Case study 02 · Strategy & capability building

Executive strategy programme

Designing and delivering an executive learning programme to strengthen sustainability strategy understanding, align senior leadership and support the integration of ESG into strategic decision-making and transformation.

Client

IBEX35 multinational

The starting point

A multinational organisation wanted to strengthen how senior leaders understood sustainability strategy and its implications for business transformation.

The programme needed to create a shared understanding across the Board, C-suite and senior management, while connecting sustainability priorities with broader strategic decision-making and implementation.

A separate programme was also delivered for 40+ senior consultants, focused on strategy alignment and sustainable business impact.

02 · Challenge

What needed to be solved

01Build strategic understandingMove the conversation beyond sustainability as a specialist topic and connect it with business strategy.

02Align senior leadershipCreate a shared language and understanding across Board, C-suite and senior management.

03Connect ESG with transformationTranslate sustainability priorities into implications for strategy, operating decisions and organisational change.

04Build internal capabilityEquip both executives and senior consultants with practical frameworks they could apply in their work.

03 · My role

My contribution

Hands-on ownership across design and delivery, working with subject-matter experts, speakers and the wider project team.

01Led the design and co-development of the executive programme

02Structured the learning journey and session content

03Developed presentation and workshop materials

04Led and supported facilitation of interactive sessions

05Coordinated subject-matter experts and speakers

06Managed programme delivery end to end

07Adapted content for Board, C-suite and senior-management audiences

08Supported the separate training programme for 40+ senior consultants

04 · Approach

Four steps

From learning need to leadership alignment and internal capability.

Diagnose the learning need

Identify the strategic sustainability topics most relevant to senior decision-makers and the capability gaps the programme needed to address.

Build the programme architecture

Translate complex sustainability and ESG topics into a structured executive-learning journey linked to strategy and transformation.

Deliver interactive learning

Combine executive content, practical examples, discussion and facilitation to build understanding and leadership alignment.

Reinforce internal capability

Extend the learning through a separate programme for 40+ senior consultants focused on strategy alignment and sustainable business impact.

05 · Outcome

The result

50+

Board, C-suite and senior management participants

40+

Senior consultants trained through a separate programme

The programmes strengthened shared understanding of sustainability strategy across senior audiences and supported the integration of ESG considerations into broader strategic and transformation discussions.

06 · Capabilities demonstrated

Marina speaking and facilitating a professional session in Madrid — Speaking and facilitation, Madrid, 2026

Executive communication

Translating complex sustainability topics into clear, decision-relevant messages for senior leaders.

Programme design

Structuring an executive learning journey around strategic objectives and capability needs.

Facilitation

Creating interactive sessions that supported discussion, alignment and practical application.

Transformation capability

Connecting sustainability priorities with strategy, organisational change and implementation.

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