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MENA Sustainability Shapers Program
MENA Sustainability Shapers Program
This program aims to build a community of Sustainability Shapers and equip them with the necessary competencies and skills to deliver the region’s sustainability transformation.
Designed to empower sustainability shapers to reach their full potential through leadership and sustainability elements
12-month program anchored around four in-person offsite sessions starting the first week of November 2024
Enduring community with program alumni continuing to be engaged and new cohorts starting annually
To support the region in achieving its sustainability aspirations through capability building
To build a community for the region's Sustainability Shapers, fostering knowledge sharing and partnerships
30 carefully selected participants annually with an initial focus on Saudi Arabia and later expanding to other countries in MENA
Senior sustainability leaders from leading public and private-sector organizations (Chief Sustainability Officer or equivalent)
Modules and dates
- Find your purpose: November 6-7, 2024
- Inspire your teams: February 6, 2025
- Strengthen your personal capacity: May 22, 2025
- Maximize your impact: October 16, 2025
Achieve full potential as a sustainability champion in MENA
Achieve full potential as a sustainability champion in MENA
1
Grow your understanding and capability as a sustainability leader
Understand sustainability's latest global trends and opportunities
Outline implications including risk and opportunities and identify strategies to capture those
Plan how to integrate sustainability within your organization effectively
2
Define your purpose and grow as an inspirational leader
Define your purpose and outline your leadership style
Learn how to inspire your teams and navigate challenging situations as a leader
Understand how to influence Boards and stakeholders on sustainability everyday
3
Connect and be inspired by fellow sustainability shapers
Build connections with your peers sharing the same aspiration to build a sustainable future for the MENA region
Engage with a network of distinguished leaders to draw inspiration and insights
Learn from the experiences of your peers and build effective partnerships
Four Learning Modules
Four Learning Modules
Over 12 months, participants will learn from an immersive journey. The journey is divided into four in-person offsite sessions each with a leadership and sustainability component.
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1. Find Your Purpose
Module 1: Find Your Purpose
Articulate your purpose as sustainability champion and understand the evolving sustainability landscape.
Date: November 6–7, 2024
Location: Aseel Resort, RiyadhLEADERSHIP: Identifying Your Purpose
- Articulate a compelling purpose statement that captures your identity and aspirations
- Identify how to integrate your purpose as a sustainability champion to drive impact
- Learn how to live your personal and common purpose as MENA Sustainability Shapers
SUSTAINABILITY: Exploring Sustainability
- Review the four pragmatic questions every visionary CSO should ask
- Review the evolving sustainability landscape globally and in Saudi Arabia
- Explore the shift in profit pools due to the sustainability transition
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2. Inspire Your Teams
Module 2: Inspire Your Teams
Uncover your leadership brand and efficiently organize sustainability within your organization
Date: February 6, 2025
Location: TBDLEADERSHIP: Cultivating Inspirational Leadership
- Analyze what makes an effective leader per Bain’s Inspirational Leadership System
- Build a personal leadership brand
- Create an action plan for personal growth with clear accountability mechanisms
SUSTAINABILITY: Delivering Sustainability
- Discuss the potential for sustainable, long-term value creation with broader stakeholder results
- Explore different business models that incorporate sustainability such as circular economy
- Share the challenges in integrating sustainability and create strategies to advance sustainability initiatives in your organization
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3. Strengthen Your Personal Capacity
Module 3: Strengthen Your Personal Capacity
Boost personal capacity, enhance resilience, and finance sustainability transformations
Date: May 22, 2025
Location: TBDLEADERSHIP: Building Personal Capacity
- Understand what personal capacity is and why it is crucial for your success
- Apply tools to boost your personal capacity, enhance resilience, and elevate performance
- Identify how to manage your team’s capacity to enable better decisions and productivity
SUSTAINABILITY: Financing Sustainability
- Learn how investors are driving the businesses’ sustainability objectives
- Discover emerging themes in sustainable investing
- Explore sustainable financing tools such as sustainability-linked bonds and loans
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4. Maximize Your Impact
Module 4: Maximize Your Impact
Lead your teams through change and leverage technology and innovation for sustainability
Date: October 16, 2025
Location: TBDLEADERSHIP: Lead Empowered Teams Through Change
- Learn how to lead in times of disruptive change
- Explore tools to navigate complex change and deliver results
- Prioritize effective leadership behaviors going forward: maximize the change, be the change, lead the change
SUSTAINABILITY: Leveraging Technology for Sustainability
- Master the art of selling sustainability
- Review the role of advanced technologies in sustainability
- Identify how to harness AI and big data to drive sustainability transformations
- 1. Find Your Purpose
- 2. Inspire Your Teams
- 3. Strengthen Your Personal Capacity
- 4. Maximize Your Impact
Module 1: Find Your Purpose
Articulate your purpose as sustainability champion and understand the evolving sustainability landscape.
Date: November 6–7, 2024
Location: Aseel Resort, Riyadh
LEADERSHIP: Identifying Your Purpose
- Articulate a compelling purpose statement that captures your identity and aspirations
- Identify how to integrate your purpose as a sustainability champion to drive impact
- Learn how to live your personal and common purpose as MENA Sustainability Shapers
SUSTAINABILITY: Exploring Sustainability
- Review the four pragmatic questions every visionary CSO should ask
- Review the evolving sustainability landscape globally and in Saudi Arabia
- Explore the shift in profit pools due to the sustainability transition
Module 2: Inspire Your Teams
Uncover your leadership brand and efficiently organize sustainability within your organization
Date: February 6, 2025
Location: TBD
LEADERSHIP: Cultivating Inspirational Leadership
- Analyze what makes an effective leader per Bain’s Inspirational Leadership System
- Build a personal leadership brand
- Create an action plan for personal growth with clear accountability mechanisms
SUSTAINABILITY: Delivering Sustainability
- Discuss the potential for sustainable, long-term value creation with broader stakeholder results
- Explore different business models that incorporate sustainability such as circular economy
- Share the challenges in integrating sustainability and create strategies to advance sustainability initiatives in your organization
Module 3: Strengthen Your Personal Capacity
Boost personal capacity, enhance resilience, and finance sustainability transformations
Date: May 22, 2025
Location: TBD
LEADERSHIP: Building Personal Capacity
- Understand what personal capacity is and why it is crucial for your success
- Apply tools to boost your personal capacity, enhance resilience, and elevate performance
- Identify how to manage your team’s capacity to enable better decisions and productivity
SUSTAINABILITY: Financing Sustainability
- Learn how investors are driving the businesses’ sustainability objectives
- Discover emerging themes in sustainable investing
- Explore sustainable financing tools such as sustainability-linked bonds and loans
Module 4: Maximize Your Impact
Lead your teams through change and leverage technology and innovation for sustainability
Date: October 16, 2025
Location: TBD
LEADERSHIP: Lead Empowered Teams Through Change
- Learn how to lead in times of disruptive change
- Explore tools to navigate complex change and deliver results
- Prioritize effective leadership behaviors going forward: maximize the change, be the change, lead the change
SUSTAINABILITY: Leveraging Technology for Sustainability
- Master the art of selling sustainability
- Review the role of advanced technologies in sustainability
- Identify how to harness AI and big data to drive sustainability transformations
Other features of the program
Other features of the program
Six executive 1:1 coaching sessions for each participant
Virtual sessions on various sustainability topics led by renowned experts
Dedicated learning platform including Interactive games and online quizzes
Networking events and moments such as sustainable cooking classes and joint tree plantings
Sustainability visits to learn more about best practices
Sustainability Leaders Network
Sustainability Leaders Network
The forum will create one of MENA's largest networks of sustainability leaders.
30+
sustainability shapers per year
World-Renowned Experts
World-Renowned Experts
Leading global experts in sustainability and leadership will present this program.
Bain Sustainability Experts
Bain Sustainability Experts
Bain Leadership Experts
Bain Leadership Experts
Mackenzie Morrison Director, Global BEST Chicago
Global Lead, Employee Experience
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