About This Webinar
This is the first masterclass in the Climate Transition Plan Masterclass Series, providing a practical, expert-led introduction to why organisations need a credible climate transition plan and what one involves. It sets the context, from the scale and sources of climate impact across sectors and activities, to the growing pressure from investors, regulators, and banking supervisors to move from climate risk integration to credible, capital-linked transition plans. This session lays the groundwork for the four-step development and implementation process, sector specifics, and real-world examples covered later in the series.
Summary
This is the first masterclass in the Climate Transition Plan Masterclass Series, providing a practical, expert-led introduction to climate transition plans and why they matter.
It focuses on applied learning, using data on climate impact, investor expectations, and regulatory direction to set the context for building a credible transition plan, before moving into the practical development steps covered later in the series.
You will learn how to:
◆ Understand what a climate transition plan is and why organisations need one
◆ Recognise the scale and sources of climate impact across sectors and activities
◆ Understand why investors, regulators, and banking supervisors are placing growing weight on credible transition plans
◆ Recognise the core components of a credible transition plan, ahead of the detailed development steps covered later in the series
Learning Outcomes
By completing this masterclass, you will build a foundational understanding of climate transition plans and the context driving demand for them.
Why Transition Plans Matter
◆ Understand the current state of climate change and why it represents both a risk and an opportunity for businesses
◆ Recognise the scale of climate impact across sectors, and how emissions break down across a company's value chain (Scopes 1, 2, and 3)
◆ Understand why finance is a critical lever for addressing climate change, including how the Paris Agreement has been embedded into EU financial sector regulation
Investor and Regulatory Expectations
◆ Understand why more than 75% of investors expect governance issues, and over 90% expect climate issues, to affect investment performance in the near term
◆ Recognise how banking regulators are shifting focus from climate risk integration towards credible transition plans and capital impact between 2024 and 2028
◆ Understand the direction of travel toward quantifying climate and nature risk, and board-level accountability for transition plans
Setting the Foundation for the Series
◆ Recognise the core components of a credible transition plan
◆ Prepare for the four-step development and implementation process, sector specifics, and real-world examples covered in the rest of the series
Format
Climate Transition Plan Masterclass 1: Understanding Climate Transition Plans is a single recorded session, approximately 1 hour in duration, and can be completed at your own pace. It is the first of four sessions in the Climate Transition Plan Masterclass Series.
Topics covered include:
- Why organisations need a climate transition plan
- The scale and sources of climate impact across sectors and activities
- Why finance is a critical lever for the transition, including the Paris Agreement's influence on EU financial regulation
- Investor expectations and the evolving priorities of banking regulators
- The core components of a credible transition plan
Who This Is For
Climate Transition Plan Masterclass 1: Understanding Climate Transition Plans is designed for professionals involved in climate strategy, sustainability reporting, governance, and decision-making, including those in leadership and management roles:
◆ Sustainability and ESG professionals
◆ Sustainability consultants and advisors
◆ Finance and accounting professionals
◆ Risk and compliance professionals
◆ Corporate strategy and governance professionals
◆ Internal and external auditors
