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Build Leaders Who Drive Sustainable Impact

Empower your leaders to scale sustainability across your organization—aligning your business with the growing demand for environmental and social responsibility.

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The Growing Need for Sustainable Leadership

In today’s business landscape, sustainability isn’t just a goal—it’s a strategic imperative. Organizations that thrive are those that integrate environmental and social responsibility into every level of leadership. At Duke Corporate Education, we help you turn ambitious sustainability goals into actionable strategies that deliver measurable business results.

Are your leaders ready to meet these pressures?

Stakeholder Expectations

Meet growing demands for transparency from investors, customers, and employees.

Attract Top Talent

Build a meaningful sustainability agenda to engage top talent who prioritize purpose-driven work.

Drive Environmental and Social Impact

Lead initiatives that reduce environmental impact and foster diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Minimize Risk

Align sustainability with business objectives to enhance resilience in a changing regulatory landscape.

Achieve Business Results

Embed sustainability in leadership to drive innovation and long-term profitability.

Navigate Digital Transformation

Leverage technology to accelerate your journey toward a more sustainable business model.

Explore Solutions Built for Your Needs

Effective leadership transforms sustainability challenges into opportunities. Duke Corporate Education's ESG Leadership Academy provides leaders with the mindset and tools to integrate sustainability into every aspect of your organization.

Our immersive, multi-format learning journey is designed to meet the unique needs of your organization—whether you're preparing board members to set strategic direction or empowering front-line managers to implement sustainable practices. The program ensures that every leader is equipped to contribute to sustainability initiatives at scale.

A Comprehensive Learning Experience

Learn: Build foundational knowledge through workshops, digital courses, and curated reading materials.
Experience: Engage with real-world case studies, simulation games, and augmented reality exercises that prepare your leaders for practical application.
Act: Develop actionable plans with clear KPIs, and launch ESG Ambassadors within your organization to drive and champion sustainability initiatives across all levels.

By providing a comprehensive, hands-on experience, the ESG Leadership Academy helps leaders move from learning to action, transforming sustainability goals into real, scalable outcomes that align with your organization's strategic objectives.

Embed Sustainability in Strategy

Align sustainability with business goals at the board level

Empower Leaders for Change

Equip leaders with the tools to drive sustainability initiatives that deliver results

Foster Collaboration

Break down silos and ensure cross-team collaboration to achieve common goals

Shift Mindsets

Create a company-wide culture that prioritizes sustainability at every level

Measure Impact

Focus on tangible outcomes that demonstrate real value to stakeholders

Scale for Success

Expand sustainability initiatives across your entire organization for lasting impact

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ESG and Sustainability Certificates and On-Demand Learning

In addition to our ESG Leadership Academy, Duke CE offers a range of certificates and on-demand learning solutions designed to meet your specific needs. These programs provide in-depth training on key ESG principles and are tailored for different roles across your organization, ensuring that sustainability becomes part of every leader’s role.

Corporate Governance Institute Professional

Equip governance professionals with the key skills in corporate responsibility, compliance, and board leadership needed to drive sustainable business practices.

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ESG for HR Executives

Empower HR leaders to integrate ESG into their talent strategy, aligning people management with sustainable business practices.

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ESG for Board Members

Prepare board members to lead ESG strategies, navigate challenges, and ensure long-term sustainability for the organization.

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Sustainability On-Demand Platform

Access over 70 hours of curated content on critical ESG and sustainability topics, designed for scalable delivery across your organization.

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ESG for All

Make sustainability everyone’s responsibility. This program helps integrate ESG into every role, ensuring that all employees contribute to your organization's sustainability goals.

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Global Reach

Programs delivered in over 85 countries with a network of 1,500+ global educators

Tailored Solutions

Custom programs designed for your industry, leadership challenges, and ESG goals

Real-World Impact

Our programs are designed to create immediate and measurable results that translate into business success

Industry-Leading Faculty

Empowering your leaders to navigate the future of business with cutting-edge expertise in sustainability and ESG leadership

Client Success Stories: Real Results, Real Impact

See how Duke Corporate Education partners with global organizations to drive leadership transformation and deliver measurable outcomes.

Multinational Mining Company

Leveraging Duke CE’s global expertise in mining and ESG, we partnered with a South African mining company to enhance senior managers’ ability to embed sustainability and community impact into core operations.

Challenge: A multinational organization needed to strengthen its ESG initiatives to ensure compliance and drive long-term sustainability and community impact.
Solution: Duke CE delivered a tailored program that equipped senior managers with ESG tools and strategies, using design thinking and real-world case studies to align ESG initiatives with core business activities.
Impact: The program resulted in the approval of key ESG projects, securing significant investments and improving the company’s environmental and community outcomes, as well as enhancing its stakeholder relations and license to operate.

Andrés Saint-Jean

Head of Digital, Partnerships, and ESG Leadership Academy

Alpin Özmen

Strategy Director, ESG

Build Leaders Who Drive Sustainable Impact