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Future Skills

Nature-Positive Business Strategy

自然向好商业战略

Code FX-27Format Future skillsDuration 5 or 10 days

Overview

Nature-Positive Business Strategy is part of our Future Skills portfolio (Future skills). It runs as a 5-day or 10-day course, in the classroom in 40 cities or live online, and can be delivered in-house and customised for your organisation.

Available in English or Chinese, and as bilingual delivery for joint-venture and Chinese-led project teams in the Gulf and Africa.

You will be able to

  • Explain the principles, terminology and standards behind Nature-Positive Business Strategy.
  • Apply Nature-Positive Business Strategy methods to real cases from the Middle East, Europe and Africa.
  • Assess the opportunities, risks and adoption path for your organisation.
  • Leave with templates and an action plan for your own workplace.

Who should attend

Managers, engineers and planners preparing for new technology

Course outline

5-day programme (days 1–5)

Day 1

Foundations and framework

  • Course objectives, pre-assessment and scope of Nature-Positive Business Strategy
  • Key terminology and core concepts
  • Use cases in energy and industry
  • Economics and business case
  • Roles, responsibilities and interfaces
Day 2

Principles and methods

  • Regulation, standards and ethics
  • Safety, security and risk
  • Methods, procedures and documentation for Nature-Positive Business Strategy
  • Worked examples and guided practice
Day 3

Tools, analysis and performance

  • Skills and organisational readiness
  • Pilot design and scaling
  • Calculations, checklists and decision tools
  • KPIs and performance measurement
  • Group exercise on a realistic scenario
Day 4

Application in practice

  • Roadmap to 2030
  • Technology landscape and maturity
  • Common problems and how to solve them
  • Regional practice in the Gulf, Africa and Europe
Day 5

Case study, assessment and action plan

  • Case study: Nature-Positive Business Strategy on a Middle East or African project
  • Lessons learned and good practice
  • Final assessment and feedback
  • Personal and team action plan

The 10-day programme adds days 6–10

Day 6

Advanced topics

  • Advanced topics in Nature-Positive Business Strategy
  • Latest standards, editions and industry trends
  • Technology landscape and maturity
  • Complex cases and non-routine problems
  • Expert panel discussion
Day 7

Digital tools and data

  • Software and digital tools for Nature-Positive Business Strategy
  • Data analytics and dashboards
  • Applying AI and automation
  • Hands-on lab
Day 8

Integration and management

  • Integration with management systems and ISO standards
  • Risk, cost and budget considerations
  • Working with contractors and vendors
  • Building the business case
Day 9

Regional case studies

  • Gulf case studies: UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar
  • African case studies: Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt and Angola
  • European benchmarks and regulations
  • Peer review of participants’ own cases
Day 10

Capstone project and certification

  • Capstone project preparation
  • Team presentations and expert feedback
  • Final examination
  • Certificate award and 90-day implementation plan

Where it runs

Middle East: Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Al Khobar, Doha, Kuwait City, Manama, Muscat, Amman, Beirut, Cairo, Alexandria, Sharm El Sheikh, Baghdad, Erbil, Basra, Istanbul

Europe: London, Paris, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Madrid, Rome, Milan, Vienna, Geneva, Zurich, Munich, Berlin, Prague, Budapest, Lisbon, Brussels, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Athens, Edinburgh

Africa (in-house and live online): Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Nairobi, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Accra, Addis Ababa, Casablanca, Algiers, Tunis, Luanda, Dar es Salaam, Kampala, Kigali, Dakar, Abidjan, Kinshasa, Maputo, Tripoli

Live online for every time zone, including East Asia.

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