"A Powerhouse for Sustainable Growth."
Sustainability can be so much more exciting,
profitable and world-changing
than most realise
Have your sustainability efforts reached its full potential?
Is it attracting top talent and engaging employees as powerfully as it could?
Are your impact returns strong across our key global challenges?
Is it driving business growth and brand value as much as you'd like?
Some organizations experience 300–400% higher impact returns across key global issues — and gain far stronger competitive advantages than others.
With the Global Goals Masters — our unique, action-driven training program — we help C-suite, sustainability teams and business professionals understand why — and guide them to transform their efforts into far more powerful results.
Be guided by our Forbes-praised tools and Cambridge University-endorsed insights to:
Increase engagement and productivity.
Become a more attractive employer.
Boost business growth.
Enhance brand value.
Strengthen your competitive edge.
Create powerful impact on our global issues.
Build stronger support for sustainability.
Unlock energy and collaboration across teams.
Improve personal growth.
Obtain the Global Goals Masters certificate.
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6 Modules
Be guided by 6 short course modules that you can consume at your own pace, individually, or with one or more groups.
Each module contains:
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A cutting edge film (12-26 mins), featuring thought-leading insights that underpin global best practices.
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A short quiz to reinforce learning.
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A challenge to apply the insights in your context towards powerful impact across the global goals, and a strong, authentic competitive edge.
Thought-leading
The course is delivered by Melanie van de Velde PhD, MBA, MSc, a Global Goals expert, recognised for her groundbreaking research on overcoming global challenges — honoured with the Adam Smith Prize for PhD Excellence.
Melanie started her career leading Asia Pacific markets for a global tech giant. After subsequent senior management roles in technology companies, she switched paths to run a fashion enterprise empowering young women in the Kibera slum in Nairobi — an experience that fuelled her passion to research, develop and help scale practical, powerful solutions to our key global issues.
Get inspired
The course is packed with global best practices and award-winning insights to achieve better outcomes than most.
The action-led training program is available for individuals or for groups. Package discounts are available.
Empower your team(s) to not only address the climate crisis but the full spectrum of our global issues for powerful, lasting outcomes, improved productivity, business growth, and brand value.
"A Powerhouse for Sustainable Growth.
So much so I had to have Mel on my Forbes Podcast to reveal her secrets."
David Radlo
Forbes Books
US
"The experience will have a profound impact on my life."
Yue Shui
Executive MBA
Amazon
China
"I came home bouncing after the sessions. The UN SDGs used to feel overwhelming. Now they feel comfortable and I can't wait to tackle them."
Merlijn Mazairac
Founder The Rookie Minds
The Netherlands
“Finally, a tool to help businesses create powerful social and environmental impact strategies.”
Mark Fallows
Founder Fabrica Collective
& The Impossible Network
US
"Dr van de Velde's research is outstanding and a worthy winner of the Adam Smith Prize for PhD Excellence"
Dr Haugh
Research Director
Centre for Social Innovation
Cambridge University
UK
“Way more insightful than what you get elsewhere.”
Jamie Davidson
Director Johnston Carmichael
UK
"Inspirational. Melanie’s MPACT Wheel simplifies this immensely complex topic that we want to tackle together.
It really helped to structure our thinking and which areas we want to focus on."
Jules Prick
Co-Founder Koos Service Design
The Netherlands
"A rare chance to escape regulation land and truly think together."
Zebunisa Ahmed
Sustainability Manager
Virgin Money
UK
"Great tools we will be using for all our projects in the future.
I also loved the best practices from around the world to trigger further ideas of what we can do here."
Daniela Jimenez
Head of Sustainability
Menorca Inversiones
Peru
Who is it for
The Global Goals Masters offers a unique opportunity for sustainability teams, executives, and business professionals to strengthen their impact across the full sustainability spectrum.
Every organisation has champions eager to make a meaningful difference. Empower them to unlock their creativity and potential by providing effective tools and insights — and embed a deeper sense of purpose throughout your organisation.
Boost personal growth, drive measurable impact, and build an authentic, lasting competitive edge with our powerful, action-driven training programme — at a fraction of the cost of years spent with consultants.
Tell me more!
Yes, I would like more details and pricing info
From when I was nine years old, I have had a deep-rooted feeling that we can make our world much better. That poverty is tragic for many, and unnecessary. In the years since, I have witnessed the other injustices in our world that ultimately harm us all.
Why I believe we can fix these issues is because I have researched and experienced solutions that work—solutions that tackle climate change, pollution, loss of biodiversity, poverty, social exclusion, rising inequality, and our health and wellbeing, all with exceptional results. Sadly, much time, money, and energy still go into efforts that are not as effective.
I know many people want to help create a better future, but often struggle to find the space and time to learn how they can get the most out of their efforts.
That's why we provide a condensed opportunity to be inspired by global best practices, and powerful tools and insights to create meaningful, lasting impact, and business value.
By steering more time and resources toward high-impact solutions we can genuinely build a better future, one genius project at a time.