A practical programme for senior leaders who must turn sustainability, ESG and measurable impact into real organisational decisions — connecting them to strategy, operations, investment and long-term performance, rather than treating them as a separate reporting exercise.
Boards, funders, regulators, employees and communities increasingly expect organisations to show how they manage their environmental, social and governance responsibilities — and what difference they actually make. Too often this becomes a reporting exercise disconnected from the organisation’s core work, or a set of commitments with no practical plan behind them.
This programme helps senior leaders identify what genuinely matters for their organisation, build it into everyday decisions and investment, and measure and communicate progress honestly. It treats sustainability and impact as part of strategy, operations and long-term performance — not a task for one department alone.
Eight live two-hour sessions per part — sixteen learning hours per part. Take one part on its own, or progress through the full pathway — each part ends with a practical output your organisation keeps.
A shared, practical understanding of the main concepts and their relevance to different organisations.
Output · Sustainability, ESG & Impact Diagnostic
Environmental, social, economic and institutional sustainability.
The difference between activities, outputs, outcomes and longer-term impact.
Assessing current priorities, gaps and organisational readiness.
Moving from commitments and policies to practical organisational action.
Output · Sustainability & Impact Implementation Plan
Linking priorities to purpose, services and the operating model.
Setting actions, responsibilities, resources and timescales.
Monitoring results, improving performance and communicating progress responsibly.
Output · Executive Sustainability & Impact Roadmap
Selecting useful outcomes, indicators and evidence.
Bringing priorities, measures, governance and implementation together.
Every session combines short expert input with facilitated discussion and applied practice: real public- and private-sector cases, decision-making exercises, role plays and simulations, peer coaching and workplace application. Cases reflect the constraints leaders actually face — limited resources, organisational politics, public accountability, competing stakeholder interests and incomplete information.
Between sessions, peer-coaching groups, facilitator-led clinics and sponsor check-ins keep the learning attached to genuine organisational challenges rather than theory in isolation.
Assessment is practical throughout — no formal examinations. Evidence includes case analysis, completed templates, workplace application tasks, peer feedback and the final plans and roadmaps. A CPD certificate is available for each part where applicable.
In-house delivery is tailored to your sector and priorities, and becomes the better value from around five participants. Bespoke versions, single parts and multi-cohort rollouts are all available — tell us the context and we’ll shape it to fit.
Frameworks & references · UN Sustainable Development Goals · GRI Standards · IFRS S1 & S2 / ISSB and the TCFD recommendations · GHG Protocol · SASB materiality standards · Theory of Change and logic-model approaches to impact
To discuss dates, in-house delivery or enrolling a team, get in touch. We’ll help you choose the right starting point — a single part or the full pathway — and tailor it to your context.
Enquire & book → info@impactthinking.co.uk