Navigating Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Leaders
17mIntermediate2021-01-21
Authors

Lucas Joppa
Environmental expert on sustainability in the tech industry
Course details
Regardless of industry, the global business sector is being transformed around a common issue: environmental sustainability. Business leaders around the world are grappling with meaningful efforts to address climate issues relevant to their organizations. In this course, the chief environmental officer at Microsoft, Dr. Lucas Joppa, discusses some of the most pressing questions surrounding this critical topic. Dr. Joppa frames this course not around a set of rigid rules companies should follow, but through methods for individual companies to evaluate what strategies fit best and how to leverage existing strengths to make the biggest impact. By following just a few of the key principles and concepts Dr. Joppa lays out, companies can ensure that they are not only prepared for the business transformations that lie ahead, but are key architects of it, leading the way on a vital issue.
Skills covered
Sustainable DesignSustainable Business StrategyBusiness StrategyAECBusiness Analysis and StrategyLeadership and ManagementOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - What's at stake with climate and leadership
1. A Guide for Leaders
- 02 - Business climate risk and opportunity
- 03 - Focus on your organization s special assets and powers
- 04 - Align climate action with your business model
- 05 - Communicate around sustainability and climate issues internally
- 06 - Engage effectively with key stakeholders
- 07 - Balance climate with other business priorities
Conclusion
- 08 - Next steps for real climate change
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