaders.

Lin LERPOLD

Co-Director, Associate Professor in SSE

This program is for those who want to integrate their passion for a better world with the great potential of companies as a driving force for positive change. Set in Stockholm, it explores current and future sustainability challenges in a global context and sets the stage for transformative corporate sustainability strategies.

Learning methods & Evaluations

Very diverse learning methods characterize the program : theory, practical cases, exercises, simulations, application within your own company, sharing of practices, co-development, company visits... Before the module, an equivalent of one day preparation will be required (readings and videos).

Registration

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Registration

This program is accessible for people with disabilities. Please contact us if you have any specific requirements or to obtain the Public Accessibility Register.

Tuition Fees and Funding

The program fee includes tuition and meal costs during training hours (lunch and breaks).

Not included: Dinners (except in specific cases), transportation costs, and accommodation costs (except in specific cases).

Funding Options: Depending on your profile and chosen program, several solutions may be available to you. Visit our funding section for more information.

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Valeria Gorbunova

Program Advisor

gorbunova@hec.fr
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