NZA Climate Risk and Opportunities
Climate change is reshaping every sector. Understanding climate risk is becoming a core leadership capability, not a specialist skill.
This one-day intensive course shows you how to assess climate risks and opportunities, evaluate their business impact, and build them into strategy. Open to professionals across industries, it will help translate climate understanding into smarter, more confident decision-making, for your organisation and your own career progression.
Net zero is no longer a distant ambition; it is shaping the direction of the global economy. Without clear action, organisations face growing risks, from missed opportunities to rising costs, as expectations and regulatory requirements evolve. The course supports practical outcomes, including stronger reporting, effective transition planning and long-term resilience.
This course will equip you to see where your organisation is vulnerable, where it can lead, and how to turn that insight into strategic advantage.
What you'll learn
By the end of this course, you will:
Details
This course is ideal if you want to:
- Understand what net zero and climate change mean for business strategy and organisational performance.
- Explore how the climate transition is reshaping markets, investment and regulation, and identify the risks and opportunities most relevant to your organisation.
- Learn how to harness the net zero transition to unlock value, including driving innovation, improving operational efficiency and strengthening reputation.
- Embed sustainability into your current role or transition to a role in sustainability
- Learn alongside peers from across sectors who are tackling the net zero transition in real time.
Program dates
Climate Risks and Opportunities will run face-to-face from 9am–5pm on the following dates. Click on the date to book:
- 27 August 2026 – Melbourne
Location
Melbourne: Monash College, 750 Collins St, Docklands VIC 3008
Program fee
$1650 incl. GST
End of Financial Year discount
Book before 30 June and access 30% off with code EOFY30.
- 20% discount for current Monash University staff and students – contact us for more information.
- 20% discount for Monash alumni. To access the discount code visit the Alumni portal.
- Group discounts available – contact us for more information.
- NFP discounts available – contact us for more information.
- Subsidised places are available for organisations from nominated sectors – contact us for more information.
Digital badge
Upon successful completion of this short course, you will be awarded a digital badge to share with your network. Find out more about digital badges.
Expert guidance for the net zero transition
Led by cross-faculty experts, the Net Zero Academy equips professionals to navigate the transition to net zero. The focus is on building skills that advance careers and enable meaningful change across sectors.
Delivered jointly by Climateworks Centre, Australia’s climate transition specialists, and Monash University's Sustainable Development Education team, experts in impactful capacity building.
