Corporate Boards play a key role in accelerating and promoting climate action and business transformation. Leadership from the top matters, both individually and collectively, and sets the tone and level of ambition for the whole organisation. Climate risk is existential not just peripheral, and the context and urgency for change is becoming ever more intense through multiple internal and external stakeholder pressures. In this lively, entertaining and informative session we will explore the unprecedented nature of climate risk, and what it means for Board Directors as active ‘stewards’ of their businesses. We will look at the rapidly shifting dynamics of ESG from institutional investors, learn how the most radical businesses are responding and draw key practical lessons that can be applied within your organization.
Learning Outcomes
- Explore the unique emerging risk of climate change from the perspective of organisational governance
- Distil these big picture issues and themes into key learning points and outline action plans on what to do next
- Apply immediate practical next steps and new ways to integrate these insights and learnings into the hearts and minds of the boardroom
Who is this Programme For?
From Mid to Senior Directors
Virtual Classroom Format | |
![]() | 4 hours (30 minutes Virtual Networking Break) |
![]() | Interactive Facilitated Learning |
Programme Outline
Thursday | 20 January 2022 (Facilitator: Ed Gillespie) | |
1.55pm | Programme Housekeeping |
2.00pm | Introductions & Ice Breaking |
2.15pm | Module One: “Climate – not just another risk on the register” expert presentation |
3.15pm | Module Two: Individual & Group Reflection on Climate Governance Evolution Individual reflection, Small group reflection, Group feedback & Plenary discussion on two key questions: 1. What is really going on here? 2. What does this really mean for Board Governance? |
4.00pm | Virtual Break |
4.15pm | Module Three: Radical Climate Governance in Practice |
4.45pm | Module Four: Practical insights & lesson learnt Small group discussions on new ideas and actions, plenary feedback |
5.30pm | Summary and Key take-aways |
6.00pm | End of Programme |
Speaker

Ed Gillespie
, ICDM
Faculty Member