From Complexity to Confidence: Navigating Sustainability in 2027
Get ahead of the forces reshaping business, navigate uncertainty with insights from WBCSD and Oxford University, and build confidence through live debate.
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Gain the latest academic insights on emerging sustainability challenges.
Build the confidence to navigate complexity and uncertainty.
Influence better decision-making and strengthen business resilience.
90-minute sessions plus networking opportunities. Starts on 8th April 2027.
What you'll learn
How to assess key sustainability shifts
Identify and anticipate emerging risks and opportunities and understand how they can impact business resilience and competitiveness.
How to evaluate business implications
Challenge assumptions, explore different perspectives, and develop strategic responses to sustainability challenges.
How to apply evidence-based insights
Translate leading academic research and practical business experience into better business decisions.
How to strengthen strategic influence
Build confidence communicating sustainability insights to decision-makers and stakeholders.
Learning designed with leading academic partner
Explore the learning journey
5 live masterclasses and 1 Oxford style debate*
Week 1: Sustainability in Transition
April 8th 2027
Week 1: Sustainability in Transition
April 8th 2027 Understand the forces reshaping business
- → Explore the global sustainability trends transforming industries and markets
- → Examine emerging risks, opportunities, and business implications
- → Build a framework for interpreting change and identifying strategic priorities
Week 2: Physical Risk & Resilience
April 15th 2027
Week 2: Physical Risk & Resilience
April 15th 2027Strengthen resilience in a changing climate
- → Understand how climate impacts translate into business risk
- → Explore adaptation and resilience strategies across value chains
- → Assess emerging solutions that can strengthen long-term competitiveness
Week 3: Nature & Water
April 22nd 2027
Week 3: Nature & Water
April 22nd 2027 Navigate nature-related risks and opportunities
- → Understand business dependencies and impacts on natural systems
- → Explore nature-based solutions and resilience opportunities
- → Examine water stewardship and emerging approaches to managing water-related risk
Week 4: AI & Sustainability
April 29th 2027
Week 4: AI & Sustainability
April 29th 2027Harness the opportunities, manage the risks
- → Explore how AI can accelerate sustainability outcomes
- → Examine the environmental and societal implications of AI deployment
- → Evaluate principles for responsible AI governance and decision-making
Week 5: Law, Policy & Governance
May 6th 2027
Week 5: Law, Policy & Governance
May 6th 2027Stay ahead of an evolving landscape
- → Understand emerging regulations and policy developments
- → Explore litigation trends and changing expectations of business
- → Strengthen governance approaches and sustainability oversight
Week 6: Oxford Debate
May 13th 2027
Week 6: Oxford Debate
May 13th 2027Challenge perspectives and sharpen your thinking
- → Evaluate competing viewpoints on complex sustainability issues
- → Explore trade-offs between business, environmental, and stakeholder priorities
- → Synthesize learning into informed recommendations and action
* A live online experience: 90-minute sessions each week with Oxford and WBCSD experts from 1300-1430 CET, followed by an optional 30-minute networking session.
What you’ll get
Oxford & WBCSD Certification
Earn a joint certificate from Oxford University Smith School Enterprise and the Environment and WBCSD upon successful completion.
Practical tools and information
Leave with frameworks, perspectives, and actionable insights you can apply immediately in your work.
A powerful global network
Connect with sustainability professionals, business leaders, and change-makers from around the world.
Learn from world-leading experts
Draw on the expertise of world-class academics from Oxford University alongside experienced business leaders and sustainability experts from WBCSD's global network.
Who is this program for:
Sustainability professionals
Corporate responsibility and ESG leaders
Strategy and transformation teams
Public affairs and policy professionals
Mid- to senior-level managers seeking to strengthen their strategic impact