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Graduate Certificate - CSR/Sustainability at St Michael's College (Video)

August 05, 2017 Add Comment Edit

The Graduate Certificate in CSR/Sustainability at the University of St. Michael's (University of Toronto) is a program that accommodates people who are working full time.

There are already 200 graduates of this program from around the world. They work for a wide range of organizations including for-profit, not-for-profit and government organizations. The personal and professional benefits of education are numerous. A strong business case that can be made for higher learning. Click here for a business case presentation (PDF) or here for a program impact assessment as described by program graduates.

Who attends

The 2017/2018 Cohort includes: The Co-operators, OpenText, Goldcorp, the Greater Toronto Airport Authority, North America Fur Auctions, Canadian Stewardship Services Alliance, Lafayette Economic Development Authority, the United Way.

Curriculum

Leading tools are incorporated in the Certificate in CSR/Sustainability curriculum. The program is advised by a council of business leaders who keep these curriculums practical and at the forefront of thought leadership. The certificate curriculum has been aligned with the body of knowledge for the International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP).

The course reviews 60 best practices for embedding CSR/Sustainability in an organization's culture. It also provides access to leading industry research, assessment, tools and best practices. Specific items in the curriculum include a change management simulation used by Fortune 500 companies called Experience Change™. This is an expert-guided experience that teaches both the "what to do" and "how to be" of successful change. Students are also afforded hands-on practice in an engaging, low-risk simulation experience.

Featured Faculty

Faculty includes global thought leaders on the forefront of Sustainability and CSR

BOB WILLARD, PhD - Internationally Respected Author, Speaker and Sustainability Leader. Strategy & Business Case

KAZ FLINN, CSR Certificate Harvard Business School, B.Arts in Mass Communications (Scotiabank, Rogers, CBSR). Governance & Implementation.

WES GEE, Master Sustainable Business, Certificate in Cleaner Production, B.Commerce (CBSR, Stantec, The Works Design). CSR/Sustainability Reporting

Practical Capstone Project

In this "work as you learn" program participants gain core competencies for CSR/Sustainability through a work based Capstone Project. This field work gives participants direct CSR/sustainability experience.

Video Overview

Here is a video of a Webinar for the Graduate Certificate in Corporate Social Responsibility/Sustainability at the University of St. Michael's College, University of Toronto.

For more information contact: Kathryn Cooper, Program Manager, Graduate Certificate in CSR/Sustainability. Email: kathryncooper@xplornet.ca

Click here to apply.

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Course Certificate - Leading Organizations & Change at MIT Sloan School of Management

August 04, 2017 Add Comment Edit

MIT Sloan School of Management is collaborating with world renowned faculty to offer instruction in the prescient realm of organizational change. In today's complex interconnected world an organization's strategies and tactics must be encouraged to evolve. Course alterations are essential in response to changing business environments. In the face a barrage of unprecedented challenges, an organizations ability to pivot on a dime has become critical.

Organizations must learn to be more nimble so that they can make rapid course corrections. However, implementing new directions and altering course is a daunting task. Institutions and employees are commonly steeped in social and organizational cultures that often seem to resist change.

To help navigate these challenges MIT has put together a course that gives people the information they need to help organizations to transition. This course provides frameworks, models, and perspectives that are meant to be immediately applicable.

As explained by MIT:

"Organizations today are large, complex, difficult to understand and even more difficult to manage. To be successful, managers must have a strong knowledge of the social networks that connect people in organizations and how to leverage them. They should identify where the real power and influence of the organization lies. In order to implement successful initiatives, managers need to navigate organizational barriers to change."

The course titled, "Leading Organizations & Change" gives students the knowledge to navigate the sources of power and influence within an organization. In addition to management techniques, the course also explores ways of dealing with organizational impediments.

MIT describes Leading Organizations & Change, as, "a thought provoking course with challenging work assignments, practical frameworks based on MIT research, as well as a powerful change management simulation to immerse you in the complexities and nuances of effective change."

The program's globally connected classrooms facilitate peer to peer learning. Graduates will build new networks and earn a certificate from MIT Sloan School of Management. The two month course starts on September 22, 2017. It requires 2 - 4 hours per week and costs $1,200.

The faculty is led by John Van Maanen, he is the Erwin H. Schell Professor of Management and a Professor of Organization Studies at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He has served as the faculty chair of the MIT Sloan Fellows Program at MIT and as the head of the Organization Studies Group within the Sloan School. He is the author of numerous books and articles, including, Tales of the Field. His publications include also methodological studies on writing organizational ethnographies and on power relations in the workplace.

For further information about the course contact:

Asia Pacific: admissions.apac@emeritus.org
Europe, Middle East & Africa: admissions.emea@emeritus.org
North America & South America: admissions.americas@emeritus.org

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Comprehensive Green School Information and Resources 2010 - 2016

August 03, 2017 Add Comment Edit

In 2017 the Green Market Oracle (GMO) is reprising its annual Green School Series. Over the course of the last seven years the GMO has published more than 350 articles related to environmentally oriented academics, sustainable infrastructure and green initiatives in pedagogical settings. In the coming weeks we will post articles on a daily basis related to the green schools and sustainability focused academics. These efforts contribute to the growth of a well informed population, a sustainable economy and ultimately a healthier planet. This focus is a key part of the GMO's mission to help facilitate the convergence of sustainability and the global environment.

The 2016 Edition of The GMO's Green School Series

In the seventh installment of the GMO's Green School Series there were a total of 32 articles. This comprises a review of the growing green schools movement, best practices and what sustainability professionals need to know. It also includes information on schools, degrees, accreditation, early education, ranking, tools, solutions, and awards.

Click here to access the 2016 edition of The GMO's Green School Series.

The 2015 Edition of The GMO's Green School Series

In the sixth installment of the GMO's Green School Series there were a total of 26 articles. This includes a review of green educational opportunities at universities and colleges, different types of related accreditation (degrees, programs, and certificates) early education, student led fossil fuel divestment initiatives, water stewardship efforts and resources, energy and infrastructure in green schools, rankings of the most sustainable colleges and universities and resource tools. .

Click here to access the 2015 edition of The GMO's Green School Series.

The 2014 Edition of The GMO's Green School Series

In the fifth installment of the GMO's Green School Series there were a total of 69 articles. This includes posts covering general information, educational programs and courses, online education, sustainability initiatives, school rankings, resources, green building and campuses, retrofits, renewable energy, fossil fuel divestment, competitions and awards.

Click here to access the 2014 edition of The Green Market Oracle's Green School Series.

The 2013 Edition of The GMO's Green School Series

In the fourth installment of the GMO's Green School Series there were a total of 26 articles. This includes posts on green school rankings, educational programs and courses, buildings and campuses, fossil fuel divestment, renewable energy, campus competitions and fellowships.

Click here to access the 2013 edition of The GMO's Green School Series.

The 2012 Edition of The GMO's Green School Series

In the third installment of the GMO's Green School Series there are a total of 65 articles. This includes posts on the value of green education, programs and courses, buildings and campuses, support programs, teaching resources, and business schools.

Click here to access the 2012 edition of The GMO's Green School Series.

The 2011 Edition of The GMO's Green School Series

In the second installment of the GMO's Green School Series there are a total of 70 articles. This includes posts on sustainable education, school buildings, grants, programs, awards.

Click here to access the 2011 edition of The GMO's Green School Series.

The 2010 Edition of The GMO's Green School Series

In the first installment of the GMO's Green School Series there are a total of 60 articles. to access posts on green student resources, the growth of green education, masters degrees, doctorate degrees, undergraduate degrees and classes, primary and secondary schools, China and Asia, buildings, and information on sustainability officers.

Click here to access the 2010 edition of The GMO's Green School Series.

Stay tuned for more green school information and resources this year. From now until the end of September, The GMO will feature posts as part of the 2017 edition of the Green School Series.

GMO's Annual Green Schools Posts in 2016

August 01, 2017 Add Comment Edit

Each summer and fall the Green Market Oracle (GMO) publishes a series of posts focused on the growing green schools movement. In 2016 this comprised both buildings and academics, it also includes best practices and information useful to sustainability professionals, students, instructors and other stakeholders. In addition to green buildings, this series reviews hundreds of sustainability-focused schools and accreditation. Last year GMO published 32 articles in this series bringing the total to more than 350. In 2016 the predominant themes included early education, tools, resources and awards.

General

The Growth of Green Schools in 2016
Best Practices in Green Schools (Video)
What Aspiring Sustainability Professionals Should Learn in College

Schools and accreditation

150 Sustainability and Environmental Masters Degrees
Investing in Education Pays Lucrative Dividends
Institutions that offer Sustainability Focused Certificates and Degrees as Recommended By Linked-In Professionals
Adler University - Degrees for a More Just Society
Celebrating ASU's School of Sustainability (Video)
Green Futures: Sustainability in Philadelphia Schools
Sustainability Education: Teaching for sustainability (Videos)
Studying Sustainability at Hampshire College
MA in Global Sustainability at The University of South Florida
Hampshire College Going 100% Solar Saving Money and Reducing Emissions
MIT Gets a Fossil Fuel Divestment Letter from Scientists and Advocates

Ranking

Greenest Colleges in America: The Princeton Review
World Leading Canadian Sustainability Focused MBAs
The Top 50 Greenest Universities in America (Sierra Magazine)
Top 50 Green Colleges (Princeton Review 2015)

Early education and impediments

Teaching Kids in Nature May be our Best Hope for the Future
Energy Efficiency: Kids Teaching Parents
Bullfrog Power Contest Getting Kids Talking about Energy
The Right Wants to Crush Climate Science in Our Schools
Kids are Being Denied a Science Based Climate Education

Tools resources and solutions

Footprint Calculator: Measure Your Schools Footprint or Measure Your Own
Natural Light in Schools: Architectural Resource for Daylighting
Free Educational Resources at the Supply Chain Sustainability School (Video)
25 Back to School Books to be Well Informed on Climate, the Environment and Sustainability
Sustainable Educational Solutions from Sustainia

Awards

Space to Grow Wins the Green School Award for Collaboration
The Best of the 2016 Green Schools Honorees (Video)
Green Schools Honorees 2016 (USGBC and the GSNN)

Make sure to see the article titled, "Comprehensive Green School Information and Resources." It contains links to hundreds of articles covering everything you need to know about sustainable academics, student eco-initiatives, green school buildings, and college rankings as well as a wide range of related information and resources.

Event - Faculty of Environmental Studies Graduate Program Information Session (York University)

November 01, 2015 Add Comment Edit

York University will be holding a Faculty of Environmental Studies Graduate Program Information Session on November 3, 2015 (12:30 - 2:30 pm) and November 26, 2015 (6:00 - 7:30 pm). These information sessions will take place in Room 109, of the Health, Nursing and Environmental Studies (HNES) Building, York University, Keele Campus, Toronto, Ontario.

There will also be an online webinar on December 2, 2015. There will be an online webinar on December 2, 2015.

At this event participants will learn details about York University's Master in Environmental Studies (MES) program and expert tips on how to apply to grad school.

Click here to register for the Information Sessions online. You will receive an email confirmation/reminder a few days before the event. You are very welcome to drop by the Information Sessions without registering in advance.

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Make sure to see the article titled, "Comprehensive Green School Information and Resources." It contains links to over 300 articles covering everything you need to know about sustainable academics, student eco-initiatives, green school buildings, and college rankings as well as a wide range of related information and resources.