Sustainability and Climate Risk (SCR) Certificate 2025

The SCR Certificate provides a holistic overview of the assessment and management of climate risk. Born from the growing demand across industries to incorporate sustainability standards into operations and business reporting, our cutting-edge Certificate Program symbolizes the urgency for organizations to address relevant issues driven by climate change. Passing the Exam and earning the Certificate demonstrates the knowledge and tools needed to assess and manage sustainability and climate risk challenges across many industries, putting SCR Certificate Holders, and the organizations that employ them, at a competitive advantage. The SCR Program also provides real-world insights into how today’s top companies are managing their climate risks. Our curriculum features incisive case studies from organizations including the World Wildlife Fund, ING, McKinsey & Co., Citi, HSBC, Kellogg, L’Oreal, and many others. To enhance the practical learning experience, candidates can access our new SCR Climate PAL, which features application based approaches to understanding GHG reporting, physical risk prioritization, and risk cross dependencies. Our SCR Climate PAL collaborators include PersefoniPro, and XDI.

The SCR Certificate Program is developed under the guidance of GARP’s SCR Advisory Committee, which is comprised of prominent global industry leaders across sustainability, ESG, and climate risk management.

The SCR Exam is a comprehensive assessment that covers the fundamental guidelines, methodologies, and frameworks organizations use to anticipate and manage climate risk. The Exam consists of 80 equally weighted, multiple-choice questions. The majority of Exam questions stand alone, with the exception of one multi-part question case study accompanied by four-to-six multi-part questions. Candidates are allotted four hours to complete the Exam