Training Programs to Support the Development of Sustainable Operations
What does responsibility mean in practice in your work or your organization? Do you know the sustainability principles for different operations and how to develop processes according to them? Sustainability in business is the glue that holds the pieces of society and the business world together. Responsible business practices reflect positively on your company's reputation and success.
We help you to build socially, ecologically, and economically sustainable businesses. In our programs, you will learn how sustainable and responsible operations are integrated into the business strategy. You will open your eyes to new possibilities and learn to anticipate risks. Leading experts from Aalto University and other top universities in the discipline and some of the business world's key companies are at our disposal during your learning journey. Our first environmental training program was organized in 2004, and ever since, we have been developing our programs to meet the high demands of the changing business environment and to answer current issues of responsibility.
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Online Courses on Sustainability
Sustainable Maritime Operations in Global Context
This course offers a comprehensive overview of how the seas are used across different domains. It is open to anyone interested in maritime operations and their broader significance, regardless of background. Core topics include maritime economics, sustainability, safety, and selected technical areas. The course highlights how responsible and innovative use of the seas can support societal needs and global development, with a focus on marine technology and regulation in promoting sustainable blue growth.
Estimated study time: 27 hours
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This course offers a comprehensive overview of how the seas are used across different domains. It is open to anyone interested in maritime operations and their broader significance, regardless of background. Core topics include maritime economics, sustainability, safety, and selected technical areas. The course highlights how responsible and innovative use of the seas can support societal needs and global development, with a focus on marine technology and regulation in promoting sustainable blue growth.
Fee: € 150 (+VAT)
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Material Engineering for a Circular Future
Material Engineering for a Circular Future is an online course that equips professionals with the tools to assess and improve material circularity. Across six modules, learners explore recycling, repurposing, cascading, biodegradability, and alternative material design, while understanding the environmental and societal impacts of material choices. The course is ideal for engineers, designers, sustainability specialists, and educators advancing circular economy practices.
Estimated study time: 54 hours
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Material Engineering for a Circular Future is an online course that equips professionals with the tools to assess and improve material circularity. Across six modules, learners explore recycling, repurposing, cascading, biodegradability, and alternative material design, while understanding the environmental and societal impacts of material choices. The course is ideal for engineers, designers, sustainability specialists, and educators advancing circular economy practices.
Fee: € 300 (+VAT)
Hydrogen Business Basics
This online course is designed for professionals, and anyone interested in understanding the role of hydrogen in the global shift toward sustainable energy. It offers a comprehensive introduction to hydrogen technologies, applications, business opportunities, and policy frameworks shaping the future of the energy sector.
Estimated study time: 81 hours
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Location E-learning environment
This online course is designed for professionals, and anyone interested in understanding the role of hydrogen in the global shift toward sustainable energy. It offers a comprehensive introduction to hydrogen technologies, applications, business opportunities, and policy frameworks shaping the future of the energy sector.
Fee: € 900 (+VAT)
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Bio-Based Products Sustainability
This self-paced online course covers basic concepts of sustainability, sustainable development, bioeconomy, and circular economy. Considering a value chain perspective, from the source of material all the way to the end-of-life management of the final product.
Estimated study time: 54 hours
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Location E-learning environment
This self-paced online course covers basic concepts of sustainability, sustainable development, bioeconomy, and circular economy. Considering a value chain perspective, from the source of material all the way to the end-of-life management of the final product.
Fee: € 300 (+VAT)
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Batteries: Raw Materials and Recycling
This online course offers a comprehensive overview of battery technology, equipping you with the knowledge to contribute to sustainable energy solutions. By exploring various aspects of batteries, including raw materials and recycling technologies, you’ll gain valuable insights into the processes that power our world.
Estimated study time: 54 hours
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This online course offers a comprehensive overview of battery technology, equipping you with the knowledge to contribute to sustainable energy solutions. By exploring various aspects of batteries, including raw materials and recycling technologies, you’ll gain valuable insights into the processes that power our world.
Fee: € 300 (+VAT)
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Maria Joutsenvirta
Leena Lankoski
Dr. Leena Lankoski is currently working as a Senior University Lecturer in Sustainability in Business at Aalto University School of Business.
She also holds a Title of Docent in Corporate Responsibility at the University of Helsinki and is a Visiting Scholar at INSEAD, France.
Leena Lankoski has been working with corporate responsibility and sustainability questions for almost 30 years in Finland and elsewhere, both as an environmental consultant at the United Nations and lately in academia. During her years in the field, Dr. Lankoski has looked at questions at the interface between business and society from a number of perspectives, ranging from strategies and competitiveness issues for single firms and sectors to macro-level and policy questions in a globalized economy. Her academic research spans across several topics such as the relationship between a firm’s sustainability performance and financial performance, the different meanings that ‘sustainability’ can take in a business context, behavioural and organizational change for sustainability, and sustainability and ethics in a digital economy. She has taught corporate responsibility and sustainability for university students at all levels as well as for executive audiences for 20 years.
Lankoski holds a D.Sc. in Industrial Engineering and Management from Aalto University and an MBA from Cass Business School, London.
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Corporate and Environmental Responsibility and Global Challenges
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a strategic tool that enables companies to improve their competitiveness and develop their businesses. The key issue is understanding what CSR means and how to demonstrate it. Although compliance with laws and international standards is the starting point in this respect, stakeholders increasingly require that companies fulfill their responsibilities as extensively as possible.
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is also essential from society's point of view. Companies play a key role in meeting global economic and social challenges and solving environmental problems. For example, investing in new, environmentally-friendly technologies is the best way to mitigate and adapt to climate change and scarcity of resources, and promote the circular economy. In the best-case scenario, CSR is directly reflected in people's everyday lives and the state of the environment.
Responsible Companies Are Desired Partners
Responsible values make companies reliable and desirable partners. Making choices that build a sustainable future is vital to businesses and society. The earlier the stage at which a business is built sustainably, the more stable its future will appear.
CSR is integral to the business competencies of a successful company. A socially responsible company works in the most sustainable manner possible and reconciles its goals and expectations with its stakeholders. Regardless of its size and sector, any company can harness corporate social responsibility as a strategic competitive advantage by responding to the challenge of sustainable development. CSR is also part of good leadership.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Begins with Management
CSR concerns the entire organization. It should also be considered regarding a company's performance and strategy, and put into practice in business activities. That is why those managing CSR issues need a strong line of communication with all parts of the company, and senior management must understand the issue's importance.
Instead of corporate social responsibility, we often refer to sustainable development, a broader concept. CSR has traditionally been viewed as addressing social and economic issues and the environment.