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Sustainable Business (Taught)

Course details
  • PgDip
  • 3 Years
  • Full-time
  • October 2025
  • Postgraduate
Course location
Cambridge University

Course summary

The Postgraduate Diploma in Sustainable Business is part of CISL’s mission to empower individuals and organisations to take leadership to tackle critical global challenges.

More specifically, it aims to provide an academically grounded, highly participatory and applied forum for learning around topical sustainability issues, to help professionals develop:

  • A strong foundation in wider global social, environmental and economic trends, and the strategic business case for change;

  • Strategies and suggestions for changed based on the latest theoretical and practical developments shaping sustainable practices;

  • The knowledge, skills, and confidence to critically engage with a range of strategies and tools for practical action; and

  • An ongoing capacity to work with others to co-create solutions to complex problems, and contribute to a wider community of learning and practice.

Entry requirements

esides enthusiasm and commitment, applicants must have:

An undergraduate degree from a recognised university, or evidence of equivalent work experience/achievement and ability to read for a Master's-level programme
An acceptable ability in written and spoken English language (evidence will be required of participants’ proficiency if English is not their first language)
A minimum of 3 years’ work experience after graduation
An endorsement from their employing institution supporting their application, required time commitment for the programme and ideally support for the assignments being undertaken in the context of a sustainability challenge/opportunity relevant to the organisation, or – if independent – from an acceptable institution familiar with their work
Demonstrable enthusiasm and/or aptitude for sustainability leadershipAcademic and/or professional excellence
Commitment to using learning from the programme to lead or influence change within their business context
Access to appropriate computer technology and internet software
Ability to pay the course fees or identify a sponsoring institution
Ability to attend two workshops during Stage 1 and complete three modules (inclusive of participation to residential workshops of 2.5 days each) in Stage 2
Postgraduate Certificate alumni would typically be expected to achieve an overall grade B or above in the Certificate in order to be accepted to the Diploma Stage 2.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.

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