This course is a stand-alone CPA Australia micro-credentialed course focused on looking to apply best-practice approaches to integrating sustainability to facilitate long-term sustainable growth. 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 Sustainability: Adapting Operations for the Future
Unlock the future of responsible business with Sustainability: Adapting Operations for the Future. Dive into the key value drivers for sustainability—financial, strategic, operational, and regulatory. Explore global regulations and voluntary standards shaping organisational strategies and learn how to implement effective environmental and social management systems, utilising frameworks and tools to assess impacts and risks. With topics that help you master essential techniques such as Life Cycle Assessment and Full Cost Accounting, and a focus on real-world applications through case studies, you can equip yourself to align your organisation’s sustainability goals.
This five-hour interactive course includes content, videos and activities that will provide you with an understanding setting up your organisation for success when it comes to the key value drivers of sustainability.
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 is highly interactive with activities, videos and simulations to keep you actively engaged and will focus on a broad range of industries.
Key topics
Drivers of Sustainability
- Explore the main value drivers for sustainability including financial, strategic, operational, reputational and regulatory drivers as well as the various standards and frameworks that support operational sustainability.
Environmental and Social Management Systems
- Learn about the various environmental and social management systems that support an organisation’s sustainability impacts, risks and opportunities.
Decision-making Tools and Techniques
- Discuss the tools and techniques available to manage environmental sustainability topics including ISO standards, management systems and accounting methods such as Full Cost Accounting and Life Cycle Assessments.
Performance Measurement and Control Systems
- Discover the most appropriate performance measurement and management control systems to support your organisation’s achievement of sustainability objectives and targets and how these systems can beused to align performance with objectives.
This course consists of one online course with a PDF learning manual 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
- Apply frameworks, methods and tools to address sustainability impacts on an organisation’s products and processes.
- Recommend appropriate performance measurement and management control systems that support the achievement of sustainability objectives.
Audience
This course is suited to finance and accounting professionals looking to apply best-practice approaches to integrating sustainability to facilitate long-term sustainable growth.