The courses included in this certificate program will provide the education needed to navigate the developing complexities of the management accounting role in sustainable business practices by covering topics including the demystification of environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters, partnering for the integration of sustainability in business, strategies, planning, performance, monitoring, and reporting in a sustainable business environment.
Course 1: Sustainability 101 - This course will demystify ESG, define
sustainability, and describe business information, management, and critical
decision making related to this topic. Participants will be introduced to the
ten principles and 17 sustainable development goals outlined by the United
Nations. The impact of sustainability on the role of the CFO and management
accountants within the CFO function will be explained.
Course 2: Finance Function Partnering - Drawing from previous research
publications, “Finance Function Partnering for the Integration of
Sustainability in Business” and “CFO As Value Creator – Finance Function
Leadership in the Integrated Enterprise”, this course discusses the pivotal
role management accountants and financial professionals will play in
cross-functional collaboration, driving sustainable business initiatives and
reporting.
Course 3: Managing Climate Risk - The basis for this course is the recently
published “A Management Accountant’s Guide to Decarbonizing a Business: Drivers
and Practices”. The course will discuss potential economies in which CHG
emissions carry a cost to businesses, while explaining potential costs,
actions, and assessments essential to appropriate decision making.
Course 4: Sustainable Business Information and Reporting - Focusing on
compliance requirement resources, information quality, supply chain oversight
and organizational sustainability performance indicators, this course promises
to be timely and educational as companies strive to understand and comply with
evolving global regulations and initiatives.
Course 5: Measuring the Value of Human Capital - Exploring the importance of
diversity, the equality-related SDGs, and employee engagement, this course will
provide sound education on the CFO team’s support of connecting HR-based
metrics to overall business strategy and performance.
Course 6: Sustainable Business: Strategy, Planning, & Performance - This
course will bring all elements of sustainable business together to educate
learners on driving the concepts and practices in the series into their own organization.