Oxford Leading Sustainable Corporations Programme

Saïd Business School

Corporate Governance

About Programme

Examine your corporations impact on the environment from an executive-level perspective.

There is increasing demand for corporate leaders to include environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) factors in organisational strategy and shift their methods of value creation towards the concept of the triple bottom line: people, profit, and planet.

This programme takes you beyond traditional views of measuring and reporting on performance, to integrating ESG management into your business practice. Focus on sustainable development as you equip yourself with the essential skills to address the need for sustainable business management.

This programme is delivered in partnership with

GetSmarter

, a 2U brand. When you enrol, youll be directed to their platform, which manages registration and course delivery on our behalf, as an official and trusted

Oxford Saïd partner.

Programme Content

Programme outline

Orientation module

The orientation module will prepare you for the rest of the programme and will:

familiarise you with the online campus

provide you with an overview of the programme handbook

introduce you to the programme team

cover some introductory course material including pre-reading materials, basic definitions and a glossary

This will stand you in good stead as you embark on the rest of your programme.

Module 1

Corporate purpose and value creation

Module 2

Responding to climate change

Module 3

Natural capital and resource management

Module 4

Social sustainability

Module 5

Ensuring sustainability: governance, risk, and reporting

Module 6

Levers of change

Programme Audience

Lessons

There will be one or two live sessions, offering the chance to engage with the Programme Director.

Assignments

Assignments are given weekly and there is no formal exam.

Access

You'll receive an email on the programme start date, typically at 10am GMT.

Recordings

All modules are recorded so you can watch at your own pace. Live sessions do not count towards your final grade.

Programme Benefits

Skills needed to implement climate risk management and facilitate ESG integration in your organisation, creating long-term value for shareholders and society

Understand how to formulate effective KPIs to measure your organisations carbon footprint and align them with your corporate environmental sustainability goals

Practical action plan to incorporate sustainability strategies into corporate governance structures

Guidance from leading industry experts and research from University of Oxford faculty

Membership to the official Oxford Saïd

elumni community

Access to the official Oxford executive education elumni group on LinkedIn