Become a Transformative Figure in the Growing Field of Sustainability
Earn Your Advanced Certificate 100% Online From U.S. News-Ranked UVM, the Leader in Sustainability Education
There’s a reason increasing numbers of people in all areas of expertise are seeking to sharpen their sustainability skills: Today’s organizations must adopt new sustainable operation models in order to survive and thrive. Through video-based lectures, the University of Vermont’s online sustainability certificate programs can help you master the latest green topics and trends to maintain your Triple Bottom Line of people, planet and profit. Using this approach is the ideal way to build a positive reputation in the community, do your part to protect the environment and boost your organization’s profit potential.
NEW Advanced Certificate Programs
Sustainable Innovation
Gain the crucial expertise in sustainable business practices that can enable your organization to establish itself as a sustainability trendsetter and increase its profitability. Earn your corporate sustainability certificate!
Campus Sustainable Innovation
Play a critical role in the transition to a sustainable future by engaging students, faculty and staff in the transformation of your institution into a model of sustainable innovation. Gain your campus sustainability certificate!
Make a Commitment to the Triple Bottom Line
Sustainability is so much more than recycling; it’s about focusing on the Triple Bottom Line of people, planet and profit and realizing that your success is dependent upon recognizing that they are all interconnected. Instituting sustainability best practices can help your organization reduce energy, waste, pollution and costs. The end result: a firmer standing in the community, a cleaner environment in which to operate and thrive, and a stronger organization poised to reap the rewards of increased cost savings and profit potential. As a driver of sustainability initiatives within your organization, you’ll be positioned for increased compensation and greater career opportunities.
Join a Proud Tradition of Educational and Environmental Leadership
Chartered in 1791 in Burlington, Vermont, the University of Vermont boasts over two centuries of academic leadership and accolades. The fifth oldest university in New England (after Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth and Brown), UVM is a regionally accredited institution that has been named one of America’s best colleges by U.S. News & World Report.
A trailblazer in environmental stewardship, UVM established the Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS) in 2007 to advance education in the field of sustainability, and has joined the Sustainable Endowments Institute's (SEI) Billion Dollar Green Challenge.




