Climate Change - The Impact On Business

An examination of the impacts of climate change for business leaders, entrepreneurs or managers.

What you'll learn

Understand what we mean by climate breakdown and why we use the term

Identify the causes of climate breakdown

Appraise the risks to your business arising from climate breakdown

Evaluate the impact of climate breakdown on your business

Requirements

You do not need any prior knowledge of the climate, climate change or science.

Description

Climate change is real and urgent. It has the potential to harm everyone and to have a profound impact on our businesses and the way we run them. But too few people in leadership and management roles fully understand what it means and how it will affect their business, or how they should react. This course has been developed to help with this understanding.The course is presented using a blend of talking head and animation with selected images used where appropriate. The course begins with a look at the causes of climate change and why some people remain sceptical about it. There is a view that we are an ingenious species, and we can develop technology to solve the problems. We consider this view.The main section of the course deals with the range of impacts that climate change will have on business, including:The physical risks to the business, to employees and to other stakeholdersThe impact on employees, customers and suppliersThe role of business finance and regulationThe opportunities that climate change may offer to innovative businesses.Although the main focus of the course is on the impacts of climate change on business, it would not be complete without considering the way that business should respond. We aim to help participants to understand their impact, identify the role of leadership and to avoid harmful activities.The course concludes with a summary and call to action, followed by a quiz to confirm the knowledge acquired. A comprehensive resources document can be downloaded.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction to Climate Change - The Impact on Business

Section 2: What is Climate Change?

Lecture 2 Background and Context

Lecture 3 What Do We Mean By Climate Breakdown?

Lecture 4 The Greenhouse Effect

Lecture 5 The Enhanced Greenhouse Effect

Lecture 6 Tipping Points

Lecture 7 But is Climate Breakdown Real?

Lecture 8 Technology Will Save Us - Or Will It?

Section 3: How Might Climate Change Affect My Business?

Lecture 9 Introduction

Lecture 10 Business Threats From Climate Breakdown

Lecture 11 Physical Risks

Lecture 12 Impact on Employees

Lecture 13 Impact on Customers

Lecture 14 Impact on Your Suppliers

Lecture 15 Business Finance

Lecture 16 Regulatory Environment

Lecture 17 Other Impacts

Lecture 18 Opportunities - How to Capitalise on Climate Change

Section 4: How Should My Business React to Climate Change?

Lecture 19 Understand Your Impact

Lecture 20 Leadership

Lecture 21 Avoiding Harmful Activities

Section 5: Course Summary

Lecture 22 Call to Action

You are likely to be involved in business.,You could be an entrepreneur, business leader or manager (at any level), or have an interest in business and challenges to business.,You may have a role involving sustainability or corporate social responsibility but this is unlikely to be your main job.,You are likely to be aware that climate change poses challenges to business and you want to knokw more.