Transformative Skills Pack – Sustainable Mindset (ESG)
Kick-start your understanding of ESG (environmental protection, social inclusion and corporate governance) issues with this mindset, designed to help you learn how the landscape has developed and the key role CPAs, MAs, and finance professionals have to play.
Format
Online
NASBA Field of Study
Accounting
Level
Basic
CPE Credits
2.5
Author(s)
Steven Shamrock
Availability
1 year
Product Number
TSPSM23SSO
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The Sustainable Mindset (ESG) is one of six mindsets in your Transformative Skills Pack.
A sustainable mindset is essential for CPAs, MAs and finance professionals. Focusing on long-term value and resilience that meet present requirements without compromising future generations’ ability to meet their needs. A systems approach is needed to ensure sustainable practices are embedded into a business’ governance, strategy, risk management, metrics and targets.
Are you looking to understand what ESG is all about? Then this is the perfect course for you. ESG is an increasingly hot topic that continues to affect the profession. This course will help you understand the global shift, recognizing the importance of sustainability and the expectations investors increasingly have of businesses in their operational and reporting requirements. You’ll dive into each area of ESG — environmental, social and governance — and learn how they link to the reporting and framework requirements of global compliance bodies. You’ll understand the key bodies that have evolved and merged to create guidelines, frameworks and accepted reporting requirements for a global baseline. Get started on your ESG journey today!
Learning Objectives
- Recognize the concepts of sustainability, ESG, and related risks
- Recognize the changing expectations for business with respect to sustainability
- Assess the responsibility of businesses for key ESG issues
- Recognize the business case for implementing sustainable practices
- Identify the role of the accounting and auditing profession in sustainability
Key Topics
- Sustainability, ESG and risks
- Changing expectations of businesses
- Responsibility of businesses
- Implementing sustainable practices
- The role of the accounting and auditing professional
Who Will Benefit
- AICPA & CIMA members who want to future-proof their career
- Accounting or finance professionals who want to understand more about the current sustainability governing bodies, frameworks and reporting requirements
- Accounting and finance professionals who provide ESG assurance or advisory services for clients and need to stay on top of the current requirements and evolving nature of ESG
- Accounting or finance professionals who want to understand more about the current governing bodies, frameworks and reporting requirements for ESG
- Management accountants who recognize they have a key role to play in driving sustainable strategic and operational decisions. Especially where it’s crucial to understand the business case for ESG and what it means for investors and businesses
Group ordering for your team
2 to 5 registrants
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