NAB is collaborating with the Melbourne Business School to create a comprehensive climate training program for its bankers, focusing on emissions reduction and aligning with net-zero pathways.
Facts
- NAB is partnering with Melbourne Business School (MBS) to develop a bank-wide climate training program.
- The program aims to enhance climate capability, supporting NAB’s approach to emissions reduction and net-zero alignment.
- The training will build on previous successful climate risk and adaptation programs for Agribusiness and Corporate/Institutional bankers.
- NAB Chief Climate Officer Jacqueline Fox highlights the program’s broader scope, including foundational climate understanding and sector-specific modules.
- The training equips bankers with skills to aid customers in managing climate risks and seizing transition opportunities.
- NAB’s priority is supporting customers in decarbonization, resilience building, and adaptation, facilitated by knowledgeable bankers.
- The program includes a ‘climate foundation’ module and additional sector-specific modules, covering transport, agribusiness, commercial real estate, and residential real estate.
- Collaboration between NAB and MBS ensures training’s relevance to bankers’ needs and roles, translating climate science into a practical commercial context.
- Climate-confident bankers can facilitate vital conversations with customers about transition, adaptation, and risk reduction.
- Positive feedback indicates that trained bankers play a crucial role in helping customers achieve net-zero goals.
