Level
Advanced.
Course description
Sustainability is an emerging critical topic for companies and their boards. The sustainability agenda is being pushed by the broad range of stakeholders from customers to investors and regulators. This module supports the board in fulfilling its role to look at the long-term viability of the company whilst understanding and respecting the competing needs of all its stakeholders, shareholders, investors, directors, employees, customers, suppliers, authorities, society and the environment. This course highlights the potential impact on businesses due to increasing social and environment awareness leading to enhanced corporate responsibility and new business models.
Course objectives
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Provide an overall understanding of what sustainability means.
- Learn about the changing landscape and risks arising from technological, environmental and social issues, heightened regulatory environment and expectations from investors and other stakeholders.
- Provide insights on available tools and methodologies that can help identify business risk as well as opportunities, and develop a framework for monitoring and reporting on sustainability.
Course outline
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Concepts and definitions that directors need to know and understand about sustainability.
- Technological, environmental, social and governance trends that impact business.
- Risk management and sustainability.
- The changing rules of the game: from integrated reporting to new ways to assess a company’s sustainability.
- The role of the board and questions that directors should ask CEOs in relation to sustainability.
Target audience
Directors and senior management of companies seeking to better understand emerging ESG trends and the board’s response.
Course duration
Half day.
Format
Presentation with case studies and live demonstrations, followed by panel discussion and Q&A.
Course Fee
In-person
SID members: $529.20 (incl. 8% GST)
Non-members: $734.40 (incl. 8% GST)
CPD hours
4 hours.