The Basics

The Natural Step at a Glance

Learn the common language of sustainability and work strategically toward the world of tomorrow. Surprisingly clear and immediately applicable within your organization.

 69,00 excl. BTW

— Excl. VAT · 1 year of access

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✓ Includes a certificate✓ 1 year of access✓ Start right away✓ Discount on Level 1✓ All devices

Learning Objectives

What You’ll Learn

Recognizing and identifying the challenges of a sustainable society
Understanding the causes of unsustainability from a systems perspective
Using the 4 sustainability principles as a compass for strategic decisions
Using backcasting to shape your sustainability strategy

Target Audience

Who is this for?

Whether you’re a sustainability program manager, a member of the Board of Supervisors, a developer, or a business development professional—this shared language helps you define your challenges in concrete terms.

Sustainability Manager Policy Advisor Facilitator Board of Directors Project Leader Anyone with ambition

Course Content

7 modules, one clear story

01 — The future is amazing!
  • History of The Natural Step
  • Sustainability is…
  • Quality of Life
  • Our Relationship with Nature
02 — Still, we have a problem
  • The pressure is mounting
  • A complex challenge
  • The Energy Transition
03 — How the Planet Works
  • You can’t breathe in money
  • How does our system work?
  • Tailor-made for us
04 — Where Does It Go Wrong?
  • We are extracting too many resources from the Earth’s crust
  • We’re making a ton of new fabrics
  • We are destroying nature
  • We make sure that people cannot meet their needs
  • Take a moment to catch your breath
05 — From Problems to Rules for Sustainability
  • Four Rules for a Sustainable Future
06 — Getting Started with ABCD
  • Backcasting—what is it?
  • Step by Step Toward a Sustainable Future
07 — We Can Do More Than We Think
  • Using Raw Materials More Wisely
  • It’s different with man-made substances
  • Nature Restoration Solutions
  • Honest and fair
08 — What can you do?

Online course

 69,00 excl. BTW

— excluding VAT

Your organization’s group code?
Register via the login page.

Ready for the next step? Combine it with Level 1 and get a discount.

What Participants Say

“The point is that it has become second nature—that sustainable practices are becoming the norm in your organization. This course gave me the tools to achieve that.”

Rosemarijn Vollebrecht
Facilitator & Communications Advisor · Brabant Wonen

Next step

Ready for more?

After completing “Vogelvlucht,” you can move right on to the Level 1 training. As a participant, you’ll automatically receive a discount.

Level 1 Training

Strategic Planning for Sustainability

The comprehensive training program for professionals who want to strategically embed sustainability in their organization. Includes coaching, group sessions, and a personalized certificate.

Upon request

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