Sustainability Reporting

Programme Outline

Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, participants should be able to:

  • Understand the basics of the sustainability crisis, the concepts of sustainability/sustainable development and the sustainable development goals (SDG), and relate them to their own specific subject field.
  • Understand the role of accounting for corporate sustainability, and the relevant concepts within corporate sustainability from the accounting perspective.
  • Understand and apply relevant sustainability reporting frameworks, such as Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), and Integrated Reporting.

 

Programme Structure
  • Basics of sustainable development, SDGs
  • Key competencies for sustainability in education
  • Link between corporate sustainability and accounting;  reasons &consequences of sustainability reporting
  • The quality of sustainability reporting & Sustainability reporting assurance
  • ESG performance
  • ESG financial materiality
  • Principles of corporate Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions calculations

 

Assessment
  • Class Participation and discussion
  • Online Quiz
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