This course is a stand-alone CPA Australia micro-credentialed course focused of ESG concerns. Successfully complete this course and assessment to receive a digital badge that you can share on LinkedIn and other social media platforms.
Description
About CPA Australia Micro-credentials
CPA Australia’s Micro-credentials are based on technical and non-technical competencies and align to our Accounting and Finance Capability Framework. Our partner, Credly, will provide you with a digital badge on successful completion of the assessment. Your digital badge allows you to demonstrate your capability and achievement, and can be placed on your LinkedIn profile, digital CV or email signature.
About Creating Value Through Sustainability
Organisations are increasingly being required to report on their approach to sustainability. In some jurisdictions this is being driven by mandatory disclosure requirements, while in others pressure is being exerted by investors and other key stakeholders, including banks, prudential bodies and stock exchanges. The key for organisations is how to integrate a focus on sustainability as part of their strategy, business model and risk profile.
This course will provide practical guidance for mid- to senior-level finance professionals on the impact of a focus on sustainability on organisations. It will show how finance professionals can provide strategic leadership to support the adoption and deepening of an organisation’s sustainability journey.
Featuring examples and real-world application provided by industry experts and financial leaders to embed the learning and bring the content to life, through this course you will gain the requisite tools and techniques that are increasingly important in modern finance roles.
This course features case studies from leading companies including Glencore, PepsiCo and Nivea. It is highly interactive with activities, videos and simulations to keep you actively engaged and will focus on a broad range of industries.
Key topics
Background, developments and the contemporary landscape of sustainability
- Explores the evolution of ESG with a discussion on the components that form ESG
The sustainability journey - from adoption to integration
- Examines key considerations around the start or deepening of an organisation’s ESG journey
- Provides guidance on dedicated KPIs to manage the organisation’s ESG performance
Considerations for external reporting and the selection and use of a framework
- Discusses the key considerations for an organisation to begin reporting or enhance its reporting on ESG matters.
- Investigates possible frameworks available for reporting
This course consists of one online course and one online assessment.
The assessment will be subject to security measures such as identification verification and webcam monitoring. Please ensure you read the Assessment and Security policy and system requirements prior to making your purchase.
Learning objectives
- Discuss the evolution of sustainability reporting, its main goals and implications for organisational value creation.
- Explain the considerations for organisations when adopting or furthering a sustainability approach.
- Advise on the application of the concept of materiality to prioritise the impacts that a move to embedding sustainability has on strategy, the business model and risk.
- Discuss the role of KPIs to support the sustainability journey and the key role that accountants play in this process.
- Discuss the considerations for organisations to provide external sustainability reporting.
- Compare the various key sustainability reporting frameworks.
Audience
This course is suitable for finance and accounting professionals looking to unlock the value of sustainability in their organisation.