Programme Information and Agenda

The Sustainability Practitioner Programme is designed to encourage you to test your assumptions and learn from peers while making the most of a unique residential environment and the experts in the room. Sessions use a combination of lectures, case-study presentations, group discussions, individual reflections, debates, networking and external activities that will expose you to CISL’s cutting-edge thinking and practice. A series of lightly facilitated small-group conversations will help you reflect on your leadership journey, share challenges and co-create responses.

Sustainability Practitioner Programme

This is the 32nd residential Sustainability Practitioner Programme delivered by CISL Africa.

Overview

The Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership’s executive education builds on Cambridge’s leading-edge capabilities, our unparalleled experience in education for sustainability and our commitment to helping organisations in every sector improve their performance towards a sustainable future. 

Through an interactive learning model, we help businesses thrive by addressing pressing social, economic and environmental challenges and focusing on successful leadership of change designed to help businesses reconcile profitability with sustainability.

Sustainability rests on a simple premise - the interconnectedness of all things. It requires us to reframe our thinking by asking different questions. Sustainability is no longer simply a bolt-on to a ‘business-as-usual’ approach. It is something that must become deeply embedded in the day-to-day operations of an organisation.

Exit level Outcomes

  • Evaluate the impact of current global, economic, social and environmental pressures on their organisations.
  • Assess the importance of navigating complexity and system-thinking.
  • Recommend how to align sustainability with core organisational strategy.
  • Assess the opportunities for innovation and collaboration with key stakeholders in their context
  • Reflect on the values, thinking and practices that need to be developed to be an effective change agent
  • Construct a practical action plan (within their sphere of influence) to drive internal change

Preparation Material

To ensure you get the most out of this seminar, please complete the required essential preparation beforehand. Certain sessions will be structured around this preparation, and you will be expected to share insights and participate in group discussions based on the readings.

Agenda

Day 1 : Sunday 22 June

  • 15.30 – 16.00: Delegates registration and refreshments
  • 16.00 – 16.45: Introduction to Day One
  • 16.45 – 18.30: 1.2 The world in 2025– Global system, pressures and trends
  • 18.30 – 19.30: 1.3 Syndicate Group 1
  • 19.30 – 20.30: Dinner

Day 2 : Monday 23 June

  • 08.30 – 08.45: Introduction to Day Two
  • 08.45 – 09.45: Tensions and dilemmas of our time
  • 09.45 – 10.15: Tea/Coffee break
  • 10.15 – 11.15: The World in 2035
  • 11.15 – 12.30: Thinking Tools & Frameworks
  • 12.30 – 13.30: Lunch
  • 13.30 – 14.30: Syndicate Group 2
  • 14.30 – 15.00: Tea
  • 15.00 – 17.00: How Organisations Are Responding – An Evaluation Framework
  • 17.00 – 17.30: Free Time
  • 17.30 – 19.30: The Power Game
  • 19.30 – 20.30: Dinner

Day 3 : Tuesday 24 June

  • 08.15 – 08.30: Introduction to Day Three
  • 08.30 – 10.00: Integrating Sustainability / ESG into your organisation
  • 10.00 – 10.30: Refreshments
  • 10.30 – 11.45: Addressing (and informing) stakeholders’ ESG/sustainability expectations
  • 11.45 – 12.45: Syndicate Group 3
  • 12.45 – 13.45: Lunch
  • 13.45 – 14.30: Innovation & Sustainability
  • 14.30 – 15.30: Inspiration from the field
  • 15.30 – 16.00: Refreshments
  • 16.00 – 17.30: Reframing How Sustainability Delivers Value - The System and Guiding Principles
  • 17.30 – 18.00: Free Time
  • 18.00 – 19.30: Reflections: What is Required
  • 19.30 – 20.30: Dinner

Day 4 : Wednesday 25 June

  • 08.00 – 08.15: Introduction to Day Four
  • 08.15 – 08.45: Communicating the Message of What is Required
  • 08.45 – 09.00: Briefing: Your Personal Action Plans
  • 09.00 – 09.15: Final hotel check out & refreshments break
  • 09.15 – 10.00: Syndicate groups
  • 10.00 – 11.00: Sharing your Actions in your Syndicate Group
  • 11.00 – 11.45: The Leadership Required
  • 11.45 – 12.00: Closing and What’s Next
  • 12.00 – 13.00: Lunch and departures
  • 13.00 – 13.30: Departure

Submissions


    Key Contacts

    SPP South Africa Programme Team

    Programme Director

    Susan Njoroge

    Susan.njoroge.fellow@cisl.cam.ac.uk

    +254 715 369370

    Sibusiso Nkomo

    Programme Manager

    sibusiso.nkomo@cisl.cam.ac.uk

    +27 73 561 2490

    Jonathan Ntsiful

    Communications and Marketing Specialist

    jonathan.ntsiful@cisl.cam.ac.uk

    +233 54 762 2940 or +44 79507 40155 (WhatsApp)

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