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Sustainable Lifestyles
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Publish Date 9/27/2026 Application Deadline 12/31/2026 3 people saved this Opportunity Type Internships Publisher Foras Khadra Available Countries All World Description

Sustainable Lifestyles is an online course offered by the United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC), focusing on sustainable lifestyles within the framework of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The course helps participants understand how everyday choices, consumption patterns and behaviours affect the world around them, while exploring the values and factors that shape lifestyle decisions. Participants also examine practical strategies for creating positive and lasting change in personal lives, systems and communities. The course combines self-paced learning with case studies and interactive exercises and presents examples from different regions and sectors that participants can adapt to their own communities.
Details
  • Organizer: United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC).
  • Field: Climate and Environment; Sustainable Development and the SDGs.
  • Course period: 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026.
  • Duration: Approximately 3 hours.
  • Location: Fully online.
  • Study format: Self-paced learning.
  • Language: English.
  • Fee: Free.
  • Target audience: Everyone, particularly stakeholders interested in influencing decision-making towards more sustainable lifestyles.
  • Course contents: Four main lessons:
  • Why are we living in unsustainable ways?
  • What are sustainable lifestyles?
  • How can we drive lasting change?
  • Sustainable lifestyles in action.
  • Learning methodology: Curated learning materials, case studies, interactive exercises and applied learning elements.
  • Application method: Registration through the UNSSC online learning platform.
  • Language requirement: The course is delivered in English, so participants need to be able to follow the English-language content.
  • Enrollment deadline: 31 December 2026.
  • Contact: sustainable-development@unssc.org
Eligibility Criteria
  • Open to everyone.
  • No minimum or maximum age is specified.
  • No specific nationality is required.
  • No country-of-residence restriction is stated.
  • No specific academic qualification is required.
  • No previous professional experience is required.
  • No previous climate or sustainability experience is specified as a requirement.
  • The course language is English.
  • Participants should be able to complete the online, self-paced learning activities.
  • The target audience includes stakeholders interested in promoting decision-making towards more sustainable lifestyles. 
Opportunity Benefits
  • Completely free participation.
  • Fully online learning with no travel requirement.
  • Flexible self-paced study.
  • Understanding sustainable lifestyles and their relationship with the 2030 Agenda.
  • Better understanding of how individual behaviour and consumption affect the environment.
  • Understanding five key consumption domains and how they can become more sustainable.
  • Learning about policy environments that support sustainable choices.
  • Exposure to successful case studies from different regions and sectors.
  • Practical strategies for creating lasting positive change.
  • Knowledge that can be applied in personal life and communities.
  • Exploration of solutions that can be adapted to different contexts.
  • Certificate: The current 2026 course page does not explicitly list a completion certificate as a benefit. Certificates exist for previous editions, but this does not establish that a certificate is guaranteed for the 2026 edition.