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Sustainable Horizons Newsletter - Issue 14
Week of August 28 - September 4, 2025
🌟 Interactive Opening: Your Sustainability Journey Starts Here!
Question for our 10,000+ community: Which UN sustainability course would transform your career the most?
🎯 Climate Action Specialist - Master climate negotiations and policy
🌱 Green Economy Expert - Lead sustainable finance initiatives
🏙️ Urban Sustainability Planner - Design climate-resilient cities
🌍 Global Development Practitioner - Implement SDGs worldwide
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🎓 Course Spotlight: Top 15 Career-Changing Programs
Climate Action Track
1. Climate Change: From Learning to Action
• Provider: UN CC:Learn
• Duration: 8 hours
• Certificate: Yes (FREE)
• Perfect for: Career changers entering climate field
2. The National Implementation of the Paris Agreement
• Provider: UN CC:Learn
• Duration: 2 hours
• Certificate: Yes (FREE)
• Perfect for: Policy professionals and government workers
3. Strengthening Climate Adaptation and Resilience
• Provider: UN CC:Learn
• Duration: 4-5 hours
• Certificate: Yes (FREE)
• Perfect for: Risk managers and urban planners
Green Economy Track
4. Introduction to Green Economy
• Provider: UN CC:Learn
• Duration: 10 hours
• Certificate: Yes (FREE)
• Perfect for: Business professionals and entrepreneurs
5. Scaling Climate Finance
• Provider: UN CC:Learn
• Duration: 5 hours
• Certificate: Yes (FREE)
• Perfect for: Finance professionals and investors
6. Introduction to Sustainable Finance
• Provider: UN CC:Learn
• Duration: 10 hours
• Certificate: Yes (FREE)
• Perfect for: Banking and investment professionals
Sustainable Development Track
7. Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment
• Provider: SDG Academy with Ban Ki-moon Centre
• Duration: Self-paced
• Certificate: Yes (FREE)
• Perfect for: Social impact professionals and advocates
🔗 Register Now: https://sdgacademy.org/course/gender-equality-and-womens-empowerment/
8. Your Future in Green Jobs
• Provider: SDG Academy with Ban Ki-moon Centre
• Duration: Self-paced
• Certificate: Yes (FREE)
• Perfect for: Students and career changers
9. Sustainable Healthcare
• Provider: SDG Academy with RCSI School of Population Health
• Duration: Self-paced
• Certificate: Yes (FREE)
• Perfect for: Healthcare professionals and administrators
10. Nature-based Solutions for Disaster and Climate Resilience
• Provider: SDG Academy
• Duration: Self-paced
• Certificate: Yes (FREE)
• Perfect for: Emergency managers and urban planners
Published by: Ahmed Fathy
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2wThank you so much Ahmed Fathy for sharing these free sustainability courses.
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2wThanks for sharing them! Great job. I completed most of them but still eager to learn more ! 🌱🙏🏽
Head of Sustainable Finance | Strategic Advisory for Governments & MDBs | Financial Modeling
3wHi Ahmed Fathy! Thank you for your valuable contribution! Even some of these introductory courses mentioned (which I have already taken!) are relevant for professionals who want to work with applied sustainable finance.