The first integrated CMO x CSO mini-MBA for today’s brand & sustainability challenges
In partnership with
The C-Suite Impact Leaders Accelerator & Community
The role of the Marketing and Sustainability has never been more complex.
Brands face unprecedented pressure: climate, social issues, regulatory demands, and consumer skepticism. Meanwhile, the skillset required to navigate this landscape expands daily.
The problem? CMOs and CSOs often operate in silos. Marketing doesn’t fully understand sustainability. Sustainability doesn’t fully understand marketing. Yet the future of brands depends on their collaboration.
The solution? The C-Suite Impact Leaders Accelerator (CIL).
This 6-month, 10-session, 25+ hour journey brings Marketing and Sustainability together for the first time in a structured learning and community.
Designed around the UN Global Compact’s CMO Blueprint, and in partnership with the IAA - the International Advertising Association - the CIL blends learning, hands-on casework, and peer exchange to help you:
Define authentic purpose and measure impact
Unlock demand while shaping new markets
Tell stories that cut through complexity
Build trust in skeptical audiences
Drive innovation that embeds sustainability at the core
Influence at boardroom level
It’s a leadership accelerator + community:
Learn directly from global CMOs, CSOs, and key opinion-leaders
Work on real-world briefs and receive hands-on feedback
Expand your global network through live sessions and community channels
Gain a Certificate of Completion and ongoing learning resources
This is more than a programme.
How to be considered?
We’re looking for a diverse mix of senior leaders with varied mindsets, regional perspectives, business backgrounds, and levels of experience - including CMOs, CSOs, VPs, Directors, Heads of Department, and Senior Managers from both brand and agency sides.
You’ll leave with sharper skills, deeper insights, stronger networks - and the confidence to lead your brand, and yourself, towards a more impactful future.
Applications are open now. Places are limited to ensure high-quality peer exchange.
Download the PDF
To unlock the C-Suite Impact Leaders Accelerator & Community details download the pdf below:
The programme start: April* 2026
*For the first edition, we will confirm the start date once the right cohort of participants has been selected.
Learn from leading CMOs and CSOs.
Virginie Helias
Chief Sustainability Officer
Procter & Gamble
John Schoolcraft
Chief Creativity Officer
ex-Oatly
Dirk Voeste
Chief Sustainability Officer
Volkswagen Group
Sadira E. Furlow
Chief Brand and Communications
Tony’s Chocolonely
Alessandro Manfredi
Chief Marketing Officer
ex-Dove
Even more speakers to be announced soon
Meet the programme and cohort leader.
Thomas Kolster
A pioneering global voice on marketing, business, and sustainability. A motivational speaker, author, and impact entrepreneur, he’s been called “climate change agent” by Forbes.
Are you the next Impact Leader?
Open to executive-level and next-generation leaders shaping the brands of tomorrow.
Including senior strategists, marketing and growth leaders, creative directors, innovation leads, and sustainability or purpose leaders.