Our sustainability short courses

This course surveys the most pressing sustainability issues and the existing and emerging legal frameworks from across a range of jurisdictions. 

On this course, you will receive the sustainability training you need to: 

• examine key sustainability challenges; 
• develop an understanding of environmental legal principles and frameworks; 
• study the key international treaties developed to address sustainability issues including climate change and the biodiversity loss; and 
• explore the relationships between science and the law.

Delivered by academics from the Oxford Sustainable Finance Group, this programme explores how sustainable finance strategies can be used to create solutions to environmental, social and governance (ESG) challenges.

You’ll develop the skills and knowledge to:

• understand the purpose of finance and the structure of the financial system;
• analyse the risks, challenges and opportunities associated with sustainable finance; and
• assess the role of public policy, regulation and supervisory expectations in driving sustainable investments in different jurisdictions.

This course builds your knowledge of our greatest sustainability challenges for reaching net-zero and meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 

You will: 

• see the diversity of impacts from climate change and unsustainable development framed from different global perspectives; 
• be introduced to the latest thinking about economic systems, technologies, finance, and policies to accelerate a sustainable transition; and 
• gain insights into navigating the multiple often conflicting objectives that sustainable business demands.