Flexible, 100% Online
Sustainability Certificates
- Climate Leadership-Graduate Certificate
- Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)-Graduate Certificate
- Environmental Sustainability-Undergraduate Certificate
- Sustainability and Well-being-Graduate Certificate
- Sustainable Enterprise-Undergraduate Certificate
Courses are completed entirely online—an ideal format for busy professionals.
Request Information
By submitting this form, you agree to receive communication from Wisconsin Online Collaboratives. We will not share your personal information. Read our pivacy policy.
What’s good for the planet, is good for people, and good for business.
A green skills gap is on the horizon, so learning these skills can be good for your career, too. With a certificate, you can build on your experience and grow your green skills by expanding your knowledge of the social, economic, and environmental concepts behind sustainability.
Study online, anytime, while staying connected.
Access course content from any device
Zero on-campus meetings or requirements
No need to be online at a specific time for classes
Interact with faculty and fellow students via online discussion boards
Grow your green skills with the University of Wisconsin.
Students enroll in online certificate programs for a variety of reasons, including to learn new skills that help them advance in their current field, gain a competitive edge in the job market, or change careers. Certificates can also serve as preparation for a bachelor’s or master’s degree, and many can be completed in just one year.
Climate Leadership
Graduate Certificate
3 courses. 9 credits. Focus on the principles of sustainability, climate science, and leadership with courses in the cultural and historical foundations of sustainability, leading sustainable organizations, and climate change.
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)
Graduate Certificate
3 courses. 9 credits. Focus on the practical application of environmental, social, and governance reporting. Courses in applied research, triple bottom line, policy, law, and ethics, and the economics of sustainability.
Environmental Sustainability
Undergraduate Certificate
4 courses. 12 credits. Learn about the environmental science behind sustainability by exploring climate change, ecology, energy systems and emerging technologies, and natural resource management.
Sustainability and Well-being
Graduate Certificate
4 courses. 12 credits. Society’s well-being depends on supportive environments where we live, work, and play. Courses in health and wellness, organizational behavior, the built environment, and corporate social responsibility.
Sustainable Enterprise
Undergraduate Certificate
4 courses. 12 credits. Strengthen an organization’s ability to implement sustainability initiatives. Courses in triple bottom line accounting, economics, organizational behavior, and information systems.
A COLLABORATION OF THE UNIVERSITIES OF WISCONSIN
Universities of Wisconsin is one of the largest and most widely respected public higher education systems in the country. By partnering with all 13 Universities of Wisconsin to offer online degrees and certificates, students of UW online collaborative programs can achieve their goals with a University of Wisconsin education—no matter where they live and work.
University of Wisconsin institutions offering the online certificate programs in Sustainable Management are fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The programs have been approved by the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents.