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    Driving Sustainability from the Boardroom

    Chart your company’s ESG path to long-term success.

    On campus program

    Driving Sustainability from the Boardroom

    Chart your company’s ESG path to long-term success.

    Location Lausanne

    Length 2 days

    Fee CHF 7,500

    Next program starts 14 November 2023

    Are you ready to act now on ESG?

    Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors have become a global imperative, placing companies under increasing scrutiny. This heightened stakeholder focus means boards are confronted with new expectations. Yet few directors are equipped to govern ESG issues.

    IMD’s Driving Sustainability from the Boardroom is a highly experiential program that immerses you in the complex and multifaceted realities of ESG. Part of IMD’s collaboration with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), it will enable you to fulfill your role of influencing and steering the integration of sustainability into your company’s strategy.

    ESG Literacy

    Be ready to lead conversations and ask the right questions in and out of the boardroom by acquiring full ESG literacy.
    ESG Upsides

    Identify and leverage ESG opportunities for your company’s long-term success and reputation.

    ESG Stewardship

    Understand how ESG expands your fiduciary and accountability duties in your role as steward of your company’s long-term success.
    ESG Crisis Management

    Gain experience of handling difficult ESG conversations and responding to ESG crises through immersive in-class simulations.
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    You and your class

    You are a current or aspiring board member, chairperson or board secretary. You understand that sustainability and ESG are boardroom imperatives and want to efficiently elevate your stewardship role for your company’s future.

    Your class is carefully selected to ensure a truly diverse group of global peers. Your class will become a trusted resource, encourage your learning journey and surprise you in many unanticipated beneficial ways both during and beyond your classroom experience.

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    Driving Sustainability from the Boardroom: inside the program
    “I loved the interactive way of doing things.” – Hear more about past participant experience.
    “There is a disconnect between risk management practice and sustainability ambition.” – Rodney Irwin, guest speaker from the WBCSD.

    It is becoming increasingly clear that good governance drives environmental and social responsibility, not the other way round. To be future-fit, boards must understand how their companies can deliver on their ESG commitments through a robust strategy.

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    Knut Haanaes Program Co-Director

    ESG affects the bottom line of an organization. It is ambitious in scale and scope, yet ambiguously defined. Boards today should understand its complex realities and the options and solutions that can be leveraged for long-term success.

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    Salvatore Cantale Program Co-Director
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    Length: 10-day countdown + 2 days on campus

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    Dates
    6 Oct – 7 Oct 2023
    Location
    Lausanne
    Length
    2 days
    Price
    CHF 7,500
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    Dates
    14 Nov – 15 Nov 2023
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    Lausanne
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    Dates
    24 Apr – 25 Apr 2024
    Location
    Lausanne
    Length
    2 days
    Price
    CHF 7,500
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    Dates
    4 Jun – 5 Jun 2024
    Location
    Lausanne
    Length
    2 days
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    CHF 7,500
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    Dates
    8 Oct – 9 Oct 2024
    Location
    Lausanne
    Length
    2 days
    Price
    CHF 7,500
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    Special fee for WBCSD member organizations: CHF 5,500
    Launch fee for IMD Alumni (for 2023 programs only): CHF 5,500

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