FoundationBaseline + 90-day roadmap
Professional certification pathway
Learn how to help your clients
Move from compliance to regenerative implementation.
Turn fragmented sustainability activity and reporting pressure into implementable, evidence-controlled and value-creating transformation across organizations and communities.
90% promotional pilot program offer€2,450€245
For sustainability, ESG and impact professionals, consultants, businesses, NGOs, municipalities, regions and coalition builders.
IntermediateClient transformation roadmap
AdvancedGoverned pilot + assurance
MasteryEnterprise + regional systems
Executive MBA equivalencyExecutive knowledge pathway
System boundariesDefine scope and dependencies
Evidence portfolioDocument transformation progress
Claim integrityPrevent greenwashing
Just transitionInclude people and distribution
Controlled SOTG professional certification pathway · External accreditation, legal review and final governance remain pending.
From reporting pressure to capability
Reporting can describe the gap. Implementation closes it.
The programme connects standards, systems, stakeholders, capital, operations and place—then converts them into owned roadmaps, governed pilots and evidence-controlled portfolios.
Why choose SOTG
Personal accountability. Coaching for impact. Global thought leadership—not legacy thinking.
The credential is built around rare, applied expertise and a living global practitioner network. Its value comes from what you can responsibly do, evidence and continue developing after the course.
Global thought leadership
Learn from practitioners actively shaping AI, wellness, sustainability and impact—not a static catalogue detached from implementation.
A specific service you can sell
Leave with a defined specialty, client-facing artifacts and a low-risk way to test demand before committing to higher levels.
Expert continuity
Bring new questions to weekly and monthly refreshers and receive guidance from the global specialist network.
Responsible referrals
Refer work beyond your expertise to a higher-certified coach and receive the applicable network referral fee instead of working outside your scope.
Protected implementation tools
Access proprietary offers for individuals, teams and organizations released for certified practitioners in each coalition.
Cross-coalition opportunity
Certified coaches receive enhanced referral access across the wider Impact Coaching Coalition network.
Standard foundational programme€2,450
Pilot program offer€245
Promotional reduction90%
What the investment covers: 15 active-learning hours, reviewed artifacts, assessment, an integrated capstone, certification decision, expert refreshers and entry into the relevant practitioner and referral network.
Secure enrollment — €245Professional operating system
Built for transformation—not sustainability theatre.
The curriculum converts sustainability intent into implementation architecture, with explicit owners, evidence, controls, learning loops and value logic.
Customer-backwards design
Every module begins with a real client, professional or organizational problem—not a trend demonstration.
Artifact per module
Participants build a decision, map, protocol, client asset or implementation tool in every module.
Practice before permission
Higher credentials require observed delivery and documented implementation, not attendance alone.
Scientific Consensus Gate
Environmental and social claims are graded by evidence quality and separated from implementation judgment.
Claim integrity
Every public claim has a boundary, baseline, time period, method, evidence owner and approval point.
Progressive complexity
The ladder advances from safe literacy to delivery, implementation, architecture and stewardship.
Five cumulative certification levels
One pathway. Five levels of knowledge seeking.
Start with safe application. Progress through delivery and implementation. Reach mastery, with an Executive MBA equivalency pathway coming soon.
01
15 cumulative hours
Foundation
Systems literacy, maturity diagnosis, claims discipline and an implementable 90-day plan.
Programme price€2,450 standard price · €245 pilot program offer
Certification gate15 reviewed artifacts, knowledge assessment and integrated capstone.
View the complete foundation curriculum
- 01Beyond Compliance Baseline
- 02Systems, Boundaries and Interdependencies
- 03Stakeholders, Materiality and Double Materiality
- 04SDGs, ESG, GRI, ISSB and ESRS Literacy
- 05Value-Chain Impacts and Hotspots
- 06Resource Productivity, Waste and Circularity
- 07Climate, Energy and Resilience
- 08Nature, Biodiversity and Place
- 09People, Human Rights and Just Transition
- 10Governance, Ethics and Anti-Greenwashing
- 11Business Case and Value Creation
- 12Measurement, Indicators and Evidence
- 13Roadmaps, Owners and Implementation
- 14Coaching and Facilitation for Sustainability Change
- 15Capstone: Beyond Sustainability Operating Plan
02
30 cumulative hours
Intermediate
Competent client-facing diagnosis, due diligence and transformation roadmap delivery.
Programme price€4,500 standard price
Certification gateMinimum 20 logged practice hours and three reviewed cases or sessions.
View the complete intermediate curriculum
- 01Materiality, Stakeholder Engagement and Due Diligence
- 02Climate, Circularity and Operational Transformation
- 03Social Value, Human Rights and Community Impact
- 04Finance, Funding and Sustainable Business Models
- 05Capstone: Client Transformation Roadmap
03
60 cumulative hours
Advanced
Complex cases, organizational application and supervised implementation.
Programme price€8,000 standard price
Certification gateMinimum 75 logged practice or implementation hours, three substantial cases and supervised capstone.
View the complete advanced curriculum
- 01Reporting Architecture: GRI, ISSB, ESRS and Connected Information
- 02GHG Inventory, Scope 3 and Transition Planning Literacy
- 03Nature Strategy and TNFD Application
- 04Regenerative and Place-Based Design
- 05Sustainable Procurement and Supplier Transformation
- 06Scenario Analysis, Resilience and Strategic Risk
- 07Innovation Portfolios and Better Practices
- 08Coalitions, Partnerships and Community Governance
- 09Evaluation, Assurance Readiness and Claim Integrity
- 10Capstone: Governed Transformation Pilot
04
90 cumulative hours
Mastery
Enterprise or regional system architecture, capital sequencing and portfolio stewardship.
Programme price€10,500 standard price
Certification gate200 cumulative practice hours, 10 diagnostics or pilots, mastery portfolio, viva and governance review.
View the complete mastery curriculum
- 01Beyond Sustainability Strategy and Portfolio Thesis
- 02Operating Model, Governance and Mission Lock
- 03Capital Stack and Investment Architecture
- 04Regional and Community Transformation Systems
- 05Policy, Standards and Institutional Navigation
- 06Portfolio Economics and Value Distribution
- 07Impact Measurement, Learning and Adaptive Governance
- 08Replication, Scaling and Context Adaptation
- 09Faculty, Certification and Method Stewardship
- 10Capstone: Enterprise or Regional Transformation Architecture
05
Coming soon
Executive MBA equivalency
A planned executive-level pathway connecting advanced professional practice with strategy, leadership and organizational decision-making.
Programme priceComing soon
Certification gateThe equivalency framework, partner review, assessment requirements and final governance are in development; this level is not yet available.
View the complete executive mba equivalency curriculum
- 01Executive MBA equivalency framework and curriculum — coming soon
Programme prices shown are current working commercial terms, not claims of external accreditation. Cohort, institutional and regional delivery terms are scoped separately.
Controlled knowledge architecture
Ten domains connect standards, systems, value and implementation.
The Body of Knowledge prevents frameworks from being treated as interchangeable and ensures every artifact and assessment maps to a controlled transformation capability.
Request the controlled curriculum dossier →- 01Systems thinking and maturity
- 02Standards and framework literacy
- 03Stakeholders, materiality and due diligence
- 04Climate, energy and resilience
- 05Resources, circularity and regenerative design
- 06Nature, biodiversity and place
- 07People, human rights and just transition
- 08Economics, finance and business models
- 09Implementation, measurement and assurance readiness
- 10Coaching, facilitation and coalition leadership
Assessment and evidence
Attendance never equals competence.
Every level requires useful artifacts, reflective evidence, knowledge checks, observed application and completion of ethical and confidentiality controls.
20%Knowledge and conceptual accuracy
25%Application and problem solving
20%Artifact quality and usefulness
20%Observed practice and implementation
15%Ethics, evidence and scope control
For institutions
Move from fragmented projects to a governed transformation portfolio.
Build an organization, municipal or regional pathway around material priorities, transition economics, stakeholder participation, owners, evidence and shared governance.
Design an institutional pathway →Frame
Define the system, maturity, boundary, dependencies, stakeholders and priority gaps.
Design
Build the intervention portfolio, owners, economics, finance and governance logic.
Implement
Run roadmaps and governed pilots with participation, controls and adaptation.
Evidence
Measure outcomes, uncertainty, distributional effects, learning and claim integrity.
Professional controls
Responsible by design. Honest about scope.
The programme supports diagnosis, readiness and implementation. It does not provide formal assurance, engineering approval, legal certification or guaranteed environmental, financial or investment outcomes.
- Framework clarityLaw, reporting standards, management systems, voluntary commitments, coaching and SOTG methodology are not interchangeable.
- Claim boundaryEvery claim defines scope, baseline, time period, method, evidence owner and approval.
- Technical referralEngineering, climate, energy, biodiversity, infrastructure and formal assurance remain with qualified professionals.
- Social integrityHuman rights, community participation, remedy and distributional effects are explicit—not optional add-ons.
- RegenerationA context-specific design ambition requiring evidence, never an automatic marketing label.
- Local adaptationEvery jurisdiction and place requires legal, regulatory, rights-based and technical review.
Clarity before commitment
Frequently asked questions.
Clear answers for applicants, partners, governance reviewers and institutional decision-makers.
Is this already an accredited academic qualification?
No. It is a controlled SOTG professional certification pathway. External accreditation, legal review and final governance remain pending. Its present value is the focused capability, reviewed work, expert access and practitioner network—not a claim of state or university recognition.
Does attendance automatically result in certification?
No. Participants demonstrate competence through useful artifacts, knowledge checks, reflective evidence, observed application and must-pass ethical controls.
How does the cumulative ladder work?
Foundation to Intermediate adds 15 hours; Intermediate to Advanced adds 30; Advanced to Mastery adds 30. A fifth Executive MBA equivalency level is coming soon; its framework and requirements will be published after partner and governance review. Recognition of prior learning requires an approved challenge and evidence review.
What continues after the course?
Certified coaches can join weekly and monthly refresher sessions, bring questions to global specialists, access cross-category referrals and use new proprietary individual, team and organizational offers as they are released for their certification scope.
Does this programme provide formal ESG or sustainability assurance?
No. It supports readiness and implementation but does not authorize audit, assurance or certification against GRI, ISSB, ESRS, ISO or other standards unless the practitioner is separately authorized.
What does regeneration mean here?
Regeneration is a context-specific design ambition requiring evidence. It is never treated as an automatic label or substitute for measured outcomes.
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