PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN
Sustainability
Transform industries through sustainable strategies on clean energy and circular economy
Program Overview
This course equips professionals to lead sustainable transformations across industries, addressing climate change, circular economy strategies, and clean energy solutions. You will explore the intersection of technology, policy, and business to implement real-world sustainability initiatives.
Over nine months, MIT instructors and industry experts guide you through live online webinars, practical assignments, and collaborative learning to build actionable strategies for sustainability in your organization.
Learning Outcomes
Analyze the root causes and cascading effects of environmental decline.
Synthesize insights across sustainability disciplines to inform decisions.
Apply advanced metrics and life cycle methodologies to evaluate system impacts.
Identify technologies enabling circular economy and clean energy transitions.
Map system interactions and measure progress toward emissions-reduction targets.
Learning Journey
The Professional Certificate in Sustainability is designed as an integrated learning journey that unites systems thinking, science, technology, and strategy for real-world impact.
Impact Project
The program includes an Impact Project that enables you to translate your learning to real-world situations. This experience challenges you to apply insights from each module to a real business problem, develop a practical solution, and present your recommendations to experts. The project encourages teamwork, communication, research, and problem-solving among peers.
Join a Global Cohort at the Certificate Award Ceremony
Why Enroll in This Course?
Join the MIT Community
Build a global network of professionals committed to sustainability.
Create a High-Impact Project
Apply course tools to develop a practical, real-world sustainability solution.
Learn Live From MIT
Engage in interactive webinars led by MIT instructors and experts.
Earn Your MIT Credential On Campus
Receive your certificate at an in-person ceremony in Cambridge.
Who Is It For?
This certificate course is ideal for:
Engineers and technical professionals developing sustainability or energy solutions.
C-suite and senior leaders responsible for infrastructure, operations, or engineering strategy.
Policymakers and development professionals shaping sustainable systems.
Consultants and practitioners working on sustainability transformation.
Professionals in manufacturing, construction, environment, and related sectors.
Business, finance, and investment leaders seeking to integrate sustainability into decision-making.
Hear From Our Participants
Instructors
Research scientist, MIT and Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Associate Dean of Engineering, Associate Professor of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT, and Co-Director of MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium
Professor of Building Technology Program in the Department of Architecture and Director of MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative
Executive Director, MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium
Professor, Institute for Data, Systems, and Society, MIT
Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Engineering Systems, MIT
Certificate
Upon successful completion of the course, participants receive an MIT Professional Education Certificate of Completion and 43.2 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) recognizing their commitment to advanced professional learning
To earn CEUs, participants must complete the required MIT CEU confirmation form provided at the end of the course. CEUs are awarded based on total learning hours, with one CEU representing ten hours of participation in a non-credit professional development course.
Note: CEUs may or may not apply toward professional certifications, licensing requirements, or mandated training hours. Participants should verify eligibility directly with their licensing authority or training department.
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Please note that our team is away from December 23, 2025 to January 6, 2026 for the year-end holidays. We look forward to addressing your queries when we resume operations in the new year.
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