TNS is now bringing their award winning Sustainability for Leaders course to China by offering this two day course both in Beijing, November 20-21，2014 and in Shanghai, November 24-25，2014.

The main course instructor will be David Cook who in 1997 established The Natural Step in the UK through Forum for the Future. David has focused primarily on working with big corporations to challenge them with the realities of sustainable development. He has worked with senior managers and operational teams in organisations around the world, including The Dow Chemical Company, Nike, Skanska, Scandic, as well as many local communities and public agencies.

David is the author of many books on the topic of sustainability. He is also a member of the World Economic Forum Global Advisory Council and sits on the Sustainability External Advisory Committee of The Dow Chemical Company.

About the course  - Sustainability for Leaders

A Transformative Approach to Innovation, Strategy, and Results

The Natural Step’s Level 1 Sustainability Course: Sustainability for Leaders is an opportunity to learn and apply the core concepts of sustainability. In addition to learning our science-based approach, the Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development (FSSD) you will be introduced and get inspiration from many practical examples from organisations having used and implemented FSSD such as Interface, NIKE, IKEA, Philips, City of Eindhoven, Whistler and many others.

By attending the course you will:

• Achieve a solid foundation in The Natural Step Framework and underlying scientific principles
• Understand how to apply systems thinking as a strategic approach to sustainability
• Gain confidence in communicating the business case for sustainability
• Learn how companies and communities have been integrating sustainability for strategic advantage
• Learn to plan for success in complex systems

After this course, you will be better equipped to take a sustainability leadership role in your organisation or community to capture value, enable innovation, and drive strategy.

“自然之道”可持续性商务领导力培训来到中国！

本次培训主讲人是现任世界经济论坛全球委员会成员David Cook (大卫库克)，自然之道本部的执行大使，原陶氏化学可持续性发展外部询委员会委员。大卫致力于可持续性发展40年，专注于如何将其转化为可实现的商务领导力，不仅对资深管理者进行训练，而且也日常运行团队并肩作战。大卫在全球范围内服务过许多著名企业，包括陶氏化学(Dow Chemical)，Nike, Philips，IKEA，Skanska, Scandic, Dupont, Rohm & Haas,等等，而且也服务过很多本地社区及公共机构。大卫也著有多本相关著作。

关于培训课程

创新、战略与结果   可持续发展所带来的变革性商务领导力

自然之道一级认证课程：学习及应用可持续发展的核心概念，学习我们的战略规划工具,战略性可持续性发展框架（FSSD）和其背后的科学原理及如何将应用于你的企业组织。我们也会介绍多个不同的真实案例，如耐克, 宜家, 飞利浦，INTERFACE英特飞，荷兰埃因霍温市，以及加拿大冬季奥运会举办城市惠斯勒，等很多其他。

参加本次培训后，你将收获：

• 建立对自然之道理论框架的牢固基础，并理解其背后的自然科学理论。
• 学习如何在复杂的环境中规划成功
• 通过丰富的上午案例交流，对如何将可持续性发展转化为可实现的商务领导力建立充分信心
• 学习企业和社区是如何通过集成可持续性发展而获得战略优势的
• 理解如何将系统思维和可持续性发展应用于产品创新及服务及商务模型，从而获取市场领导地位及更高的利润率。
• 在本培训之后，你将懂得如果应用可持续发展来获取价值，启通创新，驱动战略，为你在企业及中担任领导角色提供有力武器。

Download the brochure in English here. 点击这里下载中文产品手册。(里面包含报名的联系方式）

For more information and to register, visit www.thenaturalstep.org

About The Natural Step

The Natural Step is an international non-profit organisation with offices and associates in 14 countries dedicated to evolution towards sustainability. Since 1989, we have worked with thousands of corporations, municipalities and academic institutions and have shown that moving strategically toward sustainability leads to new opportunities, reduced costs, and radically better ecological and social impacts.

We research the science of sustainability and link it to real world applications. We create dialogue about the opportunities and challenges in building a sustainable future. We are accelerating innovation towards Sustainability.

Since October 2013 we have a presence in Hong Kong and we are now establishing our mainland China office in Shanghai. For mor information about our team, service offering and activities in Greater China please visit www.thenaturalstep.hk

Info. source: Patrik Sandin (Director, TNS China)