Sustainable Transformation in Marketing module

Level 7 | Masters Degree level |11 SQA
Lead change. Drive impact. Champion sustainability.

Gain the strategic insight and leadership tools to embed sustainability, influence culture, and deliver authentic, purpose-driven transformation.

SOSTAC® Dual award option!

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Digital Marketing Institute
Format
Live online

Live cohort start dates
September 2025
January, April 2026
Duration
6 months
Course Lead
Veronica Swindale
Course fee

£1,500 +VAT
Plus Institutional fees
CIM Fees
ACIM Membership £254
Assessment £290
*Team discounts and payment options available

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Unique offers for this programme: 

We provide a unique range of offers to support your learning experience when completing this qualification:
  • Flexible dual award options to enhance your qualification portfolio such as SOSTAC® Planner
  • Free access to the Skills Lounge for revision sessions and networking.
  • Gain Chartered Marketer
    status
  • Dedicated expert support available throughout your learning journey.

Course description

Step into a future-focused leadership role with a module designed to help you lead meaningful, strategic change through sustainability.

With nesma’s expert support and applied learning approach, you’ll explore risks, opportunities, and frameworks to embed sustainability across your organisation and marketing strategy.

Perfect for senior marketers and professionals ready to influence culture, drive impact, and lead with purpose in a changing world.
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What you'll learn

Here’s what you’ll be able to do after completing this module:
  • Evaluate sustainability risks and opportunities to shape strategies that align marketing with environmental, social, and economic impact.
  • Lead authentic, organisation-wide change by developing frameworks, engaging stakeholders, and overcoming internal barriers to sustainable transformation.
  • Build a personal leadership plan to strengthen resilience, credibility, and influence as a senior marketer driving purposeful, long-term change.

Your course includes

  • 6 months of expert-led live online classroom sessions
  • Dedicated 121 sessions with tutors. 
  • Assignments are tailored to your organisation
  • Live online learning with lifetime access 
  • Qualification Certificate

All of our learners gain access to the nesma learning hub via your own homepage.

From here you can access all of your courses, materials and activities, see your progress and work with other students. 

The platform provides broader benefits including skills passport, activity badges, and access to skills intelligence, offers and news!

Aims

Develop the strategic mindset and leadership skills to embed sustainability into marketing, shape organisational culture, and drive purposeful transformation.

On successful completion, you’ll earn a recognised CIM Award—demonstrating your ability to lead sustainable change that balances commercial success with long-term impact.

Certification assessment 

You'll complete a work-based assignment which focuses on a real business issue, giving you the chance to create strategic recommendations you can apply directly in your organisation.

You’ll submit assignments at one of three annual assessment points—December, March/April, or June—making it easy to fit around your work commitments.

We’ll support you with tailored one-to-one guidance and peer-to-peer feedback to ensure your approach hits the mark. By the end, you’ll feel confident, ready to showcase your expertise, and take your place as a CIM-qualified marketing leader.

CIM Membership  & Assessment Fees

We handle all the admin – you focus on learning
We’ll arrange your CIM membership (£264) , register you for assessments (£290 per module), and help you prepare with practice tests and revision sessions.
Plus, as a CIM member, you gain exclusive access to industry insights, practical toolkits, expert webinars, networking events, and career support resources—all designed to accelerate your marketing career and keep you connected to a global community of marketing professionals.
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Who is it for?

This programme is designed for senior marketers and ambitious professionals ready to shape strategy, lead with impact, and drive organisational success at the highest level.

It’s ideal for marketing directors, senior managers, consultants, and business leaders who want to master advanced marketing strategy, inspire teams, and gain a prestigious CIM diploma to cement their leadership credentials.  If your not sure talk to us  

Your tutor

Veronica Swindale

Veronica is a senior tutor and the Managing Director of nesma, bringing over 20 years of strategic marketing and leadership experience. With a strong background in driving business growth through innovative marketing and digital transformation, she expertly guides senior marketers to develop the skills needed for impactful leadership roles. Veronica combines strategic insight with practical expertise, helping learners navigate complex marketing challenges and excel in their CIM Level 7 Marketing Leadership journey.

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