Program Brief

This training program focuses on the opportunities that business sustainability and Net Zero (reducing carbon emissions to zero) business practices bring to our current and future businesses. We will explore the business case for the commitment to ESG and Net Zero and apply key tools and frameworks that will allow leaders to understand where they currently are in their sustainability journey and where they need to go. A powerful business transformational framework, the Circular Economy, will be featured in this training program as a way of capturing value that is currently lost and creating new opportunities for sustainable business growth in a capitalist economy. Other frameworks and tools will be explored that allow leaders to capture and communicate their progress to stakeholders, creating accountability for the business.

Program Goals

At the end of the training program, the participant should be able to:

  • Make the business case for business sustainability.
  • Evaluate within their organizations Business Sustainability Assessment through a clear framework.
  • Apply ESG criteria to track the evolution of business sustainability.
  • Understand the concept of Net Zero and the importance of achieving Net Zero in his operations from multiple risk perspectives: business, competitive and investor.
  • Be familiar with the Circular Economy concept and be able to make applications to his own businesses.
  • Better understand the roles of boards and senior leadership in creating and implementing a sustainability strategy.
  • Better understand the different reporting and accountability frameworks.
Program Agenda
Module 1: ESG
  • 1 The Business Case for Sustainability and Net Zero

    • 2 The Business Sustainability Journey- Where are you today?

      • 3 ESG Frameworks and Criteria to support your evolution

        • 4 Creating a Sustainability Strategy- A Board Level Priority

          Continue to Module 1: ESG
          • 1 The Net Zero Imperative

            • 2 Circular Economy Framework and Applications

              • 3 The Supply Chain Challenge

                • 4 Accountability- Tools and Techniques for Reporting Progress

                  Program Requirements

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                  Program Path

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                  Program Method
                  • Lecture
                  • Case Studies
                  • Brainstroming
                  • Dialogue Teams
                  • Exercises and assignments
                  Evaluation Method
                  • Other
                  Training Type
                  • In Class Training

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