

Climate Competent Boards
Self-Study Program
SELF-STUDY
Climate Competent Boards
6 Sessions
Instant Access to Materials
CERTIFICATE
$1795 USD
online
Understand & prepare FOR the net-zero economy
This program is for Board members and mid-to-senior level business executives to better understand and prepare for the profound and far-reaching impacts of climate change on business, and what type of actions needed to be taken as we transition to a net-zero economy.
Self-study Program Designed by & for Board Members, Executives, Investors and Advisors.
Learn from 100+ global leaders on strategic topics including:

What you'll get from this
self-study program
- Get equipped to effectively participate in discussions around the fast-evolving international ESG landscape.
- Enrich your understanding of the critical components of good ESG performance, and enhance important competencies essential to be an effective, insightful senior executive.
- Learn how to better respond to new enterprise risk, business complexity, technological disruptions, and social and environmental obligations.
- Prepare yourself for future C-suite and board positions and what’s needed to be a future-fit leader.
- Learn to ask the right questions and approach sustainability discussions more effectively.
- Leverage the experience of world leading experts at the forefront of international ESG best practices, and learn how ESG issues play out at a broader strategic level.
- Get up to speed on global trends and developments, and what’s likely to gain greater relevance going forward.
- Have greater visibility into what other leading companies are doing and why.
Are you adequately prepared and responding to changes in the regulatory landscape and the growing expectations and demands of all your stakeholders, from climate activists to climate migrants? How will climate change impact your businesses, supply chains, customers, employees, and the societies you operate in?
This session will give an overview of the growing regulatory and societal demands, as well as science underpinning our current trajectory. It will also examine the pivotal role that the board, executives and finance providers must play to future-proof business models and mitigate risk, in line with planetary and societal boundaries.
This session will focus on the fast-evolving regulatory landscape in the lead up to COP26 and G20 meetings. What climate policies should you anticipate in the future as many regulations and guidelines move from voluntary to mandatory climate disclosures? What impacts will it have on your business?
This session will focus on the implications of increasing investor pressures, financial and technological innovations, and their implications on your business and the planet (cost of capital, insurance premiums, etc.). How should you best prepare, engage, and respond to investors and insurers? What are the latest proxy voting trends and how are these becoming a material issue for investors?
Where do you start as a board member? What are the questions you would ask management on their approach towards climate exposure and net zero commitments? How do you ensure board oversight around TCFD + reporting and scenario analysis? How will the role of the board evolve in the next 1 – 5 – 10 years?
This session will feature detailed examples, common pitfalls to avoid and examine trade-offs that are often overlooked when implementing effective climate transition strategies. What are the most effective and credible mitigation, adaptation and draw-down approaches? How do you ensure all employees and suppliers are climate competent? How can you formulate meaningful net zero goals, targets, and strategies?
This module will feature experiences and lessons learned across a range of different industries and business functions. How to optimize resources and scale your innovation capabilities? How to collaborate / partner with competitors, suppliers and other external organisations?
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INFO
Session Information
- A toolbox of 6 comprehensive modules containing dozens of in-depth fireside chats and interview videos with renowned global subject matter experts and board members on the most current and pressing issues executives face today.
- Sets of questions to evaluate whether your current approaches appropriately consider changing risks and opportunities.
- A curated list of recommended readings, reports, tools, and frameworks.
- Content is available 24/7 so you can complete the program at your own pace over a 6-month period.
- Access to a quarterly live online discussion/Q&A Forum with other self-study participants hosted by Helle Bank Jorgensen, Founder and CEO of Competent Boards
- Completion of the 6 modules over a 3-month period or less
- Successful completion of final assignment
PRICING
Pricing of Climate Competent Boards: Self-Study Program
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Welcome, which course are you interested in:
The Board Member course is designed for people who hold a position on the board of a publicly traded organization.
The Business Professional course is designed for people who hold senior positions within an organization.