Transformation into Sustainability
Master Class
"Transform your Organization’s Social and Environmental Impact using Principles from Nature"
2021
DECEMBER
6th-7th
Virtual Program
Designed for business leaders looking to transform their organizations into agents of sustainable change.
This Master Class is structured around the ethical values and principles of Permaculture to introduce a shift in organizational culture.
Maximize the impact on local communities and the surrounding ecology!
Join us in this Master Class to move your organization beyond just CSR and into a holistic framework of measurable and sustainable impact.
About the program
Do you want to lead your organization into becoming a truly ‘good citizen’?
Do you want to instill a strong ethic of care for both People and Planet within your team and workforce?
Sustainability can be described as addressing the social and environmental needs of the present without compromising the future.
This specialized program is designed for business leaders looking to transform their organizations into agents of sustainable change.
This Master Class is structured around the ethical values and principles of Permaculture, an ecological design science for creating self-sustaining systems in harmony with Nature.
Inspired by these principles, participants will then be equipped with a set of design tools to introduce a shift in their own organizational culture towards maximizing their impact on local communities and the surrounding ecology. Participants will create a roadmap to chart their organization’s positive transformation.
Join us in this Master Class to move your organization beyond just CSR and into a holistic framework of measurable and sustainable impact.
Learning Outcomes
Participants will gain the following upon successful completion of the program:
- An understanding of permaculture as a science, its applicability in human and natural systems, and how it relates to their business practice
- Full self-assessment of organization’s current social and environmental impact
- A comprehensive list of practical execution strategies for delivering social impact across different dimensions of the organization
- Sustainability Strategy Matrix to transition the organization or team to being a ‘good citizen’
- Brainstorming and creation of impact action plan with peer and trainer feedback
Who should attend?
SME business leaders seeking to build on their commercial success and catalyze true sustainable change in their organizations’ business operations
• Mid- to senior-level managers and team leaders aiming to introduce or maximize social impact within their organizational culture
• CSR and ESG consultants aiming to expand their social impact results for their clients
Program Outline
Program Details
Virtual Program with two half-day main sessions and one post-program follow up (9am to 12pm)
Day 1
- Virtual Tour of Urban Hijau sustainable farm space
- What is Sustainability? Exploring Social Impact and the SDG Framework
- Introduction to Permaculture: Ethical Science and Design Principles
Day 2
- How to Maximize Social and Environmental Impact using Permaculture
- Case Studies: Using Nature to Inspire Organizational Change
- Sustainability Strategy Matrix and Impact Action Plan
Post-workshop Reconnect
- Presentation of Action Plans for Organizational Transformation
- Trainer Feedback and Next Steps
Course Fee
- Individual RM 2,000
- Pair (members of same organization) RM1,500 each
About Urban Hijau
Urban Hijau is more than just a park or garden. We are a living and breathing example of organic sustainable urban agriculture, right in the middle of the city. As a planned sustainable social enterprise, we use permaculture as a means to unite people, generate profit and preserve the planet simultaneously.
“Grow What Grows”, “Start small, get it right and scale up” and “Integrate rather than segregate” are some of the statements we are always seen to use and practice. At Urban Hijau, Activating Sustainability by rebuilding wholesome food systems with local integration is critical to move forward and make a long standing impact.
Since our founding, Urban Hijau has trained hundreds of participants on moving to a more sustainable lifestyle, and hosted dozens of volunteer groups to gain a firsthand experience with urban farming. Our site has received over 100 tonnes of food waste from the local community which it has transformed into compost, a precious resource for the soil.
Trainers
Irfan Mohamed is Certified Professional Trainer (CPT), Permaculture Designer
(PDC) and Urban Farmer. He is currently the Director of Urban Hijau, an urban farm in the centre of Kuala Lumpur focusing on activating sustainable living through urban farming.
Prior to this he was the Waste Management Specialist at Urban Hijau (2016-2020) focusing or developing best composting and upcycling methods specific to the Malaysian urban space. During this period he was heavily involved in managing the composting on site, developing planting guilds alongside running workshops and giving public talks.
Irfan Mohamed has also been involved in other sustainable initiatives such as Mizaan Cooks River Rehabilitation (Sydney, Australia), Wetlands Conservation (Tasik Bera) and Teaching ICT Skill to Orang Asli through the Indigenous Knowledge Network.
Saqib Sheikh is a trainer, coach, writer, refugee advocate and urban farmer. He has over 10 years of experience in media relations and corporate communications and has helped train hundreds of professionals in the Asia-Pacific region to improve their written and verbal communications skills.
Saqib is a pioneer of several groundbreaking initiatives for disruptive social change, particularly related to blockchain and the environment, and is a cofounder of Urban Hijau.
Saqib is a certified coach under the International Coach Federation, and coaches professionals and organizations to transition into their own paths towards making meaningful social impact. He also received his Permaculture Design Certificate in 2014.
Muneeb serves as Chief Sustainability Officer at Urban Hijau. He is a Certified Permaculture Designer, PRI Australia, started his journey in Permaculture in 2011. He gained various experiences related to landscape planning, livestock management and community development, being part of an eco-village development team in north Malaysia.
Joining Murujan as the Programs and Events Director, Trainer and Design Consultant , he has since helped organize various Permaculture Design Certificate Courses around Malaysia and joined in to teach the sessions from time to time.
Formally educated as an Engineer (Mechatronics), he has also done his MBA (Strategic Management) and has worked with various organizations over the years.
Transformation to Sustainability Master Class
6th-7th DECEMBER 2021
Transform your Organization’s Social and Environmental Impact using Principles from Nature
Course Fee
- Individual RM 2,000
- Pair (members of same organization) RM1,500 each