Climate, Sustainability, and Corporate Governance

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Global challenges such as urbanization, food security, water crises, inequality, natural resource degradation, and climate change increasingly present material risks to corporations. Yet these same trends can create profitable opportunities for companies if innovation is harnessed to create products and business models that provide solutions for growing global markets. As these challenges grow, companies are increasingly integrating sustainability as a business imperative and a key to competitive advantage. In the course, we will examine how businesses assess their risks and opportunities, and how they develop strategies to promote more sustainable practices. We will assess challenges in different firms, industries and geographies, and evaluate how these differences affect corporate strategy and practice. Class sessions will combine case studies, lectures, guest speakers, and interactive activities. This course is for Daytime MBA and Accelerated Daytime MBA students.