Nature-Based Solutions for Corporate Resilience
This course explores how businesses can apply Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) to boost sustainability, resilience, and profitability. As climate and resource pressures grow, NbS offer practical ways to manage water, air, soil, and biodiversity while driving innovation in infrastructure, urban design, and supply chains. Integrating NbS helps reduce risks, meet regulations, and build stakeholder trust. Bridging ecological science with business practice, the course highlights how companies can turn environmental challenges into strategic ESG and efficiency opportunities across sectors.
Audience/ Who should attend
- Sustainability and ESG leaders aligning business with climate resilience goals
- Companies reducing risks, boosting efficiency, or applying nature-based solutions
- Public agencies and planners advancing sustainable, climate-adaptive development
- Consultants and engineers designing green buildings and eco-friendly spaces
- NGOs and policy advisors shaping climate, resilience, and biodiversity strategies
Course objectives
This course aims to equip participants with practical knowledge and strategic insights to integrate Nature-Based Solutions into business and urban planning contexts. Objectives include:
- Understand the core principles and classifications of Nature-Based Solutions
- Identify how NbS can mitigate operational and environmental risks
- Recognize the business value of ecosystem services and natural capital
- Strengthen compliance with environmental standards, ESG reporting, and sustainability certifications
- Enhance decision-making related to climate adaptation, resilience, and sustainable infrastructure
- Explore tools and metrics to evaluate the impact and return on investment of NbS initiatives
Course Outlines
Day 1: Introduction to Nature-Based Solutions (NbS)
- Explain NbS definitions, principles, and classifications
- Understand ecosystem services in corporate sustainability
- Highlight business advantages of biodiversity investment
- Integrate NbS into risk and resilience planning
Day 2: Urbanization, Environmental Impacts, and NbS Responses
- Address urban sprawl, heat islands, impermeable surfaces
- Use NbS to tackle urban environmental degradation
- Leverage green infrastructure for real estate efficiency
- Apply NbS in planning for branding resilience
Day 3: Climate Adaptation and Pollution Control
- Integrate NbS into urban water management systems
- Mitigate corporate water risks with NbS solutions
- Improve air quality and heat control through design
- Invest in NbS to cut infrastructure costs
Day 4: Ecological Foundations and Business Relevance
- Explain ecological cycles disrupted by urban cities
- Highlight biodiversity, keystone species in ecosystem health
- Assess business risks from ecosystem collapse
- Apply resilience concepts to corporate sustainability
Day 5: Economic Considerations and Implementation Frameworks
- Summarize Millennium Assessment for corporate risk
- Value ecosystem services in financial reporting decisions
- Show corporate cases using sustainable water technologies
- Assess and report NbS performance with KPIs
- Field trip
Course Outlines
Day 1: Introduction to Nature-Based Solutions (NbS)
Day 2: Urbanization, Environmental Impacts, and NbS Responses
- Explain NbS definitions, principles, and classifications
- Understand ecosystem services in corporate sustainability
- Highlight business advantages of biodiversity investment
- Integrate NbS into risk and resilience planning
- Address urban sprawl, heat islands, impermeable surfaces
- Use NbS to tackle urban environmental degradation
- Leverage green infrastructure for real estate efficiency
- Apply NbS in planning for branding resilience
Day 3: Climate Adaptation and Pollution Control
Day 4: Ecological Foundations and Business Relevance
- Integrate NbS into urban water management systems
- Mitigate corporate water risks with NbS solutions
- Improve air quality and heat control through design
- Invest in NbS to cut infrastructure costs
- Explain ecological cycles disrupted by urban cities
- Highlight biodiversity, keystone species in ecosystem health
- Assess business risks from ecosystem collapse
- Apply resilience concepts to corporate sustainability
Day 5: Economic Considerations and Implementation Frameworks
- Summarize Millennium Assessment for corporate risk
- Value ecosystem services in financial reporting decisions
- Show corporate cases using sustainable water technologies
- Assess and report NbS performance with KPIs
- Field trip
Note: The actual course delivery may not follow the exact order of the outlined topics and may place greater emphasis on certain areas based on participant needs and relevance.
Nature-Based Practices, Stronger Brands
Applying Nature-Based Solutions shows commitment to sustainability and ecological resilience. These practices reduce risks, boost brand credibility, and strengthen stakeholder trust. Companies adopting NbS gain competitive advantage by aligning with global standards, enhancing innovation, loyalty, and long-term value in sustainability-driven markets.
Certification
Upon completion of this course, participants will receive a certificate from Tourmaline Training, including digital verification for authenticity.
Languages: Arabic/ English
Locations: Milan (Italy), Roma (Italy), New York (USA), New Haven (USA), Boston (USA), Istanbul (Turkey), Online
Duration: 1 week
Contact us to schedule a meeting and discuss your specific requirements and expectations!