Overview

The Sustainability Manager and Sustainability Practitioner Course is created in collaboration with UNI - Italian Standardization Body to accompany participants in a conscious way to the certification exam.

It is aimed at executives, alumni of the Sustainability Profession track and sustainability managers and professionals, who are looking for up-to-date skills and see certification as an opportunity to be accredited and have the distinctive skills of their profession recognised.

Requirements

To verify the requirements necessary to obtain CEPAS certification (3 to 5 years of proven experience in the role and attendance of a training course of at least 40 hours on sustainability) it is necessary to contact the certifying body directly, which will assess the consistency of these prerequisites. Visit the CEPAS website for further details.

For the scheduled exam date, participants will be able to take advantage of the exam sessions that will take place in the weeks following the course.

Course Highlights

Practical simulation of the exams for certification as a Sustainability Manager or Sustainability Practitioner.
Agreement with UNI for free access to the UNI EN ISO 26000 (social responsibility) and UNI ISO 30415 (diversity and inclusion) standards .
Agreement to take the certification exam for skills as a Sustainability Manager or Sustainability Practitioner with CEPAS, a Bureau Veritas Italia company, an independent third-party certification body.

Program

The course, lasting 4 hours, is held online on 14 October in live streaming and is divided into two sessions that will deal respectively:

In-depth study of legislation and content by ALTIS professors and UNI professionals;
Simulation of questions and examination methods.

Faculty

Matteo Pedrini

Full Professor of Corporate Strategy and Director of ALTIS Università Cattolica

Giacomo Riccio

Technical Project Manager, UNI Italian Standardization Body

Carica Altro

Emanuela Piga, Leader of Schema Sustainability Manager and Sustainability Practitioner CEPAS
Monica Riva, Environmental Sustainability Manager, Bureau Veritas

Partners

The course is organized in collaboration with UNI - Italian Standardization Body in order to combine the best skills to accompany participants in a conscious way to the certification exam.

Registration and Useful Info

The participation fee for the course is € 600 + VAT. To enrol:

Fill out the online application form by 7 October 2025
Send the proof of payment of the registration fee by e-mail to altis.amministrazione@unicatt.it with the subject "Sustainability Manager, Sustainability Practitioner".

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.

Doubts or technical problems? See the instructions

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.

There is a subsidized fee of € 510 + VAT for Sustainability Makers associates and collaborators of ALTIS Advisory SB client companies.