Climate & Sustainability Strategy Certification
Board members and leaders are pressured to meet the challenges and opportunities of climate change. The Diligent Institute Climate & Sustainability Strategy Certification prepares you to oversee climate risk and create sustainable growth strategies for your organization.
Prepare for climate risk, strategy and disclosure.
Good governance is hard, and the challenges are growing. Board members and executive leaders must oversee a wide array of risks and opportunities – with climate being added to the extensive list of enterprise-wide risks and opportunities to consider in long-term strategic decision making.
The Diligent Institute Climate & Sustainability Strategy Certification equips board members, executives and modern leaders with the knowledge to effectively oversee climate risks and opportunities and lead with confidence in the boardroom.
Benefits of enrolling
Enroll your board and management team to develop climate and sustainability literacy and competency across the organization.
Regulatory requirements
Get ready for impending regulation from the SEC requiring climate-related disclosures, while CSRD and others already require thorough reporting.
Skills gap
Having a strong climate strategy is important. But there is a lack of confidence in boards’ level of preparedness to handle climate issues. Develop key expertise and competencies for effective oversight.
Stakeholder demands
Address stakeholder demands and get ready for proxy season to disclose your further education.
Accreditation
Designed to NASBA standards, keep your skills up to date and earn an average of 13 hours CLE credits and 10 CPE credits.
Unrivalled expertise
Access an exclusive global curriculum developed with industry experts including Glass Lewis and the ESG & Impact Practice at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Enterprise risk management
Enhance enterprise risk management of climate and sustainability by learning techniques for effective governance and oversight.
Speakers
Learn from subject matter experts who deliver insightful sessions on topics such as climate assurance, investor stewardship and climate regulations
Learn from subject matter experts who deliver insightful sessions on topics such as climate assurance, investor stewardship and climate regulations
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of the program, you will gain skills in:
Risk Oversight
Recognize approaches to identification, oversight and management of climate risk, including metric selection and risk-based due diligence strategies.
Reporting Frameworks
Distinguish key voluntary reporting initiatives, how they relate to each other, and evolving climate disclosure regulations across the globe.
Emissions Reporting
Acknowledge the significance of emissions accounting and assurance in ensuring accurate corporate reporting, alongside best practices, challenges and disclosure standards.
Risk Transformation
Evaluate your organization’s purpose, strategy and core assets to transform transitional climate risks into value creation.
Advocacy
Illustrate to stakeholders the value, importance and benefits of climate-related investments to enhance long-term value creation.
Executive Compensation
Establish Executive incentives and compensation that can help spur positive climate impact.
Courses
The program is available as a self-paced e-learning experience and includes five required courses with video sessions featuring subject matter and industry experts, curated readings and interactive exercises.
Learn from renowned subject matter experts who deliver impactful insights on topics such as framing climate in the context of business operations, assurance in reporting and disclosures and structuring oversight of climate risk.
Graduation
Share your Climate Leadership Certification upon graduation.
A digital badge of honor
Proudly display your certification badge, showcasing your commitment to climate and sustainability excellence on LinkedIn.
Prestigious certification
Upon successful completion, receive a Diligent Institute climate and sustainability certificate to elevate your professional profile.
Proxy statement language
Share your further education achievement in your next proxy statement or disclosure with sample language provided.
Continuing professional education accreditation details
The Diligent Institute Climate and Sustainability Certification is a unique e-learning program that teaches climate literacy for corporate directors to effectively govern significant enterprise wide climate and sustainability risks and have meaningful conversations with management.
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