An introduction to sustainability for finance professionals(Copy)

What you will learn

This course introduces the area of Sustainability and what it means for finance and business professionals today.  By completing this course, you will be able to:

• Define sustainability and sustainable development
• Explain why sustainability is important to society, to organisations, and to finance professionals
• Understand the global challenges of sustainable development and how business organisations can help meet these challenges 
• Evaluate business value chains, business models and business practices for sustainability and related issues
• Understand sustainability reporting frameworks
• Understand how the Science Based Targets initiative, and Big Data, contribute to sustainability
• Understand responsible investment principles.

About this course

This course is for finance and business professionals who want to develop their understanding on the issue of sustainability, the impact on organisations and the part they can play. The course explores how finance professionals can support opportunities to redefine value and businesses models to become more sustainable.  

Key information

• part of the ACCA Certificate in Sustainability for Finance
• complete course and assessment to gain your CPD certificate