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We provide 11 training events per year as well as monthly networking activities.

Training events are held as hybrid events, in-person at various locations across the region, and simultaneously online. Recordings of our training events are available for members on request.

Networking events are held in partnership with collaborating organisations. If such opportunities carry a cost, we ensure that specials are for our members.

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Next events

Climate Accountability For Boards And Business Leaders

  • 23 May 2024
  • 16:30 - 18:00
This event will address:
  • Directors’ fiduciary duties and Board governance responsibilities over climate change and climate-related risks.

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Past events

5 reasons why boards should care about climate and sustainability

The board directors we spoke to pointed to a variety of reasons, like:

  • Lowering a company’s cost of capital
  • Providing certainty to investors and employees
  • Extending their competitive advantage over other businesses
  • leaving a liveable planet for their relatives and the next generation.

Credible Climate Oversight

This presentation by Stephanie Bertels provides guidance for boards on:

  • Effective climate oversight at the board level.
  • Competencies and board composition.
  • Oversight of strategic integration into the business (decision-making, resourcing,
    accountability).
  • Oversight of disclosure.
  • Integration into board structure and the work of committees.
  • Integration into remuneration and incentives.
    Rhythm of the climate oversight work of the board (regular scanning, risk & strategy,
    performance, disclosure).
 

Navigating the sustainability reporting landscape

This presentationby Joanne Henstock provides guidance for boards on:

  • The Evolving Sustainability Reporting Environment.
  • Policy-making, Frameworks and Standards.
  • Conditions for high-quality sustainability reporting.
 
 
 

Climate Change and Climate Accountability - New Insights

This presentation by Dr Alex Hetherington provides recent updates regarding:

  • Climate change in the southern African region.
  • Evolving fiduciary duties and expectations with respect to climate change.
  • Carbon accounting as the basis for strategy formulation.
  • Climate risk and examples of realised opportunities.
 

Evolving expectations of credible corporate climate action

These presentation by Prof Ralph Hamann provides guidance for boards on:

  • Climate scenario planning.
  • Determining climate risks and opportunities.
  • Credible goal setting (Scope, 1, 2, 3) and public positioning.
  • Expectations around disclosure and credible actions.