Oxford Saïd: Oxford Climate Emergency Programme

As a business leader, you play a critical role in addressing the climate crisis. Learn how to act urgently and collaboratively to drive change.

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Oxford Saïd: Oxford Climate Emergency Programme

It’s no longer sufficient for businesses to address the effects of climate change; they now need to play a critical role in confronting (and mitigating) the causes.

The Oxford Climate Emergency Programme will empower you to take the required action. Over six weeks, you’ll discover how to navigate risks and capture opportunities through catalyzing change and reconceptualizing the way you do business. Saïd Business School and the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment — two leading institutions at the University of Oxford — have gathered extensive research and critical insights to create this six-week course in which you’ll explore the climate emergency from a systemic, organizational, and individual perspective.

As you explore the need for radical transformation, you’ll engage with economic system change, business model innovation, future-focused policymaking, and more. You’ll be encouraged to reflect on opportunities for collaboration and the importance of prioritizing personal resilience and leadership when facing the climate emergency. This practical course uses interactive peer engagements, case studies, and accessible tools. It also includes a 100-day plan for driving urgent and meaningful change, helping you build a sustainable future that’s also key to business growth.

This course is designed for senior managers, leaders, and consultants who want to understand the impact of climate change on business — and vice versa. They’ll gain the tools and frameworks to innovate the way they do business while still balancing environmental sustainability with profitability. Those within the sustainability, social, and environmental sectors will be able to improve how they collaborate and create action in addressing the climate emergency. Public sector professionals, policymakers, and regulators will discover what it takes to build a circular and regenerative economy. Additionally, they’ll gain a new systemic perspective to combat the crisis.

Course curriculum

Explore how business can address the climate emergency as you work through the weekly modules of this online programme.

Orientation module: Welcome to your Online Campus

Module 1: Tackle the problem: The climate emergency

Module 2: Experience the future: Climate risks and opportunities

Module 3: Reimagine the future: Frameworks for a new economic system

Module 4: Address the emergency: Business model innovation

Module 5: Drive collective action: Collaboration

Module 6: Shape the future: Plan for climate action

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+34.7˚F (+1.5˚C)

Global warming beyond this temperature, compared to pre-industrial levels, will accelerate long-lasting changes that humans won’t be able to mitigate in time.

Deloitte (2020).

Leading risks

For the first time in the Global Risk Report’s history, climate-related issues dominate the top long-term risks by likelihood.

World Economic Forum (2020).

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