Two of our most profound business challenges are digitalization and sustainability. They are rapidly changing the way we are doing business both today and in the future. Therefore, in the Sustainable Digital Innovation course, we explore the business opportunities that can open up when we align our strategy with sustainability goals.
Sustainable Digital Innovation
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During the pandemic, many businesses have enforced their investments in sustainable solutions. In a post-covid world, sustainable solutions will be encouraged by incentives and regulations. It is therefore valuable to understand the role of leadership at the time of a major crisis with an emphasis on transformation in order to thrive in a more sustainable and digital business context.
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3 videos8 readings1 assignment2 discussion prompts
Welcome to the second week of the course! This week we will focus on the integration of sustainability into business. Companies addressing sustainability as a regulation tend to have more difficulties in gaining business advantages and profitability then companies that incorporate sustainability as a central part in their way of doing business. The following lessons will support integration ambitions.
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4 videos8 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt
Welcome to the third week of the course! Revenues in industrial companies are coming from multiple sources as digitalization and services become even more important. As sustainability becomes more important for customers as well as shareholders and other stakeholders, we must get better at incorporating and aligning sustainability with business offerings.
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3 videos6 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt
Welcome to the fourth week of the course! Challenges can also be opportunities. As the market changes and customers and society search for more sustainable solutions new sustainable opportunities arise as we are witnessing dematerialization, servicification and digitalization. But to really grasp opportunities, we need to understand the wider system along the current and future value chain.
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3 videos6 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt
Welcome to the fifth and last week of the course! We have over the last weeks viewed ways to align and use. In the online courses we provide we will develop methods and tools even further. But in order to succeed with the integration of sustainability in your offerings it is important to prepare for the transformation. A transformation that goes beyond the regulatory framework and ensure that your ambitions are sustainable and valuable for the company as well as for the broader scope.
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1 video4 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt
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Copenhagen Business School
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Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
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JO
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Reviewed on Feb 25, 2021
Excellent and challenging course - a lot of very pertinent information for instilling sustainability as a core value in your organisation
EP
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Reviewed on Apr 23, 2022
Great course. Thank you! Would have appreciated more practical examples.
MA
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Reviewed on Jun 19, 2021
Great insights, material and tools to help solving the challenges we are facing regarding the carrying capacity of the planet. well done!
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