Program Overview

Advanced Postgraduate Diploma in Sustainability Leadership Valencia - Blended

Summary

The Advanced Postgraduate Diploma in Sustainability Leadership is a blended program that aims to equip students with the necessary skills to integrate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria into business strategy, positioning themselves as leaders of change.

Syllabus

The program consists of six modules:

• Module 1: SDGs and Sustainability: a Comprehensive Approach (6 ECTS)
  • Sustainability process and concept
  • Main International Organisations and key actors
  • Sustainable Development Goals: Environment, Society and Economy
  • Corporate Social responsibility
  • Environment and climate change
  • Why integrate sustainability in our organisation?
• Module 2: Strategies for a Circular Economy (3 ECTS)
  • Conceptualisation of Circular Economy
  • Waste management and recovery
  • 9Rs of the Circular Economy
  • Value/supply chain
  • Supplier Code of Ethics
  • How to integrate the circular economy into business - LEAP Approach
  • Good business practices
• Module 3: Sustainability Regulations and Standards (6 ECTS)
  • Introduction to policy frameworks
  • International Agreements and Standards in the subject of Sustainability
  • European Union (CSRD, CSDDD, NEIS, OMNIBUS etc.)
  • Spanish Standards
• Module 4: Sustainability measurement and and reporting (6 ECTS)
  • Route to sustainability (Methodological)
  • Structure of a sustainability plan
  • Concept of materiality and Dual Materiality
  • Contents and structure of a sustainability report
  • Reporting standards (GRI, NEIS, IFRS)
  • Energy efficiency and sustainable mobility
  • Calculating water and carbon footprints: decarbonisation
  • Good reporting practices
• Module 5: Tools for Sustainability Leadership Implementation (6 ECTS)
  • Communication and reputation management
  • Stakeholder management
  • Certification and verification
  • Digitalisation and Innovation
  • Sustainable finance
  • Mainstreaming Sustainability in Corporate Governance
  • The Sustainability Committee and the figure of the Chief Sustainability Officer
  • Communicating Sustainability well: Good practices and prevention of greenwashing and greenhushing
  • Sustainable organisational culture
  • Trends in sustainability
  • Good Practices in Corporate Sustainability (CASE STUDIES)
• Module 6: Master's final project (6 ECTS)

Employability

The program prepares students for strategic roles that drive sustainability and responsible transformation across a wide range of sectors. Career opportunities include:

• Sustainability manager or ESG strategy lead in large corporations
• Sustainability consultant, advising companies and public institutions on the integration of environmental and social criteria into their operations
• Corporate social responsibility (CSR) specialist, leading projects that connect business goals with community impact and stakeholder engagement
• Public sector and NGO advisor, developing sustainability policies and managing projects aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals
• Innovation and circular economy lead, identifying opportunities for circular strategies and sustainable product development
• Impact measurement and reporting analyst, managing sustainability KPIs and preparing non-financial reporting in line with international standards (GRI, SASB, etc.)

Admissions

The admission process involves three easy steps:

1. Admission exams
2. Place reservation
3. Enrollment

Contact an advisor for more information.

Faculty

The program is directed by Jose Carlos Ferrer, Director of the consultancy firm "Your Chief Sustainability Officer (YCSO)" with more than 20 years of international experience in sustainability, strategic partnerships, and sustainable development.

Academic Quality

Universidad Europea boasts a wide range of recognitions that guarantee its academic quality, including the European Seal of Excellence 500+, Quali-cert, and Madrid Excelente. The university has also obtained a total of four out of five stars in the QS Stars accreditation rating.