Module 011 hour
ESG for Business: What It Is and Why It Matters
Practical focus
ESG explained simply; environmental, social, and governance pillars; why companies care; how ESG differs from CSR/philanthropy; examples of how major companies use it.
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Welcome to the Corporate Development in Sustainability Specialization
This page details Course 1:ESG for Business: What It Is and Why It Matters
This is course 1 of 4 and is part of a full Corporate Specialization.
Course 1 of 4
Course description
This course enables CEOs, regional growth managers, finance executives, marketing managers, and partnership managers overseeing government business pipelines, financing, and regional growth to understand and apply ESG principles within their organizations. Participants will learn to reduce risk, improve performance, strengthen access to capital, and enhance their appeal to ESG-focused investors, all while generating measurable impact.
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6 modules · 5 hours 53 minutes total
Module 021 hour
Building ESG Into the Business
Practical focus
Understand where ESG fits into the business and the areas it can affect, including leadership, operations, employees, suppliers, policies and governance.
Module 031 hour
ESG, Profitability & the Triple Bottom Line
Practical focus
How ESG can affect revenue, efficiency, operating costs, reputation, employee performance, market access and long-term value; People, Planet, Profit.
Module 041 hour
ESG & Access to Capital
Practical focus
Understand why lenders, investors and development-finance institutions care about ESG, and how stronger ESG performance can reduce risk and improve a company’s financing readiness.
Module 051 hour
Measuring ESG Performance
Practical focus
Keep measurement simple: what to track, basic KPIs, targets, evidence and dashboards that help companies understand whether their ESG performance is improving.
Module 0653 minutes
Building Your ESG Action Plan
Practical focus
Takes the learner's own company from where it is today to a practical 12-month ESG roadmap: priorities, owners, KPIs, targets, costs and next actions.
Learning Outcome
Learners would be able to say “I understand ESG. I understand why it affects my company. I know where to start. I know what to measure. And I can see how this could make the business stronger.”
Who This Course Is For
- Chief Executive Officers
- Managing Directors
- General Managers
- Chief Financial Officers
- Finance Managers
- Commercial Directors
- Business Development Managers
- Strategy Managers
- Operations Managers
- Marketing Managers
- Procurement Managers
- Risk & Compliance Managers
- Regional Growth Managers
- Sustainability Managers
- ESG Leads