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.

Lund University
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Systems Thinking, Sustainable Business, Sustainable Technologies, Sustainability Standards, Policy Development, Environmental Policy, Environmental Science, Climate Change Programs, Innovation, Environment and Resource Management, Natural Resource Management, Mathematical Modeling, Governance, Geospatial Information and Technology
Beginner · 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

Parsons School of Design, The New School
Skills you'll gain: Building Design, Sustainable Design, Sustainable Architecture, Public Health, Architectural Design, Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Health Assessment, Sustainability Standards, Materials science
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
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, Return On Investment, Capital Markets, Financial Analysis, Business Valuation, Market Dynamics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Energy and Utilities, Construction Management, Sustainable Architecture, Construction Engineering, Sustainable Technologies, Sustainable Development, Facility Management, Stakeholder Management, Stormwater Management, Building Information Modeling, Architectural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Sustainability Standards, Environmental Resource Management, Project Management, Property Management, HVAC, Waste Minimization
Intermediate · 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, Corporate Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain, Logistics Management, Business Technologies, Case Studies, Transportation Operations, Climate Change Mitigation, Waste Minimization, Innovation
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Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Adaptation, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Technologies, Community Development, Environmental Issue, Land Development, Case Studies, Water Resource Management, Environmental Policy
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Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
The University of Tokyo
Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Adaptation, Climate Change Mitigation, Environmental Resource Management, Sustainable Development, Environment, Community Development, Disaster Recovery, Sustainable Engineering, Emerging Technologies, Simulation and Simulation Software
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Universitat Politècnica de València
Skills you'll gain: Building Information Modeling, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Technologies, Sustainable Architecture, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainable Design, Building Design, Electrical Power, Sustainable Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Climate Change Adaptation, Materials science, Climate Change Mitigation, Emerging Technologies, Cross-Functional Collaboration
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Stakeholder Engagement, Pollution Prevention, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Policy, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Environmental Resource Management, Environment and Resource Management, Community Development, Corporate Sustainability, Labor Law, Risk Management, Land Management, Mitigation, Occupational Safety And Health, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Occupational Health, Diversity and Inclusion, Cultural Diversity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

The Open University
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Stakeholder Engagement, Corporate Sustainability, Business Modeling, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Business Valuation, Stakeholder Analysis, Systems Thinking, Value Propositions, Design Thinking, Process Validation, Presentations, Innovation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks