“There is a mega-emergency. The question today is no longer are we going into the wall, but how fast are we going to take it? » This final observation is made by Frédéric Lafage, president of the Federation of trades in the provision of intellectual services in consulting, engineering and digital (Cinov). So many professions that are at the forefront of the issue of climate change since they concern renewable energies, mobility, industrial processes, construction and even land use planning.
“ Climate issues will require more transformations of existing professions than the creation of new ones”warns the Observatory of digital, engineering, consulting and event professions, in a forecast study for 2025 on engineering professions in the fight against climate change.
For Frederic Lafage, “ more than ever, we need a hybridization of skills. We have to break the myth of the engineer locked up in pure technique. Engineering must be linked to the human sciences, such as sociology and philosophy, to integrate the long term. We need a global culture”.
The sense of urgency is shared. Thus, Romain Deleforge, partner in the Paris office of Bain & Company, a strategy and management consulting firm, explains: “ The subject is extremely urgent both for us and for our clients, who must integrate these issues into their business models and their modes of governance. » In order to give its consultants the necessary background to support their clients, Bain Paris has created, with HEC Paris, a training course of around forty hours on the major energy and climate issues leading to certification.
Exponential growth in requests
Started in February, it will concern in the coming months all employees of Bain in Paris, from junior to partner. “ The formula has already been emulated by our offices in Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium”, rejoices Romain Deleforge. At stake is the acquisition of scientific, energy, tax, economic and financial skills.
Jean-Michel Gauthier, professor at HEC Paris and holder of the Energy and Finance Chair, notes an exponential growth in requests from companies for this type of training. “They want to learn to speak the language of tomorrow, that of energy and climate. Leaders want to completely overhaul their teams’ software and rethink their business model. Companies have understood that the climate is not an “open bar” adjustment variable and they are fully aware of the need to adapt their skills.. »
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