Sustainability Courses and Certifications

Communication and Extension for Sustainable Development

Learn creative extension approaches and communication strategies for community empowerment, focusing on sustainable development, indigenous knowledge, and innovative techniques for behavior change and capacity building.

• Swayam
• 15 weeks
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

MSD 019: Global Strategies to Sustainable Development

Explore global strategies for sustainable development through the lens of the 17 SDGs, covering their genesis, targets, and progress towards achieving a more equitable and sustainable world by 2030.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

As above, so below: An introduction to soils, ecosystems and livelihoods in the Tropics

The tropics are as beautiful and diverse below-ground as they are above-ground. Learn how to use knowledge about the natural variability in soil properties for the sustainable management of ecosystems and farms.

• edX
• 7 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Achieving Sustainable Development

Explore UN Sustainable Development Goals' impact on global issues like peace, health, and urbanization. Critically examine sustainability's effects on communities and real lives worldwide.

• FutureLearn
• 4 weeks, 4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Business and Sustainable Development

Explore how businesses can integrate sustainable development into decision-making, strategies, and operations, gaining competitive advantage in the emerging climate economy.

• Swayam
• 4 weeks
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Natural Products: Harnessing Nature’s Resources for a Better World

Discover the power of bioactive natural products, learn sustainable practices, and explore their role in the circular bio-economy.

• FutureLearn
• 3 weeks, 4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Global Challenges for a Sustainable Society

Our society today is facing many challenges: climate change, hunger, inequality,… But what is the current state of these issues? How did we get here? How are all these challenges connected? And what are different possibilities to move towards a more sust…

• edX
• 16 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Concepts in Sustainable Development: An Introduction to the Key Issues

Explore sustainable development's complexities, from energy flows to social issues, inequality, and collective action. Analyze global sustainability challenges and potential solutions through various perspectives.

• FutureLearn
• 6 weeks, 3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

NPTEL;  IIT Kharagpur

Strategic Communication for Sustainable Development

This course aims to provide basic formal training to budding professionals, social workers, and students in the role of strategic communication in sustainable development.

• YouTube
• 11 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The UN Sustainable Development Goals: an Interdisciplinary Academic Introduction

16 ratings at edX

An interdisciplinary introduction to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)which looks at all SDGs, their progress and challenges.

• edX
• 7 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Sustainable Trade

10 ratings at edX

Critical interdisciplinary introduction on how to make international trade and global value chains more sustainable from the Global South to the Global North, with a focus on the contribution of voluntary sustainability standards.

• edX
• 10 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

IIT Guwahati;  NPTEL

Environment and Development

Explore the complex interplay between environment and development, covering sustainability, ethics, resource management, and social impacts through diverse theoretical approaches and real-world case studies.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Tackling Environmental Challenges for a Sustainable Future

Discover how environmental research can inform how we respond to and solve the major global environmental issues of today.

• FutureLearn
• 4 weeks, 4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Sustainable Building and Energy Efficiency Development

Gain an understanding of building energy efficiency to understand its methods and the future trends in energy development.

• FutureLearn
• 6 weeks, 1 hour a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

University of Bristol

Unleash Your Potential: Sustainable Futures

Learn about the sustainability challenges of the modern world, and make a positive contribution to society.

• FutureLearn
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)