Programme

The programme consists of three sessions, each including an afternoon programme, a diner and and an evening programme. The programme is designed in such a way that academic insights, peer learning and knowledge exchange strengthen your role and impact in the sustainability transition. We address together with you:

- Impact of the regulatory landscape on your organization and your supervisory role

- Responsibility and liability as a NED from a regulatory and individual perspective

- Overseeing the design of a sustainable strategy and navigating the external factors and dynamics to prevent short term focus prevailing

- Engaging with stakeholders and understanding the differences in dynamics between short term- and long term goals

- Governance, review and revision of governance

Module 1 (30 October 2025)

• Afternoon: Climate governance & energy transition: Issues related to climate goals and energy transition and the impact of global and national developments on business and sustainability policies will be discussed prof.dr. Machiel Mulder.

• Evening: Impact of CSRD, Compliance and exisiting (legal) frameworks: the regulatory international frameworks (CSRD/ESRS, TCFD, ISSB and the like), reporting on them (CSRD), the role of auditors, and the link to the bodies in charge of governance by prof. dr. Nancy Kamp-Roelands and prof. dr. Dick de Waard.

Module 2 (22 November 2025)

• Afternoon: Climate Risk Management, Organizational Impact & Governance: the translation of strategy and compliance requirements to the internal organization, including the translation of the strategy into objectives, internal control, data quality, risk management supervision and information provision will be discussed by prof.dr. Lineke Sneller.

• Evening: Stakeholder Engagement: the nature, goals and actors of activism include financial, social, shareholder and stakeholder engagement. How these impact sustainability, strategy and climate risk management will be discussed by prof.dr. Alan Muller.

Module 3 (22 January 2026)

• Afternoon: Sustainability goals and personal leadership: knowledge building on sustainability will be discussed by prof.dr. Kim Poldner.

• Evening: Governance, review and revision of governance: what is put on the agenda (how do sustainability goals remain on the agenda when priorities need to be set), and dealing with resistance, differences of opinion in the board will be discussed by prof.dr. Floor Rink.

Work forms

The working methods are interactive and aimed at stimulating exchange with scientists, experts by experience and peers. Knowledge sharing, application, inspiration, reflection and vision formation are central to this. We will invite and challenge the participants to share and discuss their experiences. An intake interview will be held to inventory specific demands concerning the content of the programme. During the programme there will be made use of:

• Living cases

• Lectures

• Panel discussion

• Diner parlant