Decarbonisation Strategies

Course overview

Decarbonisation Strategies is a practical course and part of the BVCA's Sustainability Series, designed to support investment professionals in navigating the growing importance of climate action within ESG strategies. The course explores why decarbonisation matters now, its financial and non-financial implications, and how to develop and embed a credible strategy within your wider responsible investment approach.

Participants will also gain practical tools for carbon footprinting, target-setting, and engaging with portfolio companies to deliver measurable progress.

Key topics include

• The role of climate change in shaping ESG and investment decision-making
• Financial and non-financial implications of decarbonisation for investors
• Developing a decarbonisation strategy aligned with your broader responsible investment goals
• Introduction to carbon footprinting and emissions target-setting
• Practical approaches to implementing decarbonisation plans
• Engaging effectively with portfolio companies to drive climate action
• Measuring progress and reporting outcomes to stakeholders

What will delegates take away?

• A clear understanding of how to develop and implement a decarbonisation strategy within a responsible investment framework
• Practical tools for carbon footprinting and setting emissions reduction targets
• Knowledge of how to engage effectively with portfolio companies to drive decarbonisation efforts
• Ability to measure progress and report on decarbonisation outcomes to stakeholders
• Insights into integrating climate considerations into broader ESG strategies

Course Director

Kari Jordan

Course Director

Kari Jordan is an ESG & Sustainability specialist with a career split between large corporations and consulting.

Kari has worked with very small (200 FTE) through to very large 90,000 FTEs companies. She has more than 10 years of ESG and broad and deep sustainability experience at grassroots through to C-suite level.

Her earlier career was focused on programme, training and change management. Her latter career has seen her working on corporate ESG and decarbonisation strategies and transformation programmes for over 15 clients (many of which are under professional investment). Kari has worked directly with two private equity firms to help instruct their ESG strategies and create the framework and blueprint for portco data returns.

Kari is a speaker at various events in Houston and London on topics within the ESG domain. She has brokered the ESG strategies in some of the most heavily carbon-regulated companies in the world including doing the ESG strategy for Zinc metal in Glencore and led the strategy for “how to help our customers to decarbonise” reporting to the prior Shell CEO, Ben van Beurden.

CPD accreditation

This course is CPD accredited by the CPD Certification Service for 3 hours. By attending this course, you will receive a digital certificate from Diplomasafe. This certificate allows you to share and save your new CPD accredited qualification on LinkedIn, adding instantly verifiable credentials and strengthening your professional profile.

*The Sustainability Series comprises of the following four courses: ESG in Action, Decarbonisation Strategies, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategy, and Impact Investing for VCs. The BVCA reserves the right to withdraw this offer at anytime.