Continuing Education
The Zurich Center for Sustainability Leadership empowers professionals and executives to strategically embed sustainability and implement it effectively. Our practice-oriented continuing education programs combine academic excellence with practical tools for responsible leadership, transformation, and impact.
CAS Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Strategy
The course provides participants with the essential tools to strategically embed Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Management within companies, thereby contributing to business success. The course content is delivered by experts, combining a well-balanced mix of current concepts, tools, and practical case studies.
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Talking to Alumni
“I appreciated the fact that the program deliberately chose a strategic perspective by addressing the question of how a company can better achieve its own corporate goals by assuming responsibility for society.”
Matthias Baer, Alumnus 2020
“During the program, I have learned how to develop, implement, and sustain an effective sustainability strategy in a company and how to communicate it to the right stakeholders on a long-term basis.”
Patricia Rössli, Alumna 2019
“The program helped me to understand the concept of Corporate Responsibility in theory and practice better. I now feel more confident in steering, arguing, and solving the challenges I face in my day-to-day work.”
Simone Durrer-Merkle, Alumna 2017
CAS Managing Circular Economy
The circular economy is gaining momentum today as a means of achieving sustainable growth and addressing climate change. In the CAS Managing Circular Economy, you will learn how implementing circular economy principles can enhance the resilience and efficiency of your supply chain, drive your innovation agenda, and simultaneously increase your competitiveness.
CAS Managing Diversity, Inclusion and Social Sustainability
For businesses and public institutions, there is no longer any way around diversity, inclusion, and social responsibility. In our CAS program, renowned experts provide you with an engaging and practice-oriented introduction to the strategic field of Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Responsibility (DIS). Take the next step in developing your sustainable strategy for greater equity and diversity!
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The two modules of the CAS can also be completed individually as Continuing Education Courses (WBK):
WBK DIS Strategy
WBK DIS Stakeholder Engagement
WBK Sustainability Communication & Reporting
In this two-day continuing education program, you will acquire the key competencies and tools for effective and credible sustainability communication. You will learn how to develop communication strategies that are both practical and legally sound – and that genuinely reach your target audiences.