The University of Lahore (UOL), under its flagship strategic platform Continuum, in partnership with CLIMENA LLC (FZ UAE), has launched Pakistan’s largest multi-disciplinary climate and sustainability talent initiative, aimed at building a national pipeline of 10,000 climate-ready professionals over the next 24 months.
Under this project, UOL’s integrated alumni, employer and impact ecosystem, has been designed to bridge academia with industry execution and enable sector-specific talent pipelines aligned with national and regional economic priorities. The climate and ESG initiative represents Continuum’s first flagship international collaboration.
The initiative responds to Pakistan’s growing need for skilled human capital to support climate adaptation, mitigation, ESG compliance and green economic transformation, aligned with national priorities, international development frameworks, and regional regulations, including SECP ESG disclosure requirements and Middle East net-zero commitments.
Designed for UOL alumni, public sector professionals, development practitioners and industry leaders, the programme will deliver applied training, policy-relevant skills and implementation tools through short courses, micro-credentials and executive workshops focused on Pakistan and the Middle East.
Programme Focus Areas
- ESG and regulatory compliance for public and private institutions
- Climate finance, carbon markets and green banking
- Climate technologies including renewables, recycling and green data centres
- Climate-resilient infrastructure and disaster risk management
- ESG data systems, MRV and digital reporting
The initiative is structured to support businesses, investors, banks, government ministries, regulators, development agencies and donors by strengthening local execution capacity, enabling projects to move from policy commitments to on-the-ground implementation, improving reporting quality, and meeting international funding and disclosure standards.
From engineers designing net-zero public and industrial infrastructure, healthcare professionals strengthening climate-resilient health systems, and textile and manufacturing leaders advancing the circular economy and export compliance, to public sector teams improving ESG reporting and climate data systems, the programme is designed to deliver measurable outcomes and institutional readiness.
The programme will launch with a pilot cohort of 200 UOL alumni and students, before scaling to 10,000 professionals across Pakistan and the Middle East, creating one of the region’s most comprehensive climate and ESG talent ecosystems.
“This initiative positions our alumni at the centre of Pakistan’s climate and sustainability transition,” said Awais Raoof, Chairman BoG, The University of Lahore. “By combining academic rigour with practical frameworks and employer engagement, UOL is enabling government institutions, development partners and industry to access the skilled talent required to meet ESG obligations, mobilise climate finance and deliver national climate priorities.”
“Development agencies and governments are increasingly focused on execution capacity,” said Dr Shahid Mahmud, Chairman and CEO, Interactive Group of Companies, and Honorary Senior Adviser, OIC COMSTECH, representing CLIMENA. “Through this partnership with UOL, CLIMENA is supporting Pakistan and the region by scaling climate, ESG and digital skills that directly enable compliance, project bankability and sustainable development outcomes.”
CLIMENA, a joint venture of Fatima International UAE and Sustainadility LLC (USA), brings global ESG, climate finance and compliance expertise together with UOL’s academic leadership and alumni network, positioning Pakistan as a regional hub for climate, ESG and sustainability talent development.
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Total rubbish and just bakwas
Pakistan state cut down millions of trees after Imran Khan ouster from pm office and planting green trees is priority of states . Not some private university. And in Pakistan it’s just a stunt from university for news .
It’s always better to first do something, rather than speculate on what can be done! University of Lahore has a very bad reputation of suicide cases. It’s best to concentrate on psychiatric or psychological treatment of the students. Most of the good staff have left the University of Lahore because of mismanagement. They want professors to teach in English when students can only understand Punjabi. Anybody and everybody is selected as a student so as to generate funds and students ask professors to play movies instead of teach them. The University of lahore needs to stop blowing its trumpet and getting down to proper education of its students.
Is it really so other than suicide and too strict management not favoring mutual goodness between teachers and students? Please mention proof-based events other than suicide or mention the operations clearly that show what is being done at UoL.
Easy. Bcz climate claims don’t matter .
We already know on evidence based conclusions what we need.
These stunts won’t change the facts that this is just a publicity stunt.
Climate finance, carbon markets and green banking is not green. It’s green washing. Just giving credits to companies to pollute.
Climate technologies including renewables, recycling and green data centres. Data centers require power levels That cannot be green. You cant recycle data centers. Climate tech is just wind and solar. Both in china.
Climate-resilient infrastructure and disaster risk management
ESG data systems, MRV and digital reporting. No such thing as climate resilient infrastructure bcz that’s just trees. The trees have already been cleared thanks to housing companies. Digital reporting already exists.
Is That enough or do you prefer more detailed information
Alot of Claims . 0 proof .
You can raise 1 million climate experts and nothing will change .
The science is simple. Such stunts doesn’t solve anything