corso executive | A.A. 2025-2026

Cooperative Sustainability Manager

III Edition | January - April 2026 | Formula Blended

Executive Course Profession Sustainability

Overview

The Cooperative Sustainability Manager Course responds to the growing need of cooperatives to develop new skills in sustainability analysis and planning , enhancing the cooperative identity also as a lever for strategic competitiveness.
 

The course is designed for sustainability managers in cooperative enterprises who intend to become the reference figure for ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) issues in their organization. Specifically, the course is aimed at:

  • Managers of medium and large cooperatives, including: Cooperative Sustainability Manager; Sustainability reporting managers; ESG Communication Officers; Responsible for welfare policies and organisational well-being;  Community initiatives officers, responsible for the code of ethics and Legislative Decree 231/01.
  • Managers engaged in other functions: Human Resources Managers and Corporate Welfare Programs; Communication and P.R. manager; Operations managers; Investor relations managers; Responsible for stakeholder engagement activities; Mobility Manager and Energy Manager; Professionalism related to ESG issues.

To access the course, it is preferable to have obtained a bachelor's degree or to have gained a few years of experience in the field of sustainability.
 

Course Highlights

  • Full program. 360° skills on sustainability, evolving legislation and business strategies.
  • Faculty and testimonials. Unicatt professors, experts from the cooperative world and concrete cases.
  • Identity and values. Strengthening of the cooperative model in an inclusive, sustainable and strategic way.
  • WorkLab and networking. Practical activities guided by teachers and discussion with professionals.
  • Funded training. Registration possible through 3 Foncoop Notices.  

Program

The course is divided into 6 modules of two consecutive days each, dedicated to the declination of the ESG dimensions in a specific area or activity of the cooperative enterprise.

Lessons will take place in blended mode, with three face-to-face modules (the first, fourth and sixth), at the campus of Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, and three online.

Module 1

Strategic Sustainability Planning

Module 2

Responsible human resources management

Module 3

Environment and main management tools

Module 4

Responsible finance and the integration of ESG criteria into risk management

Module 5

Community Relations for Impact Generation

Module 6

Reporting and communicating sustainability

Faculty

Pedrini

Matteo Pedrini

Full Professor of Corporate Strategy at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Director of ALTIS

The faculty of the Course is made up of academic professors, professionals who will stimulate learning and participation also through WorkLabs and structured moments of interaction, also providing for the involvement of testimonials of excellence.
 

  • Jacopo Bassi, Senior Environmental Manager, ALTIS Advisory SB
  • Valentina Bramanti, Head of Sustainability Reporting, ALTIS Advisory SB
  • Claudia Ceroni, Environment and Sustainability at Formula Ambiente SPA
  • Alessia Coeli, General Manager at ALTIS Università Cattolica
  • Alessandro Hinna, Full Professor of Business Organization, University of Rome Tor Vergata
  • Valentina Langella, Head of Social Impact, ALTIS Advisory SB
  • Maria Luisa Parmigiani, President of Sustainability Makers
  • Matteo Pedrini, ALTIS Director and Full Professor in Corporate Strategy, Università Cattolica

Partners

The Executive Cooperative Sustainability Manager Course is co-conceived and designed by ALTIS and Legacoop.

In fact, the course was born from the intuition of Legacoop Nazionale in focusing on sustainability as a growth driver for the cooperative world, promoting the training and formalization of the Cooperative Sustainability Manager. From the meeting and constructive discussion between Legacoop and ALTIS, the Cooperative Sustainability Manager course takes definitive shape. 
 

Enrolment and benefits

The registration fee for the course is € 4,600 + VAT.

Discounted fee reserved for Legacoop member companies: € 3,200 + VAT.

 

To register, fill out the online form and send proof of payment of the registration fee by e-mail to: altis.amministrazione@unicatt.it with the subject: "Cooperative Sustainability Manager".

Payment of the registration fee can be made by: 

  • Bank transfer to Banca Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., IBAN code: IT 07 W 03069 03390 211610000191, made out to Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, specifying the name of the participant and the title of the course in the reason for payment.
  •  Credit card (VISA or Mastercard) at the same time as online registration.

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If an adequate number of participants is not reached, the Management reserves the right to postpone or suspend the start of the Course. All participants will be promptly notified.

 


Funded training

The Course can be financed through 3 Notices of Foncoop, the National Interprofessional Joint Fund for Continuing Education in Cooperative Enterprises.

Click on the link for detailed info: 65 (Corporate) - 66 (voucher Educational Offer - 67 (Strategic)

 


There are subsidized registration fees, which cannot be combined:

  • € 4,140 + VAT for registrations by 7 November 2025
  • € 4,370 + VAT for ALTIS alumni (members of the LinkedIn group) and for graduates of the University enrolled in the Premium Services of the UCSC Alumni community.
  • For the ALTIS Galaxy (customers with existing projects of ALTIS, ALTIS Advisory, E4I Foundation and members of Sustainability Makers)
  • € 3,680 + VAT for registrations by 7 November 2025
    - € 3,910 + VAT for registrations after 7 November 2025 
  • € 3,680 + VAT (per participant) for two or more members from the same organization.

At the end of the training course, participants who have attended at least 75% of the course will be issued a certificate of participation by Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.

Those who have also passed the final exam will be issued the digital open badge.

What the alumni say

The contribution from this course immediately arrived in our company, both thanks to the skills I acquired as a coordinator of sustainability issues, and thanks to the new content included in our projects. These contents were notional but also experiential, thanks to the different knowledge of the teachers and the contributions of the other participating cooperatives, with which a very valuable collaboration network was born.

Claudia Ceroni, Environment & Sustainability Office Formula Ambiente SpA

The course allows you to achieve important objectives: first and foremost the training of managers who deal with sustainability within cooperatives and subsidiaries. It has also made it possible to acquire tools to create a bridge between tradition, values and the cooperative business model and has laid the foundations for creating a community of managers and experts, who discuss the present and future challenges of sustainability.

Andrea Benini, President of Finpro and Managing Director for Sustainability GranTerre
For information on the course, contact the ALTIS Educational Advisory team

ALTIS Graduate School of Sustainable Management

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

E-mail: sostenibilita.altis@unicatt.it

Tel: +39 353.477.19.13
 

CONTACTS FOR LEGACOOP MEMBER COMPANIES

National League of Cooperatives and Mutual Societies

Via G.A. Guattani, 9 – 00161 Rome | Sustainability & Cooperation Office

Francesca Ottolenghi, Manager – f.ottolenghi@legacoop.coop

Francesco Maria Gastaldi, Contact person – f.gastaldi@legacoop.coop