Sustainability essentials (Australia)

This foundational micro course is aimed at financial professionals with limited experience in sustainability principles and concepts. It focuses on understanding sustainability, and how sustainability principles can be applied in a work practice. Learners will be primed to commence deeper dives into further sustainability topics. 

This is a foundation micro course to quickly upskill someone with little experience in sustainability principles and concepts. It focuses on understanding sustainability, and how sustainability principles can be applied in work practice.

At the end of this micro course, learners will be primed to commence deeper dives into further sustainability topics. 

Topic areas

What is sustainability? 

• The universe of sustainability issues, SDGs 
• Connecting with First Nations knowledge 
• How is sustainability good for business? 
• The role of finance professionals 

Who are your stakeholders? 

• Identifying and analysing stakeholders 

Assess your ESG (environmental, social and governance) exposure 

• Mapping and rating ESG risks 

Identify opportunities to improve 

• Integrate ESG into practice 

Benefits of attending this course: 

• Stay up to date in an ever-changing environment – alleviate fears of obsolescence or being left behind.  
• Identify new terms and concepts within the sustainability landscape. 
• Increase your value within the workplace by building ESG into your organisations strategy. 
• Build future-focused capability in the sustainability space. 

By attending this micro course, you’ll be able to: 

• Define environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues 
• Evaluate why sustainability is important to business and stakeholders 
• Analyse sustainability risks and opportunities in an organisation  
• Research and plan to integrate or improve ESG-related issues within an organisation