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.

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Adaptation, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Technologies, Community Development, Environmental Issue, Land Development, Case Studies, Water Resource Management, Environmental Policy
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Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Leeds
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Corporate Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Business Transformation, Sustainability Reporting, Business Modeling, Business Leadership, Climate Change Mitigation, Stakeholder Engagement, Case Studies
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Cape Town
Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Mitigation, Sustainable Development, Economic Development, Environmental Policy, Policy Development, Mathematical Modeling, Systems Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Research, Innovation, Stakeholder Engagement
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Sustainable Business, Corporate Sustainability, Sustainability Reporting, Supply Management, Business Ethics, Sustainable Development, Sustainability Standards, Supplier Relationship Management, Labor Compliance, Procurement, Leadership, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Compliance Management, Waste Minimization, Product Lifecycle Management, Stakeholder Engagement
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Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Systems, Sustainable Development, Environment, Environmental Science, Socioeconomics, Environmental Issue, Social Justice, Sustainability Standards, Climate Change Adaptation, Natural Resource Management, Biology
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Lund University
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Systems, Socioeconomics, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Economics, Environmental Policy, Business Strategies, Consumer Behaviour, Climate Change Mitigation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Parsons School of Design, The New School
Skills you'll gain: Building Design, Sustainable Design, Sustainable Architecture, Public Health, Architectural Design, Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Health Assessment, Sustainability Standards, Materials science
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Corporate Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain, Logistics Management, Business Technologies, Case Studies, Transportation Operations, Climate Change Mitigation, Waste Minimization, Innovation
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Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The University of Edinburgh
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Cooperation, Discussion Facilitation, Collaboration, Research, Community Development, Creative Thinking, Community Outreach, Climate Change Adaptation, Student Engagement, Environmental Policy, Climate Change Mitigation, Education and Training
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Sustainable Design, Sustainability Reporting, Economic Development, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Construction, Project Management, Environment, Climate Change Mitigation, Private Equity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Copenhagen
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Public Health, Health Policy, Social Determinants Of Health, Community Development, Sustainable Design, Gerontology, Climate Change Adaptation, Demography, Environmental Issue, Pollution Prevention
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Sustainable Development, Corporate Sustainability, Business Planning, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Product Development, Consumer Behaviour, Environmental Issue, Sustainability Reporting, Business Strategies, Product Design, Market Research, Business Development, Value Propositions, Innovation, Communication Strategies
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Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months