PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Engaging Adult Learning Experiences for the SDGs

At Back to School for the Planet, we're convinced that achieving the SDGs will only be possible with the commitment of professionals in their organizations.

To support them in the process of adapting, transforming or totally reinventing their practices, we developed engaging training workshops and activities that help pave the way towards success in 2030.

The 2030 SDG Conference

From 2030 backward: what did companies do to achieve the SDGs?

Glion Empowers Students to Envision Sustainable Hospitality at the "2030 SDG Hospitality Summit"In an immersive and transformative learning experience, students pursuing International Hospitality Business Master's at Glion Institute of Higher Education were transported into the future during an engaging one-day workshop. The event, hosted by sustainability experts Johanna Wagner and Carina Hopper, aimed to ignite the students' passion for sustainability while exploring hospitality's role in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) by 2030.

RAISE

International standards in terms of human rights : a key foundation for any sustainable business.

RAISE | EOS Social Responsibility SolutionsWe, at EOS, believe in the importance of education and to make our business model more sustainable, we launched our own educational project called RAISE in September 2020. This stands for: Raise Awareness on International Standards in Education.

The Social Housing Fresk

From social housing to sustainable social housing while building envrionmental knowledge

La Fresque du Logement social durable - Habitat-territoires.comLa fresque du logement social durable est un outil conçu par HTC. Après plus d’un an d’expérimentation et de déploiement, nos animateurs « fresqueurs » s’adaptent à votre contexte pour initier, stabiliser ou pérenniser votre stratégie RSE. Que vous soyez au stade initial de votre réflexion ou que vous cherchiez à concrétiser vos idées, la …

RSE

Click on the picture to discover the full webpage about this training on Ecole de Savignac's website.

Sustainable & Positive Hospitality

[Currently available in French] Discover our partnership with Ecole de Savignac to develop a very hands-on sustainability training for hospitality professionals.

It was designed by Johanna to be adapted to the specificities of hospitality professionals' schedules, with a mix of live and asynchronous content. All the activities to practice and apply the knowledge from the training pertain to each participant's roles and responsibilities.

Who is it for? Hospitality companies looking for a sustainability training for their employees.

If you'd like to know more, reach out to johanna@backtoschoolfortheplanet.org.

Toward New Business Models

In 2021, Johanna and Abena hosted the first adult training by BTSP.

Professionals with diverse backgrounds and profiles joined the training to dig into how business models can be adapted to participate in achieving the SDGs.

This free online training led participants through the following key steps to move toward fit-for-purpose and future-proof organizations:

Understand
Act
Team up

Discover "Abby & Jo"'s 2021 video series on LinkedIn which sparked their collaboration for their 1st BTSP training together.

Johanna Wagner on LinkedIn: #parlonssustainability #esg #reportingesg #buildforwardbetter…🌱 Aujourd’hui nous #ParlonsSustainability avec Laurent Babikian et Abena S. Gindre pour en savoir plus sur l’évolution des cadres de reporting #ESG et leur…

About Back to School for the Planet

Back to School for the Planet (BTSP) is a non-profit organization founded in France in 2020 with the mission of supporting the achievement of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through lifelong learning initiatives. We believe that education is key to fostering a sustainable future, and we aim to empower and support the individuals, institutions, organizations, and communities that will lead us there.

BTSP leads the following initiatives:

Alumni Sprint: supporting higher education institutions in bringing alumni back to the classroom to ensure that their sustainability knowledge and skills are kept up-to-date

SustyGrab: a card game that promotes sustainability awareness for 2 to 10 players, school age and up

Professional Training: training programs for alumni associations, companies, and professionals to deepen their commitment to sustainable practices