Course details
Climate Change and Strategic Management
DDRS 50429A
As organizations' risks tied to climate change are ramping up and societal demand for action is skyrocketing, it has become a major strategic imperative for businesses to build business strategies in line with the principles of a green economy. This course is designed to help students become key actors in their organization's strategic process of adapting to this new reality. The course includes concrete examples of GHG emissions reduction initiatives, meetings with various stakeholders to better understand the issues and challenges, and an action plan based on creating value while staying within planetary limits. At the end of this course, students will be able to conduct a strategic analysis, develop an action plan, and implement strategic initiatives that give way to action.
Themes covered
General principles of planetary boundaries
Climate change and Anthropocene
Sources of GHG emissions
Reducing GHG emissions (biodiversity carbon sinks new technologies)
General principles of carbon neutrality and calculating emissions (scope 1 scope 2 and scope 3)
Regulatory framework legal obligations to disclose and certifications and voluntary programs (ISO standards PAS6040 Science Based Target etc.)
Strategies to reduce emissions
Carbon offset strategies (mandatory vs. voluntary offset markets project selection criteria decision-making processes)
Climate leadership
Awareness-raising and mobilization approaches (organization and stakeholders)
Tools and strategic approaches for organizations' transformation to carbon neutrality (backcasting technique future proofing etc.)
The main obstacles and pitfalls of carbon neutrality in organizations
Important notes
Course in French : DDRS 50429
Préalable(s) : MNGT 56126(A)(Co) ou être admis au programme 3792 - Visiteur - Entente mobilité.
Préalable(s) : MNGT 56126(A)(Co) ou être admis au programme 3792 - Visiteur - Entente mobilité.
Course code
DDRS 50429A
Subject
Développement durable et responsabilité sociale
Program
MBA
Instruction mode
On-site learning
Credits
2