Astrapto Academy

Is this course for you?

Astrapto means to illuminate and this course sheds light on the social and environmental issues organizations encounter in their supply chains and offers recommendations for ethical procurement. Every organization purchases something so every organization has an opportunity to make a positive impact on people, planet, and profit through responsible sourcing.

This course is perfect for any one in any type or size of organization who wants to learn more about how to improve environmental and social performance in daily operations. No expertise or experience in sustainability is required. It is ideal for general managers, small business owners, corporate procurement staff, sales teams, and anyone who wants better understand sustainability and take practical steps in the right direction.

This is for anyone who sells anything to a publicly traded company! Supply chain transparency is becoming a hot compliance topic. Are you ready? 

Curriculum

Participants learn to engage stakeholders, conduct a sustainable procurement audit, create ethical purchasing policies, and set goals to improve social and environmental outcomes. Learners consider the implications of purchases they can influence and walk through exercises to take real steps forward.

The course contains 20 lessons with bite-sized content (videos 10 minutes or less); handouts with relevant and useful tips, tools, and resources; and exercises that help you take a step-by-step approach, including a Sustainable Purchase Audit Template and video how-to for conducting your own audit. 

Course outcomes

• Recognize the social and environmental impact of procurement through supply chain research.
• Develop a research process for finding purchasing data needed to make informed decisions.
• Conduct a sustainable purchasing audit.
• Establish sustainable purchasing goals, policies, and practices.

Topics include circular economy, plastics and single-use items, toxic chemicals, carbon emissions, humane working conditions, supplier diversity, and buying local.

See the full curriculum below and preview the first 3 lessons for free.

Three Course Options

Self-paced Course

Take as little or as much time as you want. Some go through the whole course in one day. Discussions and assignments are optional (you’ll need a lot more than one day to do those!). You have access to the course for 12 months for a one-time purchase of $99.

Guided Accountability Program

More than half the people who sign up for courses like this never even get through the first lesson. We get it. Life happens. You get busy and everything these days is an urgent fire drill that will always take higher priority.

The other reason for this is people trying to get sustainability going at their jobs often complain of feeling like they’re alone in this.

The solution is to have regular guidance. You’re not alone in this journey! We can help you stay accountable – not only to viewing and learning the content but to put it into action! If you sign up for this 8-session program (typically runs over 2 to 4 months), you’ll get customized, 1-on-1 expert advice for 3 payments of $249.00 each.

Download the one-on-one program details and sample schedule here. 

Once you sign up you will receive an email with an intake form and a link to select a date and time for your first call. You will have access to the course for 2 years.

Cohort Coaching Program 

Everything is more fun in a group! We offer the Guided Accountability Program in a 6-week group format. The key benefits of this program are:

• Research shows you learn and retain more when learning with others.  
• Amp up the accountability.
• Cross-pollinate ideas among those from different industries and types of organizations.
• Lower price (group rate).  

Cohorts are made up of up to 15 participants. Our Fall 2021 Cohort begins October 18th. Download the program here. The Cohort program is 2 payments of $219 and you will have access to the course for 2 years from date of enrollment.