Non-Executive Director programme
Designed specifically for the needs of board directors, these intensive residential seminars draw on the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership’s 26 years of experience in building leadership capability.
The seminars explore the purpose of boards today, their fiduciary responsibilities, and the specific strategic issues that global challenges pose, providing a safe space for individual learning, expert guidance and exchange among peers.
The seminars equip attendees to challenge and guide management, form strategic responses for your company, and establish priority actions for the board, in relation to sustainability trends. Please note the Melbourne board programme is aimed specifically for Non-executive directors.
Reasons to attend
Increase awareness and insight
Examine the scale and urgency of the sustainability challenge and the links to the Board’s responsibilities, focusing on trends of greatest relevance to the company’s strategic contexts.
Understand implications for the business model and for the fiduciary responsibility of Board Directors
Understand critical risks, reporting and disclosure requirements, and potential business opportunities, and identify priority implications for your agendas.
Align governance and focus
Informed by examples of leadership from companies worldwide, review your Board’s current approach and capacity for action, including the time you spend on this agenda. We help you to identify and assess progress on priority actions for the Board.
Structure engagement with the management
Become better equipped to challenge and guide your executive team, helping it to integrate sustainability into business strategy.
A powerful and vigorous call to action! Practical, inspiring and challenging. A wonderful opportunity to develop new thinking and approaches
Board Director
International institutional investment manager
Outstanding and impactful! I am now equipped to drive real change.
Board Director
Utility company
The programme raised awareness of the unknown, confirmed what we are getting right and gave an opportunity to consider alternatives.
Board Director
Energy generation company
Engage with the latest research and thought leadership from the University of Cambridge and international experts.
Our Non-Executive Director programme offers a unique opportunity for directors to explore social and environmental challenges with local and global authorities.
Designed to encourage participation, the seminars are highly interactive and combines high-impact presentations, group discussion and exchange with peers. These techniques offer maximum opportunity for sharing, innovation and collaboration and give attendees concrete ideas to take back to the workplace.
Recent faculty and contributors
Richard Calland | Director, CISL Africa | Director, CISL Board Programmes
With over 30 years of experience in law, politics and sustainability, Richard was a member of the London Bar he practiced law for seven years before coming to South Africa in 1994.
Sarah Barker
Sarah is Special Counsel at Minter Ellison Lawyers and Non-Executive Director at Emergency Services & State Super. Sarah’s work on fiduciary duties and climate change has won numerous awards.
Paul Gilding
Paul is an independent writer, corporate advisor and advocate for action on climate change and sustainability. He has been an activist and social entrepreneur for 35 years and is recognised as an authority on sustainability and business.
Application and fees
View the programme fees here. The fees are inclusive of materials, accommodation and all meals during the seminar. Fees do not include travel costs.
Applications are now open.