Overview And Certificates

Cornell’s ESG Certificate Programs offer comprehensive education in sustainability and governance from one of the world’s leading research universities. Our specialized programs combine academic rigor with practical implementation strategies, delivered through expert-facilitated learning. Cornell’s programs give you an unprecedented opportunity to learn from Cornell faculty who are pioneering ESG research and advising global organizations on sustainability strategies. This university-level expertise provides credibility and depth unavailable through typical corporate ESG training.

Education With Impact
Cornell expertise, immediate application, proven results

Flexible Online Format
Your schedule, your projects, optional live engagement

Meaningful Engagement
Real feedback, real peers, real experts

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Sustainable Preservation

Courses

  • Sustainable Historic Preservation
  • Embracing the Worth of Existing Buildings
  • Advocating for Sustainable Preservation
  • Developing a Community Plan for Sustainable Preservation
  • Economics of Sustainable Preservation
  • Implementing Sustainable Preservation Initiatives

Designed For

  • Architects
  • Structural/civil engineers
  • Historic preservation planners
  • Municipal planners
  • Private sector planners
  • Real estate developers
  • Environmental professionals
Format
All Online

Time Commitment
3 months with 5 to 6 hours of study per week

Policy Advocacy

Courses

  • Community Organizing
  • Legislative Advocacy
  • Administrative Advocacy
  • Media Advocacy and Storytelling
  • Electoral Advocacy and Campaigns
  • AI Workshops All-Access Pass

Designed For

  • Nonprofit leaders and professionals
  • Government agency leaders and professionals
  • Professionals working in NGOs, U.S. advocacy, community, and civic organizations
  • Public office candidates
  • Students in law, social work, and social sciences
  • Union representatives
  • Private sector professionals working in human services, healthcare, and environmental-related roles
  • Academics and researchers
  • Elected local government officials
  • Individuals interested in policy advocacy
Format
All Online

Time Commitment
3 months with 3 to 5 hours of study per week

Business Ethics

Courses

  • Foundations of Ethical Reasoning
  • Ethics in Business and Technology
  • Psychology in Business Ethics
  • Addressing Dysfunctional Ethical Cultures
  • AI Workshops All-Access Pass

Designed For

  • Business managers and leaders
  • Founders and entrepreneurs
  • Anyone looking to work effectively with legal professionals
  • Professionals, particularly those working in highly regulated industries
Format
All Online

Time Commitment
2 months with 3 to 5 hours of study per week

Labor Relations

Courses

  • Collective Bargaining Foundations
  • Preparing for Labor Negotiations
  • Principles of Costing
  • Handling Grievances
  • Arbitration
  • HR Symposium  
    LIVE
  • AI Workshops All-Access Pass

Designed For

  • Union staff, stewards and officials
  • HR and Operations Managers
  • International professionals working with unionized US-based organizations
  • Attorneys and general counsel
Format
All Online

Time Commitment
3 months with 3 to 5 hours of study per week

Financial Success for Nonprofits

Courses

  • Assessing Nonprofits using Financial Statements and Ratios
  • Determining Appropriate Budgeting, Debt Financing, and Cash Flow
  • Fundraising and Revenue Generation
  • Strategically Governing the Organization
  • AI Workshops All-Access Pass

Designed For

  • CEOs and executive directors without a formal finance background
  • Leaders, administrators, and new board members
  • Decision-making program staff
  • Lawyers who serve the nonprofit sector
Format
All Online

Time Commitment
2 months with 5 to 7 hours of study per week

Corporate Governance

Courses

  • Corporate Governance
  • AI Workshops All-Access Pass

Designed For

  • Executives
  • Board members
  • Founders and entrepreneurs
  • Accountants
  • Auditors
  • Investment bankers
  • Professionals working with boards of directors
  • Professionals working in highly regulated industries
  • Professionals working with lawyers
Format
Mentored Learning
All online

Time Commitment
40 hours with 6 months of access at your own pace

Engagement
100% self-paced

Human Rights in Global Supply Chains

Courses

  • Human Rights in Global Supply Chains

Designed For

  • Executives in global organizations
  • Corporate social responsibility professionals
  • Consultants
  • Lawyers
  • Professionals at NGOs or social auditing firms/investment funds
  • Team members from sustainability departments or multi-stakeholder institutions
Format
Mentored Learning
All online

Time Commitment
40 hours with 6 months of access at your own pace

Engagement
100% self-paced

Country Risk Analysis

Courses

  • International Relations Theory in Practice
  • Developing a Policy Brief
  • Country Risk Evaluation and Reporting
  • Leveraging Strategic Foresight Analysis

Designed For

  • Military and government foreign policy professionals
  • Investment analysts
  • Strategic planners in multinational corporations
  • Policy advisors
  • Consultants
  • Business intelligence professionals
  • Risk management specialists
  • International development professionals
  • Business leaders involved in international operations or global strategic planning
  • Professionals in NGOs and international organizations
  • Service members transitioning out of active service
Format
All Online

Time Commitment
2 months with 3 to 5 hours of study per week

Management Accounting for Leaders

Courses

  • Improving Governance
  • Improving Margins
  • Improving Capacity Investment and Consumption
  • Improving Coordination and Efficiency
  • Improving Direction, Motivation, and Society
  • Accountability in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
  • Leadership Symposium  
    LIVE
  • AI Workshops All-Access Pass

Designed For

  • Managers and leaders responsible for a business unit
  • Managers and leaders seeking to improve organizational performance
  • Individuals influencing the design of accountability systems
Format
All Online

Time Commitment
3 months with 3 to 5 hours of study per week

Servant Leadership

Courses

  • Building Leadership Character
  • Authenticity, Integrity, and Accountability
  • Courage, Humility, and Compassion
  • Developing a Culture of Empowerment
  • Leading With Credibility
  • Leadership Symposium  
    LIVE
  • AI Workshops All-Access Pass

Designed For

  • Informal or formal leaders at any level in an organization
  • Religious and faith-based leaders
  • Humanitarian, non-profit, and NGO leaders
  • Anyone who is part of a work team and can influence others
Format
All Online

Time Commitment
3 months with 3 to 5 hours of study per week

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for HR

Courses

  • Driving Engagement for HR
  • Countering Bias in the Workplace for HR
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Practice for HR
  • Fostering an Inclusive Climate
  • Workplace Belonging Symposium  
    LIVE
  • HR Symposium  
    LIVE
  • AI Workshops All-Access Pass
  • Disability at Work
  • Neurodiversity at Work
  • Fostering a Coaching Culture
  • Employment Law and Policy Issues

Designed For

  • HR professionals
Format
All Online

Time Commitment
3 months with 3 to 5 hours of study per week

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Building a Diverse Workforce

Courses

  • Building Diverse Talent Pools
  • Adopting Inclusive Hiring Practices
  • Promoting Inclusive Onboarding and Employee Success
  • Counteracting Unconscious Bias
  • Workplace Belonging Symposium  
    LIVE
  • AI Workshops All-Access Pass

Designed For

  • Managers responsible for hiring decisions
  • Employees involved with candidate sourcing, screening, assessment, and decision making
  • Senior leaders and other individuals who oversee strategies, policies, and practices related to the workforce
  • HR professionals
  • Aspiring HR managers
  • Recruiters
Format
All Online

Time Commitment
2 months with 3 to 5 hours of study per week
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Ezra Cornell
Founder of Cornell University

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