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.

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Architectural Design, Sustainable Development, Building Codes, Community Development, Land Development, Sustainable Architecture, Building Design, Sustainable Design, Sustainable Technologies, Construction, Climate Change Mitigation, Disabilities, Traffic Flow Optimization, Environmental Policy, Environmental Engineering, Policy Analysis, Case Studies
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

IESE Business School
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Corporate Strategy, Business Strategy, Environmental Issue, Strategic Decision-Making, Compliance Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Governance, Consumer Behaviour
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Design, Sustainable Technologies, Sustainable Engineering, Sustainable Business, Energy and Utilities, Sustainable Development, Corporate Sustainability, Strategic Leadership, Product Engineering, Environmental Management Systems, Environmental Engineering, Waste Minimization, Packaging and Labeling, Product Lifecycle Management, Climate Change Mitigation, Emerging Technologies
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Sustainable Technologies, Sustainability Reporting, Corporate Sustainability, Climate Change Mitigation, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Design, Environmental Science, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Hardware Design, Innovation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Skills you'll gain: Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Sustainable Business, Mergers & Acquisitions, Sustainable Development, Corporate Finance, Risk Analysis, Governance, Corporate Strategy, Capital Budgeting, Capital Markets, Financial Analysis, Social Impact, Business Valuation, Market Dynamics
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

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Sustainability Reporting, Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Sustainable Development, Sustainability Standards, Business Reporting, Annual Reports, Strategic Leadership, Leadership, Social Impact, Climate Change Mitigation, Marketing Management, Accounting, Marketing, Communication
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Geographic Information Systems, Geospatial Mapping, Sustainability Reporting, Spatial Data Analysis, Sustainable Business, Spatial Analysis, Data Storytelling, Environmental Monitoring, Data Visualization, Stakeholder Engagement, Trend Analysis, Decision Making
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The University of Edinburgh
Skills you'll gain: Systems Thinking, Sustainable Systems, Sustainable Development, Environmental Issue, Teaching, Pedagogy, Action Oriented, Social Impact, Visionary, Health Disparities, Cultural Diversity, Climate Change Mitigation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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
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