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Net Zero: From science to strategy
Webcast

Net Zero: From science to strategy

This webcast will help leaders and sustainability officers understand the science and economics of net zero, navigate emerging regulations, and leverage sustainable business models for strategic growth.

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Format

Webcast

NASBA Field of Study

Accounting

Level

Basic

CPE Credits

1

Instructor

Sam Fankhauser, Kaya Axelsson, Mary Johnstone-Louis, Dr. Jeremy Osborn

Availability

3 months

Product Number

WC4667556

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Meeting net zero goals

The number of businesses with net zero commitments has rapidly increased since COP26, the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, and now covers 92% of the global economy.

Aligning operations with emerging net zero policy and regulation is vital. It is an exciting and essential opportunity to attract top talent, mitigate supply chain risks, and future-proof strategies. But what does "good net zero" mean for businesses?

Recent Oxford Net Zero research has mapped criteria of net zero governance across 37 different voluntary guidance documents, orchestration campaigns and disclosure frameworks.

This webcast will cover:

  • The basic science and economics of net zero
  • The existing landscape of voluntary net zero pledges, standards and emerging regulation

It will include a discussion among leading experts studying climate and business, touching on the important reframing of net zero as a strategic business opportunity.

The event is hosted by Mary Johnstone-Louis, Senior Fellow in Management Practice at the University of Oxford Saïd Business School and co-director of the online Oxford Leading Sustainable Corporations and on-campus Oxford Sustainable Business programs.

The webcast is the third in a series co-hosted by the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School and AICPA & CIMA, as part of a partnership that includes a joint quarterly online course on ESG and Sustainable Financial Strategy.

Key Topics

  • The science of achieving net zero
  • Existing and planned regulation for corporate compliance with net zero goals
  • Sustainable business models and how they can unlock strategic advantage and growth

Learning Outcomes

  • Identify the fundamental science behind achieving net zero.
  • Recognize existing and planned regulations for corporate compliance with net zero goals.
  • Distinguish between various sustainable business models and their potential to unlock strategic advantage and growth.
  • Recall key voluntary guidance documents, orchestration campaigns, and disclosure frameworks related to net zero governance.

Who Will Benefit

  • Senior leaders in financial strategy
  • Senior leaders in finance and operations roles
  • Chief sustainability officers
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NASBA Field of Study
Accounting
Level
Basic
Prerequisites
None
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This is a digital product. With full paid access the content will be available to you for 3 months after purchase date.
Duration
1 hr
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Speakers
Sam Fankhauser
Sam is Professor of Climate Change Economics and Policy at the Smith School and the School of Geography and the Environment. Before moving to Oxford, Sam was Director of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics, where he remains a Visiting Professor. Sam works at the intersection of research and public policy. He is interested in the policy interventions and governance arrangements that are needed for a smooth transition to net zero greenhouse gas emissions. He has also worked on climate change adaptation and sustainable growth in developing countries. He was an inaugural member of the UK Climate Change Committee and its Adaptation Sub-Committee, and he served as a non-executive Director of CDC Group, the UK's development finance institution. Earlier in his career, Sam worked at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), where he was Deputy Chief Economist, the World Bank and the Global Environment Facility. He has studied economics at the University of Berne (Switzerland), the London School of Economics and University College London.
Kaya Axelsson
Kaya Axelsson is a research fellow and Head of Policy and Partnerships at Oxford Net Zero where she leads a team to translate research into resources, policy, and standards for defining and achieving net zero. After years working as a community organiser, Kaya moved to Oxford to work on connecting climate action communities internationally. She has earned distinction for her research on politically unlikely renewable energy coalitions. Her current research and engagement focus is on the emerging net zero governance and regulatory landscape. Kaya has served as a strategic advisor to the UN-backed Race to Zero campaign and as a technical author on the International Standard Organisation’s Net Zero Guidelines. With 15 years of experience in social and environmental sustainability, she convenes and works regularly with organisations and policy leaders on their net zero strategies.
Mary Johnstone-Louis
Mary is Senior Fellow in Management Practice at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford where she designs research-based education for senior leaders across the globe. At Oxford, she is also a Skoll Centre Fellow, Senior Associate of Oxford Net Zero, and Co-Director of the online Oxford Leading Sustainable Corporations and on-campus Oxford Sustainable Business programmes. Her research explores how business is affecting our world, and how leaders build strategy around the public good. She has a longstanding interest in women in business and she serves as an advisor to several impact-focused businesses in the UK and Europe. She has worked on five continents including fieldwork in Bangladesh, South Africa and Latin America. Mary has also served as a World Economic Forum Global Futures Council Fellow, a jury member of the IMD-Pictet Sustainability in Family Business Award, and as Founding Programme Director of The Ownership Project. She is a board member of Blueprint for Better Business and Chair of B Lab UK. Mary is a regular speaker, moderator, and panellist. Her written contributions have been featured in the Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Harvard Business Review, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Business Ethics Quarterly, and in the United Nations Global Compact’s Principles for Responsible Management Education series as well as via Oxford Answers and the British Academy. Mary holds an MPhil from the University of Oxford, a BA from the University of Pennsylvania, and studied at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. She received her doctorate from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford as an Economic and Social Research Council scholar.
Dr. Jeremy Osborn
FCMA, CGMA, CPA (Aust.)
Jeremy is an accounting iconoclast with deep experience of how sustainability catalyses systems change. Jeremy is AICPA & CIMA’s Global Head of Sustainability, supporting the accountancy profession through AICPA and CIMA members, candidates and registrants in 188 countries and territories to embed sustainability into their organizations and then measure and communicate the value this is creating for their investors and other stakeholders.
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