Building the New Sustainable Luxury
- 3 week program
- 6-8 study hours per week
- 100% Flexibility
- Certificate of completion
| Next start date | 26 March 2025 |
| Limited spaces available |
Learn how CSR and sustainability is driving the future luxury landscape
- Learn about the supply and demand drivers for sustainability in luxury
- Critically analyze different business practices in sustainability
- Track the growing influence of LOHAS (Lifestyle of Health and Sustainability) consumers
- Learn from the personal experiences of an Executive-level peer group
For the luxury industry, CSR and sustainability are rapidly becoming non-negotiable needs. In this course you will develop your understanding of different business practices in sustainability, enabling you – as both consumer and future leader – to face this challenge successfully.
You will tackle the topic from both a supply and demand perspective. The supply side incorporates the integration of CSR into the organizational framework; and the demand side charts the inexorable rise of the LOHAS (Lifestyle of Health and Sustainability) consumers, who are making buying decisions based on aesthetics.
100% flexible learning
Study in your own time and at your own pace
Certificate of completion
Official certificate from Glion to add to your CV/LinkedIn profile.
Peer-to-peer networking
Build your professional network through interactions with fellow participants.
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Get your questions answered and receive direct developmental feedback.
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100% flexible online learning that puts you in control
This program puts you in complete control of your learning journey. Choose the time, format and platform – we’ll do the rest!
- 100% online study that fits your schedule
- All live sessions recorded for catch-up on demand
- Content suitable for all devices – PC, mobile, tablet, etc.
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Build your sustainable luxury expertise across 3 immersive weeks
1 OF 8
The Value of Ecosystems
Discover the impact of collective action through ecosystems of firms and services, from the perspective of innovation within the luxury industry.
2 OF 8
Ecosystems and the New Metrics of Value (ESG)
Explore the concept of value ‘beyond GDP’, then engage in discussion around the potential for an ESG ecosystem to be envisioned within the luxury industry.
3 OF 8
Sustainability Ecosystem in the Luxury Industry
Explore real-world case studies involving leading luxury brands, and the lessons that can be learned from them.
4 OF 8
Circular Economy: the Current Linear Economy and its Unsustainability
Examine the disadvantages of the current linear economy as a precursor to a detailed exploration of the circular economy and its potential for the business of luxury.
5 OF 8
The Rise of the Circular Economy
Bringing greater clarity to this largely underestimated and partially misunderstood model of production and consumption, you will also discuss practical implementations from the perspective of your own employer.
6 OF 8
The Circular Economy. Trend? Fad?
Engage in a critical assessment of the value of the circular economy for luxury, including potential pitfalls in its implementation and how to reconcile the model with traditional luxury values relating to exclusivity, quality of materials and fashion cycles.
7 OF 8
Technology as an Accelerator to Sustainability
Understand how technology – and especially digitalization – is supporting sustainable practices in luxury. Explore some of the integrated approaches already in place between tech and sustainability.
8 OF 8
The Future of Luxury
Examine the different scenarios that could play out in luxury in the coming years, building towards the development of a strategic plan on how a company can successfully integrate sustainable practices within its value chain while creating ‘green jobs’ where it operates.
Build your sustainable luxury expertise across 3 immersive weeks
- The value of Ecosystems
- Ecosystems and the New Metrics of Value (ESG)
- Sustainability Ecosystem in the Luxury industry
- Circular Economy: the Current Linear Economy and its Unsustainability
- The Rise of the Circular Economy
- The Circular Economy. Trend? Fad?
- Technology as an Accelerator of Sustainability
- The Future of Luxury
The Value of Ecosystems
Discover the impact of collective action through ecosystems of firms and services, from the perspective of innovation within the luxury industry.
Ecosystems and the New Metrics of Value (ESG)
Explore the concept of value ‘beyond GDP’, then engage in discussion around the potential for an ESG ecosystem to be envisioned within the luxury industry.
Sustainability Ecosystem in the Luxury Industry
Explore real-world case studies involving leading luxury brands, and the lessons that can be learned from them.
Circular Economy: the Current Linear Economy and its Unsustainability
Examine the disadvantages of the current linear economy as a precursor to a detailed exploration of the circular economy and its potential for the business of luxury.
The Rise of the Circular Economy
Bringing greater clarity to this largely underestimated and partially misunderstood model of production and consumption, you will also discuss practical implementations from the perspective of your own employer.
The Circular Economy. Trend? Fad?
Engage in a critical assessment of the value of the circular economy for luxury, including potential pitfalls in its implementation and how to reconcile the model with traditional luxury values relating to exclusivity, quality of materials and fashion cycles.
Technology as an Accelerator to Sustainability
Understand how technology – and especially digitalization – is supporting sustainable practices in luxury. Explore some of the integrated approaches already in place between tech and sustainability.
The Future of Luxury
Examine the different scenarios that could play out in luxury in the coming years, building towards the development of a strategic plan on how a company can successfully integrate sustainable practices within its value chain while creating ‘green jobs’ where it operates.
Meet your Faculty
All our Executive online courses are led by internationally recognized subject matter experts, able to deliver advanced, relevant, and up-to-the-minute knowledge.
Dr. Jinju Heo
Visiting Faculty – Building the New Sustainable Luxury
Dr. Jinju Heo is a luxury and sustainability professional, with experience across teaching, advising and research. She has served as an innovation advisor to Chanel for several years, while additionally conducting a number of innovation and sustainability projects – including projects on ESG and luxury firms – for other major clients. A seasoned lecturer, Jinju works for some of the top French business schools in areas of luxury innovation, sustainability and circular economy business models. She is a Senior Research Fellow at the Circular Economy Research Center, at Ecole des Ponts Paris Tech, one of France’s most esteemed Grande Ecole, where she equally obtained her Doctorate, specializing in Innovation, Technology and Sustainability. Jinju is also an active researcher, conducting practice-based work, academic peer review journals and grants research for global clients.
Campus: Switzerland
E. jinju.heo@ext.glion.edu
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8 October 2025
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Frequently Asked Questions
How does the program blend sustainability with luxury business practices?
Recognizing sustainability is becoming a non-negotiable for the luxury industry, this program covers the topic from a supply and demand perspective. It examines the integration of corporate social responsibility into the organizational framework and the rise of consumers who base their buying decisions on health and sustainability factors.
What strategies are taught to measure and improve sustainability in luxury businesses?
Students on this course will study the value of ecosystems, the concept of value ‘beyond GDP’, the circular economy, technology and the future of luxury. They will examine case studies of real-life strategies deployed by leading luxury brands to rise to the challenge of becoming more sustainable.
How will this program prepare me for leadership in sustainable luxury?
Completing this course gives students valuable insights into all aspects of luxury sustainability and equips them with a deeper understanding of different sustainable business practices. These will enable them as consumers and future leaders to face this challenge successfully.