The Business Strategies for Climate Change: Towards Net Zero Course, offered by Oxford Training Centre, delivers a comprehensive framework for corporate leaders, sustainability professionals, and strategic decision-makers seeking to drive organisational transition in response to climate-related risks and opportunities. This advanced course addresses the full spectrum of strategic, operational, and governance considerations associated with the shift toward climate neutrality.
As environmental, social, and governance (ESG) imperatives reshape global markets, organisations must integrate robust, data-driven frameworks into their planning processes to ensure resilience and competitiveness. This programme supports business transformation through practical insights and applied models in carbon reduction, climate governance, risk analysis, and value chain decarbonisation. The curriculum draws upon key themes covered in Environmental and Agriculture Training Courses, ensuring alignment with emerging policy standards, reporting obligations, and stakeholder expectations.
The course focuses on enabling a strategic shift in corporate outlooks—from compliance to innovation, from reporting to performance—by equipping participants with essential tools for business transition to net zero emissions. Participants will explore how to embed climate objectives into core business functions, evaluate financial implications of climate risks, and design resilient business models aligned with climate leadership and sustainability training objectives. With rising investor scrutiny and regulatory pressure, the course provides a structured path towards future-ready, low-carbon business practices.
Objectives
- To provide participants with practical frameworks and decision-making models in business strategies for climate change, integrating both mitigation and adaptation measures.
- To build strategic capabilities in corporate net zero training, supporting executives and sustainability teams in developing roadmaps for emissions reduction and climate accountability.
- To enhance organisational understanding of climate change risk and business strategy, enabling firms to evaluate exposure and integrate risk into enterprise-level planning.
- To deliver applied knowledge in sustainability and net zero strategy, with emphasis on data systems, carbon metrics, and climate-related financial disclosures.
- To equip learners with implementation tools in climate governance and corporate risk, supporting the development of internal governance, reporting, and compliance protocols.
- To provide exposure to global trends, sector benchmarks, and regulatory developments guiding green business transformation.
Target Audience
- Senior executives, sustainability directors, and corporate strategists responsible for ESG, compliance, and environmental performance initiatives.
- Risk managers, internal auditors, and governance professionals seeking to integrate climate considerations into enterprise-wide risk frameworks.
- Environmental consultants, policy advisors, and development professionals delivering technical support in climate change management for businesses.
- Investment officers, financial analysts, and procurement specialists evaluating supply chain impacts, climate liabilities, and transition risks.
- Professionals involved in agriculture, infrastructure, energy, and manufacturing sectors who need to respond to climate-linked stakeholder, customer, and regulatory expectations under Environmental and Agriculture Training Courses initiatives.
How Will Attendees Benefit?
- Gain structured insight into how businesses can align operational strategy with the global climate agenda through strategic planning for climate neutrality and resilience.
- Learn how to identify, quantify, and mitigate exposure to climate-related risks across operations, supply chains, and financial systems through climate risk strategy for businesses.
- Understand how to create and implement net zero business transformation course roadmaps that are realistic, science-based, and aligned with investor and stakeholder demands.
- Build capacity to integrate carbon management and business models, enabling full visibility across Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions and facilitating transparent reporting.
- Strengthen internal governance systems by linking climate governance and corporate risk with enterprise performance, investor relations, and regulatory compliance.
- Receive applied training in scenario analysis, risk mapping, and decarbonisation planning, allowing for agile business responses to climate volatility.
Course Content
Module 1: Climate Change and Business Imperatives
- Scientific, policy, and regulatory foundations of climate impact on enterprise
- Overview of emerging trends in corporate response to climate change
- Strategic business imperatives linked to the climate crisis
Module 2: Designing Net Zero Strategy and Transition Pathways
- Principles of business transition to net zero emissions
- Milestone setting, benchmarking, and pathway modelling for emissions reduction
- Tools and metrics in net zero strategy course implementation
Module 3: Climate Risk and Opportunity Analysis
- Identifying physical, transitional, and reputational risks
- Tools for climate risk strategy for businesses using financial and operational data
- Strategic responses to climate risks at organisational and supply chain levels
Module 4: Governance and Climate Accountability Structures
- Board-level responsibilities and reporting obligations in climate strategy
- Internal systems to support climate governance and corporate risk oversight
- Alignment with global reporting standards (e.g., TCFD, ISSB, CSRD)
Module 5: ESG Integration and Climate Disclosures
- Relationship between ESG and net zero business strategy and enterprise value
- Data systems for carbon disclosure, scenario testing, and risk scoring
- Investor expectations and disclosure strategies for capital access
Module 6: Carbon Management and Emissions Control
- Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions analysis and data tracking
- Offset mechanisms and market-based solutions in carbon management and business models
- Technology solutions in energy efficiency, renewables, and low-carbon operations
Module 7: Decarbonisation Strategies and Sector-Specific Approaches
- Sectoral pathways and decarbonisation strategy for businesses across industries
- Use of climate tools and models for agriculture, energy, transport, and infrastructure
- Integrated planning in Environmental and Agriculture Training Courses sectors
Module 8: Climate Adaptation and Business Resilience
- Strategic models in business climate adaptation strategies
- Tools for training in climate resilience for companies at asset and corporate levels
- Planning for extreme weather, supply chain disruption, and market volatility
Module 9: Innovation and Green Business Transformation
- Pathways to green business transformation through digitalisation and circular models
- Product and service innovation aligned with climate objectives
- Building value propositions under sustainability constraints
Module 10: Strategic Leadership and Cultural Transition
- Empowering leadership through climate leadership and sustainability training
- Organisational change management and stakeholder engagement
- Embedding a climate-conscious culture across the business