Sustainable Product Lifecycle Stewardship
This program empowers sustainability leads to integrate environmental stewardship into the full product lifecycle, from sourcing to end-of-life. It provides actionable methods for reducing the carbon footprint of digital and physical startup products.
£350
Certified Sustainable Product Steward
- Pass mark 70%
- Certificate on completion
- Verifiable public certificate ID
- English · available globally
Sustainable Product Lifecycle Stewardship: the short answers
- What is Sustainable Product Lifecycle Stewardship?
- This program empowers sustainability leads to integrate environmental stewardship into the full product lifecycle, from sourcing to end-of-life. It provides actionable methods for reducing the carbon footprint of digital and physical startup products.
- Who is Sustainable Product Lifecycle Stewardship for?
- It is pitched at Intermediate level for Sustainability Leads working in startup, and is studied online from any country.
- How long does Sustainable Product Lifecycle Stewardship take?
- Around 18 hours of study, plus the assessed assignments and one applied project.
- How is the certification assessed?
- Every assignment and the final project are assessed automatically against the published criteria. The pass mark is 70%, and an item that does not pass can be resubmitted.
- What do I receive when I pass?
- Certified Sustainable Product Steward, issued as a certificate with a unique ID that employers can check in the public certificate register.
- How much does it cost?
- £350 once, with no subscription.
What you will be able to do
- Conduct lifecycle impact assessments
- Apply circular economy principles to product design
- Evaluate sustainable procurement criteria
- Model carbon emissions reduction strategies
- Draft product sustainability disclosures
Written by Marcus Thorne, Principal Consultant, Circular Systems. Every submission is assessed automatically against the published criteria for Certified Sustainable Product Steward, and the certificate is issued the moment the assessment is complete.
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