Gain insights into the risks and strategic opportunities presented by climate change
The University of Cambridge Business and Climate Change: Towards Net Zero Emissions online short course gives you a holistic business understanding of how best to mitigate the business risks of climate change and oversee a low carbon transition.
Gain the knowledge and skills to combat climate change in your context, and learn to build a business model that is resilient and profitable in the low carbon, resource-efficient economy of the 21st century. By decarbonising your business, you’ll enhance the resilience of your organisation, and unlock new opportunities for growth and innovation both now and into the future.
Gain valuable and relevant skills, and walk away with
- A meaningful understanding of the organisational risks and strategic opportunities presented by climate change
- Practical insights and knowledge from real-world examples of successful low carbon initiatives
- Strategies for leading collaborative efforts and advancing people, profit, and the planet
- Insights needed to rewire your business model for resilience and profitability over the long term
- A low carbon transition action plan to start leading change and meeting your personal and organisational sustainability goals
Learn to lead in a changing world
This University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership online short course is delivered in collaboration with digital education provider GetSmarter.
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Gain verifiable and relevant competencies and earn invaluable recognition from a top-tier university, entirely online and in your own time.
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Enjoy a personalised, people-mediated online learning experience that consistently achieves over 90 per cent course certification rate.
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Experience a flexible but structured approach to online education as you plan your learning around your life to meet weekly milestones.
Learn to lead the low carbon transition as you work through the weekly modules of this online short course
Orientation Module: Welcome to your Online Campus
Module 1: A changing climate for business
Module 2: The vision of a low carbon future
Module 3: The need to repurpose the economic system
Module 4: Collaborating and leading a low carbon transition
Module 5: Decarbonisation success stories
Module 6: Innovation and design for a low carbon 21st century
Module 7: Leading change and coping with disruption
Module 8: Your role in leading the transition
Who should attend?
This course will benefit professionals seeking to upskill themselves in climate change risk, adaptation measures, and low carbon innovation.
Course start dates
- 24 April 2024
- 10 July 2024
Format
Online, tutor-assisted
Length
8 weeks online, 8 – 10 hours per week
