The Sustainability Academy


What is the Sustainability Academy?

The Academy is an educational and social platform that provides educational content in national languages to SMEs interested in learning more about sustainability and developing an integrated sustainability strategy in 4 countries: Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia and Croatia.

The platform offers participants 4 types of engagement: digital learning modules; interactive webinars; a marketplace for local business solutions and micro-financing for sustainability measures.

The CEE digital platforms are built on a very successful Romanian program started in spring 2023, engaging thousands of SMEs, 35+ experts and over 25 partners.

Learning modules

  1. Introduction to Sustainability

  2. Principles of Sustainable Business Development

  3. The Natural Capital and Transitioning to a Circular Economy

  4. Sustainable Business Models: Case Studies from local countries and Internationally

  5. Legal, Financial, and Administrative Challenges Related to Sustainability Obligations

  6. Developing a Sustainable Business Strategy

  7. Sustainable Production

  8. Sustainability in the Supply Chain

  9. Using Technology for Sustainability

  10. Green Investments and Financial Instruments for SMEs

  11. Taxonomy and Non-Financial Sustainability Reporting

  12. Industry module: HoReCa