Planning for Sustainability
Your organisation is trying to act on sustainability. Without a shared framework, nothing holds.
A two-day live certification workshop for sustainability leads, ESG managers, HR professionals and directors in organisations that want a strategic framework to turn good intentions into a working plan.
Good intentions everywhere. A shared direction nowhere.
Your organisation has sustainability ambitions. People are working on them. But every team works from a different picture of what sustainability actually means. The result is effort without alignment, action without strategy and reports that do not lead to change. That is not a motivation problem. It is a framework problem. And it can be solved in two days.
Sustainability means something different to every department. Finance sees risk. HR sees culture. Operations sees cost. No one is looking at the same thing.
Plans get made and then shelved. There is no shared method to decide what matters most and in what order to act.
Reporting requirements keep growing. Auditors ask for evidence. Leadership asks for results. You are caught between the two, without a clear strategic backbone.
Not a workshop about concepts. A programme that changes how you plan.
You already have sustainability ambitions. This programme gives you the strategic framework to deliver on them, the tools to set priorities and the clarity to move from commitment to action. You go home with a direction, a roadmap you wrote yourself and a shared language your whole team can use.
A shared language
Finance, HR, operations and leadership mean the same thing when they say sustainability. One definition, one direction. Real alignment becomes possible.
A clear direction
You know what a truly sustainable version of your organisation looks like. Not a goal or a policy, but a principled picture specific enough to plan from.
A practical roadmap
You apply the ABCD planning method to your own organisation. You recognise what is already moving in the right direction and where to invest next.
Two days. One complete framework.
The curriculum moves from systems thinking to strategic planning to concrete action. Each topic connects directly to your organisation.
- What sustainability really means, and why most strategies fall short
- The Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development (FSSD)
- System conditions and the science behind the sustainability principles
- Backcasting from principles, planning from the future
- The ABCD planning method applied to your own organisation
- Naming strategic priorities and planning flexibly
- Building stakeholder engagement and internal alignment
- From strategy to action, designing your first steps
- Presenting your roadmap and deciding next steps
How the programme is built
Before the programme
A short preparatory reading, eLearning and one reflection question about your organisation. You arrive ready to apply the framework, not just absorb it.
Day 1, foundation
Systems thinking. The FSSD framework. Sustainability principles. You build the conceptual foundation and begin applying it to your own organisation.
Day 2, strategy
The ABCD method. Backcasting. Setting priorities. You design a concrete roadmap and present it to the group for feedback.
After the programme
Certificate awarded. Access to materials and templates. An optional follow-up session is available for teams that want to carry the work forward.
From ambition on paper to a plan your organisation can actually carry.
Who belongs in Planning for Sustainability
Directors and executives
You back sustainability, but the strategy exists only on paper. You want a framework you can genuinely lead from and explain to your board.
ESG managers and sustainability leads
You manage reporting, stakeholders and internal change at the same time. You want a strategic backbone that makes all three more coherent.
HR and programme managers
You build sustainability trainings and culture programmes. You need a framework rigorous enough to be credible and practical enough to run internally.
Educators and public-sector leaders
You work in local government, education or a civil-society organisation and want a sustainability planning method that goes beyond policy documents.
You do not need to be a sustainability expert. You need to be someone who makes decisions and wants a principled framework to make better ones.
Most sustainability trainings teach concepts. This one teaches practice.
Other sustainability programmes
- xGeneric frameworks built for a global average. No local context, no sector-specific examples.
- xTheory first. You go home with knowledge. Back at work you face the same decisions without a method.
- xLarge groups. Generic feedback. No real work on your own challenges.
- xA certificate without competence. You have something to show, nothing to act on.
FutureFit Collab: Planning for Sustainability
- ✓Delivered by certified Master Trainers with direct experience in your sector and region. Real context, real examples.
- ✓Science-based and tested in practice. You learn the FSSD by applying it to your own organisation.
- ✓Maximum 25 participants. Real interaction, real feedback on your plans and real peer connections.
- ✓Certificate included. You go home with an official FSSD + ITS credential and a roadmap you built yourself.
Your investment. Everything included.
Per participant. Full 2-day programme, FSSD + ITS certificate, workbook and templates.
Group rate available. Teams of three or more from the same organisation create internal momentum that accelerates change.
We run the full 2-day programme for your organisation at a location of your choice. Adapted to your sector and context.
What is included with every ticket
- Full 2-day guided programme with two certified Master Trainers
- Official FSSD + ITS certification on completion
- A sustainability roadmap built during the workshop
- FSSD workbook and templates
- Lunch and refreshments on both days
- Access to the participant community and alumni network
Netherlands, autumn 2026. Maximum 25 participants per cohort.
Sign up nowFrom the people who were there
"The first word I would use is clarity. At the start I did not know how to approach clients about sustainability, but the FSSD gave me a clearer, better-structured way to introduce the concepts. The path became much more visible."
Innovation specialist, Netherlands"I would certainly recommend this to advisory firms and independent consultants. It helps you build your standing as a credible professional in this field and position yourself at the front of a global conversation."
Sustainability consultant, Belgium"Through this course you stand on the shoulders of giants. The FSSD connects you to the most serious thinking on sustainability that exists. And then it asks you to apply it today, in your own organisation."
Chief Technology Officer, United KingdomFAQ
Do I need a background in sustainability to take part?
Do I get a certificate after completing the programme?
Is the programme available in Dutch?
Are there group rates for organisations sending several people?
What happens after the two days?
Can I take part if I live outside the Netherlands?
How do I register and confirm my place?
Ready to build your roadmap?
Netherlands, autumn 2026. 899 euro per participant. Max 25 participants. Two days, a framework that works, a certificate you earned yourself and a plan you will use right away.
Planning for Sustainability - 2 Day Certification Program
2-day certification programme covering the Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development, strategic planning, and ESG fundamentals. Designed for sustainability professionals.
Course Provider: Organization
Course Provider Name: FutureFit Collab
Course Provider URL: https://futurefitcollab.org
Course Mode: Blended
Course Workload: PT16H
Course Type: Paid
Course Currency: EUR
Course Price: 899