GARP SCR Certificate: Lifting the bar (again) on sustainability and climate risk capability

Sustainability and climate risk aren’t “nice to have” anymore; they’re business fundamentals. Organisations across every sector are now expected to understand their climate-related risks, respond to regulation and weave ESG into everyday decision-making. 

One qualification that genuinely enables this capability is the GARP Sustainability and Climate Risk (SCR®) Certification. 

Developed by global risk leaders and sustainability and climate experts, the SCR program equips professionals with deep, practical capability to assess and manage climate-driven financial and operational risks. It goes well beyond carbon literacy, covering sustainability, climate risk, nature risk, transition planning and more, all through a real-world project lens. 

The program covers: 

• Foundations of Climate Change - science and global policy 

• Sustainability & ESG - corporate action and public drivers 

• Climate Risk Types - physical and transition risks 

• Policy, Culture & Governance - regulatory responses 

• Scenario Analysis & Stress Testing - modelling tools 

• Emerging Issues - biodiversity, nature risk, transition, green and sustainable finance  

While a GARP SCR certificate is highly regarded in finance, its principles matter everywhere, infrastructure, energy, resources, technology, supply chain, anywhere climate risk influences performance, investment and long-term value.

At Perspektiv, we’re proud to have a growing cohort of SCR®-certified practitioners, and we’re thrilled to have two more of our team join them: Vereine Masson (QLD Regional Lead) and Kieren Heikkinen (NSW Regional Lead), who recently passed their exam and received their certification. Their addition builds on our already strong in-house capability and continues to lift the standard of sustainability and climate risk advice we deliver. 

What a GARP SCR certificate means for our clients 

Our SCR capability strengthens your projects where it matters most: 

• Clear, defensible climate and nature risk assessments aligned with regulatory expectations 

• Confidence in transition strategies that stand up to investor and board scrutiny 

• Proactive rather than reactive risk management, reducing cost and disruption 

• Opportunity identification, not just risk mitigation, unlocking innovation and long-term value 

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In short, our clients get a partner who’s ahead of global best practice, not following it. Because at Perspektiv, credentials aren’t the goal. Impact is.  

If you’re navigating climate or nature risk, we’d love to help.