ESG Essentials: Sustainable Business Strategies

Overview

Business leaders and industry professionals must educate themselves and embrace the complexity of ESG in order to lead their organizations towards sustainability. This course is designed to provide professionals from all backgrounds and industries with a foundational understanding of primary ESG concepts. Learners will gain perspectives on how a company’s economic, financial, and ethical purposes can and should be aligned for its overall performance. The course is pragmatic and practical, leveraging real-world case studies. The course is meant to be a holistic starting point for people of any background, providing a high-level understanding of ESG frameworks and concepts. The breadth of topics and relatable case studies should be appropriate for international audiences of any level, from early stage careers to senior executives and directors of multinational companies.

Syllabus

Module 1 - Welcome and Introduction
Module 2 - ESG: Origins, Standards and Frameworks
Module 3 - Environmental Factors and Resource Management
Module 4 - Sustainable Finance
Module 5 - Social Factors: Risks and Opportunities
Module 6 - Building Trust: Governance and Accountability in the Era of Sustainability
Module 7 - Making Positive Changes through ESG Leadership
Module 8 - Final Exam