For Small Business Leaders

Actionable guides for leaders without a dedicated sustainability team.

For Sustainability Beginners

Simple, structured guidance to help you build confidence and momentum.

For All Teams

Identify impact areas and make meaningful, sustainable improvements across daily processes.

"I loved the format of the Sustainability 101 course – it really caters for different learning styles, making it a very refreshing way to learn."

Duncan Walker

Director, Collaboration Ireland

"I think this is one of those courses that everyone should be taking. I’d recommend it to anyone in a heartbeat."

Daniela Ayala

Educator, Devoción USA

Story-led learning that drives action


✔️ Bitesized videos & animations

✔️ Quizzes & games

✔️ Real life examples

✔️ Actionable recommendations

✔️ Downloadable resources

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Expertise you can trust

CEO & Co-Founder, Change by Degrees Dr Tara Shine

Tara spent 20 years as an international climate change negotiator and communicator, and special advisor to Mary Robinson Foundation. She is Chair of the Board of the International Institute of Environment and Development (IIED), a board member at Enterprise Ireland, and a member of faculty for the visibility stream of Homeward Bound, a global leadership programme for women in science. Tara was awarded STEM Woman of the Year 2024 and PwC/Business Post Sustainable Business Leader of the Year 2024. She is a science communicator, broadcaster and TV presenter, seen on BBC, RTÉ and Channel 4. She is the proud author of ‘How to Save Your Planet One Object At A Time’ published in April 2020 by Simon and Schuster.

CPO & Co-Founder, Change by Degrees Madeleine Murray

Madeleine spent six years in academia tutoring, teaching, writing and researching as an archaeologist in the School of Archaeology UCD and the National Museum of Ireland. She worked for many years as an Archaeological Manager in the private sector. Madeleine is an expert in employee sustainability engagement, and narrative crafting and messaging, and is passionate about helping businesses create and tell their sustainability stories. She was runner up in the Sustainability Champion of the Year category at the IMAGE PwC Businesswoman of the Year Awards 2024. Madeleine has a Diploma in UX Design making her the first Irish sustainability adviser to use sustainability and UX as a problem-solving tool for business.

Sustainability Expert Dr Ciarán O'Carroll

Ciarán is a lecturer in Enterprise and Sustainability in the School of Marketing at Technological University Dublin (TUD). He spent 12 years working in London and Dublin in sustainability strategy development, reporting and communications for organisations including PwC, L’Oréal and ActionAid. He has a PhD in chemistry having worked with Teagasc to develop new technologies to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, and a certificate in Business Sustainability Management from the University of Cambridge. Ciarán is a board member at Screen Ireland and the National Gallery of Ireland.

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome to Sustainability 101

    2. Complete the Getting Started Survey

    3. Let's Get Started

    4. Course Overview

    5. What You Can Do

    6. Learning Tools

    7. Sustainable Development Goals

    8. Completing the Lesson

    1. Welcome to Tackling the Climate Crisis (0:30 min)

    2. Our Climate Crisis - grab your headphones (4:20 min)

    3. Let's Explore Further (2:00 min)

    4. Calculating Your Carbon Footprint (5:00 min)

    5. Sustainable Development Goals and Global Context (4:00 min)

    6. Business Taking Action (3:00 min)

    7. What Can You Do? (3:00 min)

    8. Your Actions: Now and Later (1:00 min)

    9. Quiz Yourself (1.30 min)

    10. Complete the Lesson (1:00 min)

    1. Welcome to Caring for Nature (0:30 min)

    2. Caring for Nature - grab your headphones (5:00 min)

    3. Let's Explore Further (2:00 min)

    4. Sustainable Development Goals and Global Context (3:00 min)

    5. Business Taking Action (3:00 min)

    6. What Can You Do? (3:00 min)

    7. Your Actions: Now and Later (1:00 min)

    8. Quiz Yourself (2:00 mins)

    9. Complete the Lesson (1:00 min)

    1. Welcome to Playing Your Part (0:30 min)

    2. Playing Your Part - grab your headphones (4:00 min)

    3. Let's Explore Further (2:00 min)

    4. Sustainable Development Goals and Global Context (3:00 min)

    5. Business Taking Action (2:00 min)

    6. What Can You Do? (3:00 min)

    7. Your Actions: Now and Later (1:00 min)

    8. Quiz Yourself (2:00 min)

    9. Complete the Lesson (0:30 min)

    1. Welcome to Conscious Consumption (0:30 min)

    2. Conscious Consumption - grab your headphones (5:00 min)

    3. Let's Explore Further (2:00 min)

    4. Sustainable Development Goals and Global Context (3:00 min)

    5. Business Taking Action (2:00 min)

    6. What Can You Do? (3:00 min)

    7. Your Actions: Now and Later (1:00 min)

    8. Quiz Yourself (2:00 mins)

    9. Complete the Lesson (1:00 min)

    1. Welcome to Embracing the Circular Economy (0:30 min)

    2. Embracing the Circular Economy - grab your headphones (4:30 min)

    3. Let's Explore Further (2:00 min)

    4. Sustainable Development Goals and Global Context (3:00 min)

    5. Business Taking Action (2:00 min)

    6. What Can You Do? (3:00 min)

    7. Your Actions: Now and Later (1:00 min)

    8. Quiz Yourself (2:00 min)

    9. Complete the Lesson (1:00 min)

About this course

  • €199,00
  • 5 hours of learning content
  • 17 core lessons
  • CPD accredited: earn 5 CPD hours

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