Get fresh perspectives and insights into the actionable approaches needed to build back smarter after inflation. Be inspired to transform your organisation while delivering profits.
Get fresh perspectives and insights into the actionable approaches needed to build back smarter after inflation. Be inspired to transform your organisation while delivering profits.
Get fresh perspectives and insights into the actionable approaches needed to build back smarter after inflation. Be inspired to transform your organisation while delivering profits.
Climate change and business
Sustainability, risk and the push for net zero
"The world is living through climate change, not watching it draw near," warned the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in 2021. Global warming has profound implications for business. We’ll give you the tools and insights to mitigate risk and harness opportunities so you can develop effective climate-conscious strategies.
About the programme
This six-week online course from Economist Education grounds you in the science and economics of climate change and shows you how to craft a corporate decarbonisation strategy.
Deepen your perspectives as you balance the benefits and shortcomings of ESG investing while measuring, reducing and offsetting emissions and avoiding pitfalls such as “greenwashing”.
The course is divided into weekly modules to enable fast learning. You will benefit from plentiful examples across the world of business, with insights from industry leaders and The Economist's journalists. Seize the opportunity to analyse your own business context, through assignments and discussions with a global cohort of peers. Economist Education’s dedication to rigour and excellence cuts through the noise around climate change to give you practical, actionable insights.
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A well structured, relevant, timely course that utilised quality content, insight and commentary from both The Economist and third party expertise and experience. I'd recommend this course wholeheartedly.
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Programme modules
Examine the environmental and social challenges businesses face and consider the factors that influence their response. Determine how these challenges affect companies—and how firms can respond. Assess the impact of non-environmental challenges on commercial activity.
Investigate the projected environmental and economic effects of climate change. Analyse the science and economics of climate change in the context of various environmental models and consider climate change’s impact on the global economy.
Explore the physical, regulatory, legal and reputational risks that climate change creates. Identify, discuss and examine the risks that climate change poses to companies from regulatory, legal, reputational and physical standpoints.
Ascertain the effectiveness of a company’s decarbonisation strategy. Evaluate the components of a corporate decarbonisation plan, learning to differentiate between scope one, two and three emissions. Investigate the problem of emissions double-counting and question the relevance of net zero and the circular economy.
Understand the efficacy and shortcomings of ESG investing. Assess the role of ESG investors and disclosures in promoting decarbonisation. Identify and examine the differences between ESG investment strategies.
Become confident in recommending tools that firms can use to become climate resilient and reduce their carbon footprint. Decide how your company can minimise its impact on the climate and the climate’s impact on it. Investigate carbon accounting and its value to companies, alongside the efficacy of offsets and ways to shrink a firm’s carbon footprint.
Programme benefits
Gain an in-depth understanding of how to develop effective, climate-conscious business strategies and tools. A suite of interactive content, and insights from our journalists and subject-matter experts, will empower you to move towards climate resilience.
Expect to:
Learn how businesses are responding to social and environmental challenges
Gain a proactive understanding of climate science and economics
Understand various business risks raised by climate change, and how to recognise and avoid “greenwashing”
Get practical tools that can be used to measure, reduce or offset a company’s emissions
Course leaders and contributors
Get exclusive insights from The Economist's team of correspondents and editors, who share their expertise through specially-crafted articles, infographics, animations, videos and podcasts.
Teaching will be enriched by group discussions involving participants from many types of organisations. Larger group discussions will provide access to an even greater range of global viewpoints. Assignments and case studies are designed to stimulate and challenge, drawing out implications for individual organisations and roles.
Leading global figures also contribute to the course, bringing expert perspectives on the big issues.
Vice president of sustainability and mobility strategy
BMW Group
Environment editor
London
Professor of energy
UC Berkeley
Global head of sustainability
Franklin Templeton
Global energy and climate innovation editor
The Economist
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