Applying AI to Sustainability: From Compliance to Value Creation
A two-day, in-person executive decision lab in Singapore for senior leaders who want to use AI to make better sustainability decisions, faster — anchored to a real challenge from your organisation.
Official programme partner
Delivered in partnership with Singapore Management University's Executive Development. Listed as an SMU short course — view on exd.smu.edu.sg or download the brochure.
Five outputs anchored to a real challenge from your organisation.
Strategic lens
A sustainability strategy lens grounded in long-term value creation, anchored in the 7 Principles of a Sustainable Company and stress-tested against your business context.
Working AI prototype
A working AI prototype built around a real sustainability question from your own organisation — not a generic demo. Something you can iterate on with your team and put in front of your CFO or executive committee.
Three initiatives
Three concrete AI × sustainability initiatives mapped to your organisation: one value-protection (Adapt), one value-creation (Thrive) and one strategic option (Catalyse). Each with an owner, a 90-day plan and a governance logic tested with peers.
Prioritisation system
A structured way to evaluate and prioritise AI use cases against business value, strategic risk and feasibility — including a tool-scrutiny framework for regulated and assurance-driven contexts.
90-day execution plan
A 90-day execution plan, defended in front of faculty and peers, and revisited at the Day-60 clinic.
Designed for leaders who need to act, not simply understand.
You use AI to structure complex information, challenge assumptions, compare options, stress-test initiatives and design action plans. The goal is not another dashboard — it is better decisions, faster execution and measurable business impact.
What you must bring: one real sustainability challenge from your organisation. It becomes the anchor for the prototype, the three initiatives and the 90-day plan.
- An executive decision lab, not an AI skills course. AI is used to sharpen trade-offs and improve decision quality under sustainability pressure.
- Bridges compliance with execution. Translates CSRD and ISSB pressure into three owned initiatives — Adapt, Thrive, Catalyse — and a concrete 90-day plan.
- Think with AI, not through it. Use AI as a thinking partner to stress-test assumptions and surface alternatives, without outsourcing judgement.
- Prioritise like an operator. Evaluate use cases against business value, strategic risk and feasibility — back the initiative that has an owner, not the cleverest demo.
- Scrutinise tools and govern responsibly. Apply responsible-AI principles to risk, safety, accuracy and trust in regulated, assurance-driven contexts.
- Grounded in real execution. Cases and testimony from Schneider Electric, one of the world's most advanced sustainability-driven companies.
Frame, build, defend, ship.
A decision lab, not a course. Every session builds toward a 90-day plan you defend in front of peers and faculty — and revisit 60 days later.
29 Oct 2026 · 09:00–17:00
Sense & Structure
From complexity to strategic clarity. The 7 Principles, executive-grade AI fundamentals, and a 2.5-hour build window where you ship a working v0.1 of your prototype.
30 Oct 2026 · 09:00–17:00
Decide & Deploy
From insight to impact. The CFO conversation, the Adapt / Thrive / Catalyse framework with Schneider Electric cases, a prototype stress-test, and a mini-capstone defence of your three initiatives and 90-day plan.
Date confirmed at the end of Day 2
Clinic
A 90-minute virtual checkpoint. What has moved, what has stalled, the top decision you are facing. The fixed date in the diary that makes the 60 days before it count.
Three practitioners who deploy AI and run sustainability strategy in real organisations.
Arnaud Blandin
Programme Director · Founder & Lead Faculty, IRIS · Adjunct Professor, SMU
- Senior sustainability advisor to Fortune 500 companies, private equity firms and startups
- Adjunct professor and guest lecturer at INSEAD, HEC Paris, Singapore Management University, SKEMA and CEDEP
- Has advised ENGIE, Michelin, J&J, Eurofins, Oracle, Tikehau Capital, EDB and Temasek
- Developed pioneering methods to identify and quantify the environmental and social impacts of human activities
Justin Tan
Adjunct Associate Professor, UCL · Managing Director, Evolutio Consulting
- Senior advisor supporting organisations across AI education, strategy and transformation
- Adjunct professor at UCL and guest lecturer at INSEAD and AIT, bridging theoretical and practical applications of AI
- Thought leader and speaker on people-first technology transformations
- Has worked with Holland & Barrett, Bupa, Merck, the NHS, Kearney, 3i Group and Caledonia Investments
Sorouch Kheradmand
Global Head / Partner Sustainability, Schneider Electric · Industry expert
- Leads sustainability strategy and digital solutions across Schneider Electric — a €35bn global energy-technology company
- Has built circular-economy programmes and AI-powered optimisation platforms generating measurable business value
- Teaches at INSEAD and NUS
Rated 4.8 out of 5 by the first cohort.
I think this is a very high-impact class for senior leaders. Leaders that effectively leverage AI will be the leaders in their markets and industries in the coming decade. Arnaud and Justin form a perfect tag team to cover both key topics. Sorouch from Schneider grounds the delivery in reality and the practicality of delivering impactful results in the real world.
Great mix of academic, practitioner, unfiltered and pragmatic views on AI for sustainability. Great course and a well-selected audience of participants to go through the learning experience together.
I came in as a beginner and left with a solid framework for sustainability plus concrete tools to turn ideas into projects at work. The AI component is refreshingly practical, demonstrating step by step how to apply AI to real tasks and decisions.
I really appreciated how the class empowered us with practical, immediately applicable skills that led to tangible results. It was so rewarding to walk away with outputs we could use straight away. The lessons shared will benefit participants well beyond sustainability use cases.
As a professional not formally trained in sustainability, the session gave me a comprehensive overview before diving into real-world challenges and AI-enabled reporting solutions. I particularly appreciated how the instructors highlighted both opportunities and ethical considerations when using AI. It inspired me to explore how AI can support data-driven, sustainable procurement and project reporting in real estate.
Arnaud, Sorouch and Justin delivered a very well-curated programme that connected sustainability principles with practical AI applications.
Senior leaders with budget authority and decision-making proximity over sustainability and AI.
The cohort is deliberately small and cross-sector. You will work alongside peers facing decisions of similar weight.
- P&L and business-unit leaders connecting sustainability to long-term profitability
- Heads of sustainability and ESG moving their function from reporting to strategic value
- Heads of supply chain, procurement, operations and innovation
- Private equity operating partners and portfolio sustainability leads
- Senior sustainability and ESG consultants
The essentials
| Dates | 29–30 October 2026, 09:00–17:00 each day |
| Day-60 clinic | 90 minutes, virtual · scheduled at the end of Day 2 |
| Venue | Singapore Management University, CBD campus |
| Fee | SG$2,700 per participant excluding GST (SG$2,943 including 9% GST; GST applies to individuals and Singapore-registered companies) |
| Registration deadline | 1 October 2026, 5pm SGT |
| Cohort size | 12–20 participants |
| Partner | SMU Executive Development — programme page · enquiries exd@smu.edu.sg |
| Preparation | You will be asked to bring one real sustainability challenge from your organisation to work on across the two days |
A fixed date in the diary changes how the next 90 days go.
Two days in Singapore. A 90-minute clinic 60 days later. One real challenge from your organisation, sharpened into a decision you can defend.
Want a preview of the ideas? Watch the free 60-minute masterclass with the programme faculty.