University of Pennsylvania
PAE-21: Sustainability in Continuing Education

Environmental Sustainability Leadership is an offering in a business sustainability series that has been developed by Wharton Executive Education in conjunction with the Initiative for Global Environmental Leadership (IGEL) and its supporting companies. Environmental Sustainability Leadership will help business executives to move beyond vague and general views of sustainability toward one that includes rigorous methods for bringing significant long-term value to the organization and its investors in a measurable manner. Environmental Sustainability Leadership offers a unique opportunity for executives to enhance their ability to lead their organization's sustainability efforts in manner that creates economic value and long-term profitability. It blends Wharton's world-renowned thought leadership with industry-spanning knowledge and experience. Using a combination of lectures, group conversations, and team exercises, the program's approach is both research-based and actionable. The program provides business executives with greater understanding of the intersection of their role as leader and knowledge of the demands and rewards of sustainability practices.