The risk landscape facing organisations extends well beyond conventional financial and operational risks. Climate change, environmental and social considerations, carbon transition, supply-chain vulnerabilities, and emerging interconnected risks can influence strategy, operations, investment decisions, governance, reporting, and organisational resilience.
The ESG, Climate & Emerging Risk Learning Pathway, offered by Smart Online Course in association with RMAI, brings these interconnected areas together within one structured professional learning journey. Rather than studying ESG, Climate Risk, Carbon Markets, or Supply-Chain Risk independently, learners develop a broader understanding of how sustainability-related and emerging risks interact and how they can affect business decisions and organisational performance.
- 5 Certification Courses, 31 to 32 Hours of Structured Learning, Intermediate Level
- Combined original course value of 26,750 rupees, special learning pathway fee of 12,999 rupees
Why This Learning Pathway Matters
The World Economic Forum Global Risks Report 2026, referenced in the original pathway material, identifies extreme weather events, biodiversity loss, and critical change to Earth systems as the three most severe global risks over the next 10 years, based on a survey involving more than 1,300 experts.
This creates a growing need for professionals who can understand the connections between ESG, Climate, Carbon Transition, Supply Chains, Emerging Risks, and Business Resilience.
- At the organisational level, these risks do not operate independently, a climate event can disrupt a critical supplier, and a supply-chain disruption can affect production, customers, and revenue
- Changes in environmental regulation can influence costs and strategic decisions
- Carbon-transition requirements can create financial, reporting, and operational implications
- ESG failures can create regulatory and reputational consequences
- Geopolitical developments can simultaneously affect suppliers, markets, energy costs, and business continuity
- It is particularly relevant for professionals who want to expand conventional Risk Management capabilities into sustainability, climate, and emerging-risk areas, while also being suitable for professionals working in ESG, Finance, Supply Chain, Audit, Strategy, and Consulting
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Is This Learning Pathway Right for You?
This Learning Pathway is particularly suitable if you fall into one or more of the following categories.
- Want to develop knowledge of ESG and sustainability-related risks, or want to understand how Climate Risk can affect organisations
- Work in Risk Management and want exposure to emerging-risk areas
- Have responsibilities relating to ESG, Sustainability, Governance, or Resilience
- Want to understand the growing relevance of Carbon Credits and Carbon Markets
- Work in Procurement, Operations, or Supply Chain and need stronger risk capabilities
- Want to understand emerging risks that may not fit traditional risk categories
- Work in Audit, Finance, Compliance, Strategy, or Consulting and need broader risk awareness
- Want to understand how sustainability risks connect with conventional Enterprise Risk Management
- Want to prepare for responsibilities involving ESG, Climate, or Emerging Risks
- Prefer one structured learning journey rather than selecting sustainability and emerging-risk courses independently
Prior specialist experience in ESG or Climate Risk is not mandatory. A basic understanding of business or Risk Management concepts can help learners derive greater value from the pathway.
Your 5-Course Learning Journey
The pathway is built around five connected courses, each contributing a distinct learning area.
- 5 Emerging Risks Every Business Must Prepare For, 1 to 2 Hours, understand emerging and interconnected business risks
- ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) Risks, 4 Hours, understand environmental, social, and governance risks
- Climate Risk and Resilience, 5 Hours, understand climate risk and organisational resilience
- Carbon Credit Framework, Accounting and Reporting, 6 Hours, understand carbon credits, accounting, and reporting
- Supply Chain Risk Management, 15 Hours, identify and manage supply-chain risks
Total learning duration across the pathway is 31 to 32 hours.
How the Courses Work Together
Together, the five courses progress from recognising emerging risks, through understanding ESG exposure and assessing climate risk, to understanding carbon transition, and finally strengthening supply-chain resilience.
- 5 Emerging Risks Every Business Must Prepare For provides the starting point by broadening the learner’s perspective beyond conventional risk categories, introducing emerging and interconnected risks arising from changing business, economic, technological, and external environments
- ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) Risks develops understanding of Environmental, Social, and Governance factors as sources of organisational risk, helping learners understand how ESG considerations can interact with strategy, operations, reputation, governance, and wider organisational Risk Management
- Climate Risk and Resilience moves into the more specialised area of Climate Risk, developing an understanding of climate-related risks, including the distinction between physical and transition risks, together with the importance of strengthening organisational resilience
- Carbon Credit Framework, Accounting and Reporting connects sustainability and climate considerations with an increasingly important practical business area, developing awareness of Carbon Credit frameworks, Carbon Markets, and related accounting and reporting considerations
- Supply Chain Risk Management provides the most substantial component of the pathway, developing a deeper understanding of risks arising from suppliers, dependencies, disruptions, and complex supply networks and how these risks can affect organisational continuity and resilience
Capabilities You Will Build
By completing this Learning Pathway, learners will develop a stronger understanding of how to:
- Recognise emerging risks affecting modern organisations, and develop a more forward-looking approach to Risk Management
- Understand Environmental, Social, and Governance risk factors, and identify how ESG considerations can interact with business risk
- Understand major sources of Climate Risk, distinguish between physical and transition-related Climate Risks, and appreciate the importance of Climate Resilience
- Understand fundamentals of Carbon Credits and Carbon Markets, develop awareness of Carbon Accounting and Reporting considerations, and understand the business implications of carbon transition
- Identify vulnerabilities within supply chains, understand supplier and dependency-related risks, and recognise concentration and external-dependency risks
- Understand how external disruptions can affect operations and Business Continuity
- Connect sustainability risks with broader organisational Risk Management, and recognise interdependencies between Climate, Supply Chain, and Emerging Risks
- Communicate sustainability and emerging-risk issues more effectively across business functions
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Why These Skills Are Becoming Important
Emerging risks rarely occur in isolation. This Learning Pathway develops connected capabilities across Sustainability, Risk, Resilience, Transition, and Supply-Chain Dependencies.
- A Risk professional increasingly needs to understand ESG, Climate, and external dependencies alongside traditional Enterprise and Operational Risks
- An ESG professional benefits from understanding how sustainability considerations translate into identifiable and manageable business risks
- A Finance professional may increasingly encounter climate, carbon, ESG, and sustainability matters with financial or reporting implications
- A Supply Chain professional needs to understand how climate events, geopolitical developments, and supplier dependencies can disrupt operations
- An Internal Auditor benefits from understanding emerging areas that may become part of organisational Risk and Assurance activities
- A Strategy professional needs to understand how environmental and external developments can influence long-term business decisions
Career & Industry Relevance
The capabilities developed through this Learning Pathway have relevance across Banking and Financial Services, Insurance, Consulting, Manufacturing, Energy, Infrastructure, Supply Chain and Logistics, Technology, FMCG, Healthcare, Government, and Professional Services. The knowledge developed can complement responsibilities involving Enterprise Risk, ESG, Sustainability, Climate Risk, Supply-Chain Risk, Governance, Risk Advisory, Strategy, Resilience, and Finance and Reporting.
Who Can Benefit?
- Risk Management Professionals expand beyond conventional Risk Management categories and develop knowledge across ESG, Climate, Supply Chain, and Emerging Risks
- ESG & Sustainability Professionals develop a stronger Risk Management perspective on environmental, social, governance, and sustainability-related issues
- Finance Professionals develop awareness of Carbon, Climate, ESG, and Emerging Risks that can have financial and reporting implications
- Internal Audit & Compliance Professionals develop broader awareness of emerging areas that may increasingly form part of organisational Risk and Assurance activities
- Consultants & Advisors broaden capabilities relevant to assignments involving ESG, Climate, Supply-Chain Resilience, and Emerging-Risk Management
- Climate Risk Professionals broaden specialist Climate Risk knowledge by connecting it with ESG, Carbon Markets, Supply Chains, and Emerging Risks
- Supply Chain & Procurement Professionals understand how dependencies, disruptions, and external developments can create significant organisational risks
- Business & Strategy Professionals understand how sustainability, Climate Risk, and external developments can affect strategic decisions and organisational resilience
- Aspiring ESG & Risk Professionals develop structured multidisciplinary knowledge relevant to emerging professional opportunities involving sustainability and Risk Management
Relevant Roles & Functions
The Learning Pathway can add value to professionals working in or aspiring towards roles such as ESG Risk Professional, Climate Risk Professional, Sustainability Risk Professional, Enterprise Risk Professional, Emerging Risk Analyst, Supply Chain Risk Professional, Risk & Controls Professional, ESG Analyst, Sustainability Analyst, Internal Audit Professional, Risk Advisory Professional, Sustainability Consultant, Corporate Strategy Professional, Finance & Reporting Professional, Governance Professional, and Business Resilience Professional. Career opportunities depend on an individual’s qualifications, experience, and other professional competencies.
Why Choose the Learning Pathway Instead of Individual Courses?
An individual ESG or Climate Risk course develops knowledge of one important area, but sustainability and emerging risks are interconnected.
- Want to understand which emerging risks organisations should be watching? 5 Emerging Risks Every Business Must Prepare For
- Want to understand how Environmental, Social, and Governance factors create organisational risks? ESG Risks
- Want to understand physical and transition-related Climate Risks? Climate Risk and Resilience
- Want to understand Carbon Credits and their Accounting and Reporting implications? Carbon Credit Framework, Accounting and Reporting
- Want to understand how disruption can spread through suppliers and business networks? Supply Chain Risk Management
Together, the five courses provide 31 to 32 hours of multidisciplinary professional learning covering Sustainability, Climate, Carbon, Supply Chains, and Emerging Risks.
What Makes This Learning Pathway Different?
The distinguishing feature of this pathway is that it does not treat ESG, Climate Risk, Carbon Markets, and Supply-Chain Risk as isolated subjects. It follows a broader emerging-risk journey.
- Recognise Emerging Risks, develop awareness of risks arising from changing business and external environments
- Understand ESG Risks, recognise Environmental, Social, and Governance factors as sources of business risk
- Understand Climate Risk, develop knowledge of physical risks, transition risks, and resilience
- Understand Carbon Transition, explore Carbon Credits together with Accounting and Reporting considerations
- Strengthen Supply-Chain Resilience, understand supplier dependencies, disruptions, and interconnected Supply-Chain Risks
Pricing and Learning Pathway Value
|
Course |
Duration | Original Price |
Current Individual Price |
|
5 Emerging Risks Every Business Must Prepare For |
1 to 2 Hours | ₹750 |
₹599 |
|
ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) Risks |
4 Hours | ₹2,500 |
₹1,940 |
|
Climate Risk and Resilience |
5 Hours | ₹2,500 |
₹1,940 |
|
Carbon Credit Framework, Accounting and Reporting |
6 Hours | ₹8,500 |
₹3,500 |
|
Supply Chain Risk Management |
15 Hours | ₹12,500 |
₹6,999 |
|
TOTAL |
31 to 32 Hours | ₹26,750 |
₹14,978 |
Special Learning Pathway Pricing for Indian Learners: ₹12,999 against a combined original course value of ₹26,750 and combined current individual course value of ₹14,978.
For international learners, the combined original value is US$550, the combined current individual course value is US$350, and the special international Learning Pathway fee is US$315.
Dual Certification Advantage
The Learning Pathway is supported by a dual certification framework, adding further value to the learner’s professional development. Applicable examination, assessment, and certification requirements will depend upon the certification structure of the respective course, and the pathway combines 31 to 32 hours of multidisciplinary professional learning, multiple certifications, and industry-oriented skill recognition.
- Certification 1: Risk Management Association of India (RMAI) and Smart Online Course
- Certification 2: BFSI Sector Skill Council of India
Before You Enrol
Do I need previous ESG or Climate Risk experience? No. Specialist ESG or Climate Risk experience is not mandatory. A basic understanding of business or Risk Management concepts can be useful.
Is this pathway only for Risk Management professionals? No. It is also relevant for professionals in ESG, Sustainability, Finance, Supply Chain, Procurement, Internal Audit, Strategy, Governance, and Consulting.
Does this pathway focus only on ESG? No. ESG is one component. The pathway also covers Climate Risk, Carbon Credits, Supply-Chain Risk, and Emerging Risks.
How much learning does the pathway include? The complete pathway provides 31 to 32 hours across 5 certification courses.
Why choose the pathway rather than individual courses? It provides three clear advantages, Multidisciplinary Emerging-Risk Knowledge, Structured Learning Journey, and Special Pathway Pricing.
Who Should Choose This Learning Pathway?
Choose the ESG, Climate & Emerging Risk Learning Pathway if your goal is, “I want to expand my Risk Management capabilities beyond conventional risks and develop an integrated understanding of ESG, Climate, Carbon, Supply-Chain, and Emerging Risks affecting modern organisations.”
Continue Your Learning Journey
Explore the individual courses within this pathway, ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Risks, Climate Risk and Resilience, and Supply Chain Risk Management, or browse RMAI’s complete suite of risk management courses for the full pathway and related programmes.
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