Design a Sustainability Strategy - Fundamentals

3-day (24 hours) classroom course

Businesses need a new approach to creating long-term value by looking at the impact they have from an economic, social and environmental perspective. This course provides a framework for you to identify a set of measures you can implement to achieve short, medium and long-term benefits from a social and environmental perspective while being conscious of financial sustainability. You will get an overview of the most pressing issues aviation is facing in sustainability and receive guidance and tools to map out the landscape and plan a realistic and achievable sustainability strategy. The strategy includes carefully laid out timelines and goals in order to position your business to meet all regulatory and pressing sustainability issues and to meet passenger and corporate expectations in the marketplace. This course will address a wide range of issues including carbon and water footprints, energy, regulatory requirements, environmental trends, alternative fuels, policy and reporting, stakeholder engagement, strategic marketing and communications, environmental management systems, partnerships and more.

Course Code: ENC013VEEN01

Course format

• This classroom course provides 3 days (24 hours) of instruction delivered by an official IATA Instructor.
• Take this course at an IATA Training Center, Regional Training Partner, or on-demand as in-house training.
• Student performance will be based on an assessment.

Prerequisites

• Recommended level is Entry-level.
• The recommended level of language proficiency is ICAO Operational Level 4 for courses in English or the equivalent level for other languages.

How to register

• When you click the Register button, you will be directed to log in to your Training Account.
• Register early and save up to 25% at our Training Centers! Please read the Terms and Conditions for the early bird discount.

In-house training

To arrange in-house training for your company, please complete the in-house training request form or contact the Training Specialist in your region.

Upon completing this course, you will be able to:

• Develop a relevant, comprehensive and dynamic environmental sustainability strategy
• Describe materiality matrix and how it can be applied to the aviation industry
• Analyze different measures your company could implement on its way to sustainability
• Create a roadmap on how to communicate and align internally
• Identify the best strategies to communicate about sustainability at your company

The key topics that are covered during this course include:

• Sustainability in aviation
• Environmental sustainability
• Materiality matrix
• Social and economical sustainability
• Stakeholder engagement
• Strategic marketing

This course is recommended for:

• Aviation professionals interested in sustainability
• Environmental managers
• Sustainability managers
• Marketing and communications professionals

An IATA Certificate of Completion is awarded to participants obtaining a grade of 70% or higher on an assessment. A special distinction is awarded to participants obtaining a grade of 90% or higher.