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.

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Benefits of enrolling

Enroll your board and management team to develop climate and sustainability literacy and competency across the organization.

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Regulatory requirements

Get ready for impending regulation from the SEC requiring climate-related disclosures, while CSRD and others already require thorough reporting.

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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.

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Stakeholder demands

Address stakeholder demands and get ready for proxy season to disclose your further education.

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Accreditation

Designed to NASBA standards, keep your skills up to date and earn up to 23 hours CLE credits and 9 CPE credits.

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Unrivalled expertise

Access an exclusive global curriculum developed with industry experts including Glass Lewis and the ESG & Impact Practice at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

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Enterprise risk management

Enhance enterprise risk management of climate and sustainability by learning techniques for effective governance and oversight.

Speakers

40 renowned subject matter experts deliver impactful course topics connecting climate to the balance sheet, how climate connects to the board’s fiduciary duty & structuring oversight of climate risk.

Beena Ammanath
Beena Ammanath
Global Head of Deloitte AI Institute, Author "Trustworthy AI" & "Zero Latency Leadership"
Meghan S Anzelc
Meghan S Anzelc
Chief Data & Analytics Officer, Three Arc Advisory
Richard Barber
Richard Barber
CEO, Mind Tech Group
Andrea Bonime-Blanc
Andrea Bonime-Blanc
CEO & Founder, GEC Risk Advisory
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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.

Exectutive 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.

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A digital badge of honor

Proudly display your certification badge, showcasing your commitment to cyber risk & strategy excellence on LinkedIn.

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Network with peers

Continue to connect with like-minded professionals from diverse industries, fostering collaboration and shared best practices.

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Prestigious certification

Upon successful completion, receive a Diligent Institute Cyber Risk & Strategy certificate to elevate your professional profile.

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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 Cyber Risk & Strategy Certification is a unique e-learning program that teaches cyber literacy for corporate directors to effectively govern significant enterprise wide cyber risks and have meaningful conversations with management.

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