The course will be benefited in the following ways:

• Develop a distinctly interdisciplinary approach to how businesses account for and respond to, climate change.
• Analyse the causes and consequences of climate change and environmental degradation, from a business perspective.
• Study organizations, their management, and the changing external environment (including climate change) in which they operate.
• Learn about the business hazards associated with climate change, as well as the strategic possibilities that may come because of making decisions.
• Examine how to improve organisational durability and overall company performance through design and innovative methods.
• Learn how to redesign your company model in a way that is both sustainable and profitable, and how to push transformation forward towards a net-zero emission future.

• Professionals who are interested in learning more about climate change risks, adaptation strategies, and possibilities for development.
• Those already working in or wanting to work in "green-collar" positions such as Sustainability officers, climate consultants, Conservationists, environmental analysts or Managers who want to study the newest low-carbon emission practices and get important insights into effective emissions reduction techniques.
• Professionals in operations or finance who want to learn more about how their business model may change to support low-carbon emission and find potential for innovation, growth and resilience investment.
• Senior leadership and C-suite leaders in the private and public sectors who want to learn how to drive change and make a net-zero emission future a corporate strategy.

Module 1

A changing climate for business

• Describe why a net-zero carbon emissions future is inevitable
• Demonstrate a basic understanding of climate change and its impact on society, the global economy, and the environment
• Outline the effects of climate change that impact your business or one you are familiar with
• Identify the different sources of greenhouse gas emissions and where they occur in an individual business

Module 2

The vision of a net-zero carbon future

• Articulate the goals that need to be achieved to deliver a net-zero future in different sectors
• Illustrate how a net-zero future can boost prosperity and present new opportunities
• Discuss what a net-zero future might look like for you

Module 3

The need to repurpose the economic system

• Illustrate how tipping points and network effects can influence systemic action and accelerate change
• Discuss climate-related risks to companies and the economic system
• Illustrate the need to broaden the definition of value beyond GDP
• Illustrate the importance of climate-related financial risk disclosures by companies to their investors, lenders, insurers, and other stakeholders
• Distinguish the broad assets that are likely to prove profitable and resilient in a net-zero economy from those that are likely to be devalued or stranded
• Analyse the importance of monitoring and measuring progress towards an improved net-zero economy

Module 4

Collaborating and leading a low carbon transition

• Describe the role of business in shaping our expectations of the future and applying levers for change
• Reflect on how long-established practices and beliefs create barriers to the transition
• Evaluate the role of national and international institutions in shaping the necessary enabling environment
• Analyse how collaboration on climate action can create commercial opportunities and build a resilient economy and society
• Assess how individual and collaborative leadership can influence policy, business practices, and collective behavior

Module 5

Decarbonisation success stories

• Compare the factors that have led to initiatives successfully decarbonising
• Describe what success looks like for initiatives pursuing a low carbon goal in the transition to a net-zero economy
• Conclude the potential to scale decarbonisation strategies and apply them across different sectors
• Analyse the likely effectiveness of emerging decarbonisation strategies across major sectors

Module 6

Innovation and design for a net-zero 21st century

• Illustrate the concept of degrowth and its implications for society, the global economy, and the environment
• Relate the conditions and incentives for driving business innovation to the net-zero transition
• Evaluate the role individual businesses can play in influencing design and innovation within their sectors
• Distinguish between relative and absolute decoupling of economic growth and environmental impact

Module 7

Leading change and coping with disruption

• Analyse the leadership values, thinking, and practice required to deliver the change needed in business
• Illustrate the organisational transformation required to become a net-zero company

Module 8

Distinguish between the winners and losers of the global climate change responses

• Draft a plan for addressing the needs of those who will lose out from a low carbon transition
• Reflect on how those that will lose out from a low carbon transition can be enabled to benefit and thrive

Module 9

Your role in leading the transition

• Articulate the current and future barriers or challenges that you expect to encounter in attempting to drive change
• Describe your role in driving a transition towards a net-zero business in your current and future spheres of influence
• Illustrate the importance of leveraging support and maintaining momentum in the face of potential setbacks

Module 10

Investigate support mechanisms beyond your current network to be more effective at facilitating change

• Identify internal support that can help accelerate your change process
• Reflect on how your views of a net-zero transition have changed
• Write a personal action plan to lead the transition towards a net-zero future for your organization or spheres of influence

CDGA attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing the course duration