Adapt for a net-zero future by creating a detailed climate change risk assessment for your business
6 weeks,
excluding orientation
6–8 hours per week,
self-paced learning online
Weekly modules,
flexible learning
1
The ability to analyze the carbon footprint of your business using the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Tool and an understanding of climate science.
2
An in-depth understanding of carbon disclosure and carbon management to integrate climate change into your business management systems.
3
The skills and insights needed to navigate carbon pricing, carbon tax, carbon trading schemes, and the carbon credits market.
4
Full use of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures model to improve climate-related risk reporting in your business.
Upon successful completion of your program, you’ll gain access to the exclusive Yale School of Management Executive Education Community group on LinkedIn.
Over the duration of this online program, you’ll work through the following modules:
Module 1 Climate change and low-carbon transitions
Understand why climate change preparedness is important for business.
Module 2 Climate-related financial risk
Understand the impact of climate-related financial risks and how they relate to the business context.
Module 3 Climate regulation
Learn about various climate regulations and assess their relevance to your business.
Module 4 Carbon footprint and handprint disclosures
Learn how to calculate your carbon footprint and handprint.
Module 5 Implementing corporate climate risk management
Investigate mechanisms to create an effective climate risk management strategy.
Module 6 Carbon credits and voluntary markets
Understand the carbon credits market to choose the most appropriate carbon credit for your business.
Please note that module titles and their contents are subject to change during course development.
Todd Cort
Senior Lecturer in Sustainability; Faculty Director of Sustainability Program, MBA for Executives; Faculty Co-Director, Yale Center for Business and the Environment; Faculty Co-Director, Yale Initiative on Sustainable Finance
With over 20 years of experience working at the intersection of sustainability and investor value, Cort has provided investors, businesses, and society with the mechanisms, metrics, and indicators to create the greatest value. He has helped multiple companies to implement sustainability programs and integrate programs to meet regulatory requirements. He also promotes sustainability awareness through his engagement with communities, regulators, policy makers, and internal stakeholders. Cort serves on a variety of advisory boards including the JUST Capital Scientific Advisory Board, the PRIME Coalition Academic Advisory Committee and Merck Sustainability Advisory Committee, and is also currently Board Chair for Save the Sound, a regional environmental non-profit serving communities around Long Island Sound.
“Climate is the ‘tip of the spear’ in terms of how companies will need to position themselves to be more responsible and sustainable. Teaching this course gives me a chance to help move the needle of corporate sustainability — towards more successful businesses and towards more meaningful solutions for society and the environment.”
– Todd Cort, Program Convener
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