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Signatory Spotlights Signatory Spotlight: Aston University, United Kingdom
29 April, 2025 New York, United States

Signatory Spotlight: Aston University, United Kingdom

Green Advantage: Advancing Responsible Management Education

Aston University proudly delivers Green Advantage - a dynamic 12-week Skills Bootcamp developed by the Aston Centre for Growth to equip professionals with the tools to lead on sustainability and responsible business practices. The programme stands out for its diverse participant base, including leaders from corporates, SMEs, charities, social enterprises, and local authorities. This inclusive, cross-sector approach embeds sustainability across the economy and strengthens community leadership. Funded by the West Midlands Combined Authority, a group of 18 local councils, the programme has already supported over 200 business leaders, managers, and professionals since its launch in October 2022.

Grounded in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the programme encourages urgent action to combat the impact of climate change by preparing leaders to implement low-carbon strategies and contribute to the UK's Net Zero targets. It combines educational innovation with practical, action-focused learning promoting sustainable economic growth by helping businesses integrate sustainability into their operations and infrastructure development. Participants apply sustainability thinking directly to their business projects and complete the programme with a personalised sustainability roadmap that outlines clear, realistic steps toward sustainability improvements.

Alumni stay connected, support each other’s goals, and continue their journey through programme partners, the Sustainable Growth Hub and Sustainability West Midlands. Empowered by new knowledge, participants launch new businesses and organisations, become sustainability champions within wider communities, taking on new responsibilities, influencing others, and inspiring change long after the course ends, with their journey being celebrated on the Green Advantage YouTube Channel.

By shaping a more environmentally aware workforce and building a professional community of practice, this approach demonstrates that responsible management education, when rooted in innovation and leadership, proves effective in driving lasting regional and global transformations.

Empowering Action: Sustainability Education That Changes Lives

The biggest lesson from Green Advantage is that sustainability goes far beyond recycling; it touches every part of how we live and work. By providing inclusive and equitable quality education through our practical, action-focused curriculum, we enable lifelong learning opportunities for professionals in sustainability. This approach focuses on changing lives and mindsets, giving people the confidence to lead, take action, and inspire change in others. No step is too small, and the most important thing is to start.

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