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Sustainability Executive Program

Your Competitive Advantage
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November 17th, 2026
4 days
English
Madrid
Face to Face
€4,450

OVERVIEW

The Sustainable Transformation Challenge: can you transform a real business while strengthening its competitiveness?

In theory, sustainability transformation sounds straightforward. The real challenge starts when you have to decide where to invest, what to prioritize, what to change, and which trade-offs you are prepared to make.

This program is for executives who want to move past the sustainability debate and see what transformation means for a real business.

Throughout the program, you work on a company you know well: your current organization, a previous employer, a portfolio company, or another business you understand in depth. Imagine you have been asked to lead its sustainability transformation over the next three years. What would you change? Where would you invest? What would you prioritize? And what could stop the transformation from succeeding?

Your Executive Pre-work is the starting point. Because you arrive with your company's context already mapped, the four days are spent on decisions, not on background, and what you learn applies to your business from the first session.

One company. One real challenge. Four days to rethink the transformation. Leave with the foundations of a Board-level pitch, tested against faculty and peers.

*Participants who may be affected by travel restrictions due to the current geopolitical situation will have the possibility to follow the program fully online. IE remains committed to ensuring a seamless and high-quality learning experience for all participants, providing access to the same academic content, faculty interaction, and peer engagement through our digital learning environment.

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Date

November 17 - 20th, 2026

*The registration period for the program will close 7 calendar days before its start date.

*Complete your enrollment 15 days before the start of the program and gain access to our Foundations of Sustainability Online Learning Journey at no cost. Learn at your own pace through a variety of hand-picked resources.

Enrollment Fee

The price also includes:

• ONLINE LEARNING JOURNEY: a complementary learning tool that is 100% online and self-paced, offered to the student if they register at least 2 weeks before the start of the program. It includes interactive tutorials, videos, interviews with experts, trend articles, podcasts, and tests, among other resources. It requires between 4-6 hours of study, with a month from the program start date to complete it and receive the corresponding certificate.

SCHEDULE

  • Tues: 14:00 - 19:00
  • Wed & Thurs: 9:00 - 19:00
  • Fri: 9:00 - 14:00

*With the Liquid Learning methodology, participants can choose to join the class either face-to-face, or remotely/online.

WHY THIS PROGRAM?

  • 01.

    EMBRACE BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION

    Learn how to engage and transform companies to meet the demands of sustainability, driving significant and lasting change.

  • 02.

    MASTER ESG PRINCIPLES

    Explore how ESG principles can unlock new opportunities and competitive advantages for your organization, clients, and partners.

  • 03.

    LEAD CHANGE WITH PURPOSE

    Develop leadership skills essential for guiding your team and organization through sustainable transformation.

  • 04.

    BUILD YOUR SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

    Create a strategic roadmap that integrates sustainability at every level, ensuring your business and professional future thrive. Positions on sustainability are increasingly in demand globally.

  • 05.

    GAIN AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE

    Participate in an internationally-focused program that brings together corporate leaders from around the world, providing diverse insights and a global network to support your sustainability journey.

    BECOME A MEMBER OF THE SUSTAINABILITY EXECUTIVE HUB – COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

    IE is committed to supporting our participants on their Sustainability journey and therefore invite you to be part of a meaningful community with the power to drive positive change. Through this community, IE provides a space that foments debate around Sustainability and ESG topics, networking with international senior executives, as well as continuous learning through exclusive seminars and events with leading thinkers in Sustainability.

    YOU WILL ALSO LEARN FROM GUEST SPEAKERS COMING FROM COMPANIES LEADING IN SUSTAINABILITY. EXAMPLES OF COMPANIES IN PAST INTAKES:

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    • Repsol logo
    • AXA Logo
    • Jeanologia Logo
    • Russell Reynolds Logo
    • BID Logo
    • Innuba Logo
    • Santander Logo
    • Logo KPMG
    • Logo McCann

    Frequently asked questions

    • The program lasts four days.

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    • The program helps senior professionals turn sustainability into a business advantage. You will explore ESG principles, evaluate sustainability challenges and develop a practical transformation plan for a company you know.

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    • The program takes place in Madrid.

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    • The program is held face-to-face in Madrid. Participants work on a real company challenge through interactive sessions, discussions with faculty and industry experts, and executive pre-work. They may also join remotely through our Liquid Learning methodology.

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    • Yes. The program takes place over four days, and participants can attend in person or join remotely.

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    • The Sustainability Executive Program is offered once a year.

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