Program Content for the MSc in Leading Sustainable Transformations

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E-LEARNING CORPORATE & ESG FUNDAMENTALS
Before the official start of classes, you take a series of brief online courses on sustainability and change: Transformations in the environment (e.g., climate change), in technology, and the society, through emlyon business school digital resources. You will first follow a core syllabus that will enable you to acquire the fundamentals of leadership and to understand transformations.

You will learn how to assess transformations in the business environment across all functions. Courses will be organized in the form of seminars, practical exercises and coaching.

Sustainability & Business Fundamentals - Evaluating Sustainability and change

• Sustainability and governance and strategy
• Sustainability in marketing
• Sustainability in business operations
• Sustainability, leadership and HR practices
• Technology (including Artificial intelligence) and sustainability
• Sustainability and finance – “green finance”
• Career evaluation & strategy
• Quantifying carbon emissions: you will learn how to conduct a carbon footprint to integrate sustainable strategies into your organization's activities and anticipate regulatory changes and climate risks. Learning the carbon footprinting methodology will also enable you to meet customer and investor expectations, reduce costs, and improve your organization's competitiveness.

You will learn to use the Python and R programming languages to effectively evaluate organizational change at any scale and propose sustainable solutions.

Transversal and soft skills for change

• Research methods to diagnose sustainability readiness
• Leadership development
• Storytelling & Public speaking: with the help of Sélène ASSAF, an actress from the Cours Florent, you will learn how to speak in public, defend your ideas and influence your organization in order to carry out effective change management projects in the long term.
• Presentation skills - Data visualization

You will study with innovative methods and practical experiences to develop sustainable solutions and propose change initiatives in major business areas, at relevant scales, including:

• Strategizing for sustainability – Sustainable futures
• Leveraging technology and Artificial intelligence for sustainability
• Designing sustainable marketing
• Managing cultural change for sustainability through leadership
• Sustainability and the consulting industry

Transversal techniques and soft skills for change

• Creativity for sustainability
• Methods for changing behaviors
• Negotiation techniques for sustainability
• Agile project management
• Self- and leadership development for sustainability

This International Seminar is a unique opportunity to visit companies that are leading the way in building sustainability and learn from their top managers how they are implementing change. Finally, it is a way to start building your international network.

You will study sustainability as a systemic, multidimensional and interdisciplinary concept. You will take key courses at The London Interdisciplinary School and learn how to manage interdisciplinary skills to deliver successful projects and increase your organization's competitiveness.

Course examples:

• Integrating sustainability in culture and behaviors
• Analyzing sustainability as the interdependence of systems and resources
• Developing ethics for sustainable change

Structuring the Red Thread project
Crucially, in Term 3 you will be responsible for developing a project in small teams and as a class: Mentors will guide your work throughout the semester as you research, formulate proposals, and synthesize your findings. You will produce a professional publication on the year's theme: Leading Sustainable Change in Food & Nutrition. The result will be a website that will serve as your portfolio for all to see - starting with your next employer.
You will learn how to master some of the leading project management platforms used in business: Trello, Slack, Notion, etc.

Throughout the year, students will study a real-world case study and make connections between the economic, societal, environmental, digital, and organizational transformations of a particular sector (e.g., transformations in the travel industry, or in food & nutrition). Each year will be dedicated to a specific theme to reflect the current socio-economic world. Students will take on the role of consultants and will be expected to produce and disseminate the content of their research in an innovative format: podcast, book, video, etc.

To conclude your graduate studies, you will have to write a professional thesis. The topic will be chosen in coordination with your academic supervisor and in line with your missions during your internship or first job.

The professional mission will last from 4 to 6 months and can be an internship, a VIE (international volunteering mission), a fixed-term contract or a permanent contract. This is a great opportunity to put your academic knowledge to the test and acquire tangible experience within the industry. The school will give you all the support and tools you need to find the right job for you.

📝 Assessment methods may include case studies, presentations, mock exercises, tests, etc.
Graduation rate: data not available (first intake: September 2024)