15 Best Sustainability Courses on Coursera
We compared 15 Sustainability courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $49.00 to $79.00. 7 come from a named university or institution, including Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, University of Colorado Boulder and University of Colorado System. They are ordered by our CourseAsk score, which is built from how thoroughly each course describes what it teaches, whether it comes from a named institution, and how it compares on price — not from star ratings, which our course data does not include.
- Courses compared
- 15
- Price range
- $49.00 – $79.00
- Providers
- Coursera
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "sustainability" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.
The grade on each entry scores how much the provider publishes about the course before you pay — the length and detail of the description, whether it lists learning outcomes and objectives — and whether a named university or institution stands behind it. A is fully documented and institution-backed; E is little more than a title and a price. Courses with almost nothing published are left ungraded rather than marked down, because an unknown course and a poor one are not the same thing.
There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $49.00 to $79.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Foundations of Sustainability and ESG
Offered by Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
This course introduces you to the fundamental concepts of sustainability and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) frameworks. Through a structured exploration of sustainability's three core dimensions - environmen...
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AI and Sustainability: Leading Responsibly
Offered by Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
This unique learning experience is designed for leaders who intend to shape the future of business and society through two of the most powerful and transformative forces of our time: artificial intelligence (AI) and sust...
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Introduction to Corporate Sustainability
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
This course explores foundational sustainability concepts, including the economic, environmental, and social dimensions. Learners will explore key frameworks such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Corporate So...
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Capstone: Creating A Sustainability Proposal
Offered by University of Colorado System
Congratulations on reaching the Capstone Class of the Become a Sustainable Business Change Agent specialization. The class will help you apply material from the previous three classes. We have developed a case about a hy...
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Sustainability Education
Offered by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Sustainability Education is reshaping how we teach—and how we act—in a rapidly changing world. In this MOOC, you’ll explore the emerging field of Sustainability Education (SE) and learn how it connects to Sustainability,...
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Foundational Sustainability Skills & Competencies
Offered by Arizona State University
The third course in this specialization takes the skills and knowledge learners have gained in the previous two courses and develops them into concrete skills that will serve the learner when they enter the field as a su...
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Urban Nature: Connecting Cities, Sustainability and Innovation
Offered by Lund University
How can we work with nature to design and build our cities? This course explores urban nature and nature-based solutions in cities in Europe and around the world. We connect together the key themes of cities, nature, sus...
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First Steps in Making the Business Case for Sustainability
Offered by University of Colorado System
The Business School at the University of Colorado Denver wants to help you become a change agent for sustainable business. We hope that with the skills and concepts you gain from this specialization that you will help yo...
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Applied Sustainability for Technical Managers
Offered by Siemens & University of Colorado Boulder
The “Applied Sustainability Principles for Technical Managers” Specialization, developed in collaboration with Siemens Digital Industries Software, is intended for working professionals seeking to incorporate sustainable...
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The Intersection of Finance, Strategy, and Sustainability
Offered by Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
This introductory specialisation helps finance professionals and managers understand the basics of sustainability, ESG, and sustainable finance. Starting with fundamental concepts, you’ll then progress through the busine...
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More on Change and Sustainability
Offered by University of Colorado System
This is Class 2 of the MOOC Specialization, Become a Sustainable Business Change Agent. In this class you will learn more change agent skills and hear from people who have made changes in their organizations. You will al...
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Environmental sustainability
Offered by Real Madrid Graduate School Universidad Europea
This course explores how sport is connected to the major environmental challenges of the twenty first century, particularly climate change and pressure on natural resources. Through environmental perspectives and example...
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Governing sustainability in the future
Offered by Real Madrid Graduate School Universidad Europea
This course explores how to govern and build sustainability strategies in sport in a rapidly changing global context. Through strategic perspectives and examples from the sports ecosystem, learners will analyze how socia...
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Strategy and Sustainability
Offered by IESE Business School
This Strategy and Sustainability course equips business leaders with the skills to integrate environmental responsibility into core business operations. Based on Rosenberg's book, the course provides a framework for maki...
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Building Data Centers - Maximum Environmental Sustainability
Offered by Coursera
Data centers now account for nearly 4% of global electricity consumption, with U.S. facilities consuming 17 billion gallons of water annually for cooling alone. This Short Course was created to help Sustainability profes...
$49.00listed price
Best Sustainability Courses on Coursera compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
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| 1 | Foundations of Sustainability and ESG | Coursera | Saïd Business School, University of Oxford | $49.00 | View → |
| 2 | AI and Sustainability: Leading Responsibly | Coursera | Saïd Business School, University of Oxford | $49.00 | View → |
| 3 | Introduction to Corporate Sustainability | Coursera | University of Colorado Boulder | $49.00 | View → |
| 4 | Capstone: Creating A Sustainability Proposal | Coursera | University of Colorado System | $79.00 | View → |
| 5 | Sustainability Education | Coursera | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | $49.00 | View → |
| 6 | Foundational Sustainability Skills & Competencies | Coursera | Arizona State University | $49.00 | View → |
| 7 | Urban Nature: Connecting Cities, Sustainability and Innovation | Coursera | Lund University | $49.00 | View → |
| 8 | First Steps in Making the Business Case for Sustainability | Coursera | University of Colorado System | $79.00 | View → |
| 9 | Applied Sustainability for Technical Managers | Coursera | Siemens & University of Colorado Boulder | $49.00 | View → |
| 10 | The Intersection of Finance, Strategy, and Sustainability | Coursera | Saïd Business School, University of Oxford | $49.00 | View → |
| 11 | More on Change and Sustainability | Coursera | University of Colorado System | $79.00 | View → |
| 12 | Environmental sustainability | Coursera | Real Madrid Graduate School Universidad Europea | $49.00 | View → |
| 13 | Governing sustainability in the future | Coursera | Real Madrid Graduate School Universidad Europea | $49.00 | View → |
| 14 | Strategy and Sustainability | Coursera | IESE Business School | $49.00 | View → |
| 15 | Building Data Centers - Maximum Environmental Sustainability | Coursera | Coursera | $49.00 | View → |
Prices shown are the provider's listed price when we last updated this page. Confirm on their site before enrolling.
What the prices here tell you
The 15 priced courses on this page run from $49.00 to $79.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $30.00. The options are closely priced, so cost is unlikely to be your deciding factor. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.
Who is behind these courses
These courses come from Coursera. Everything on this page is sold on the one platform, so the buying experience is the same whichever you pick. 7 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, University of Colorado Boulder and University of Colorado System — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
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