After completing this course, you should be able to: comfortably describe sustainability and ESG; define the role of finance function personnel in sustainable business practices; identify long-term strategies for managing resources; and understand the importance of governance systems in strengthening and providing oversight to continuously adjust business models to ensure their sustainability.
On September 29, 2022, IMA, the world’s leading international management accounting organization, launched a professional capacity building and certification program around sustainable business practices – IMA Sustainability Business Practices Certificate
The professional certificate based on IMA’s sustainable business practice capacity building and certification program has become an internationally authoritative certificate in the field of sustainable business practice. It is highly sought after by professionals because of its huge empowering potential and high value.
In a globalized workplace, possessing international certifications can help individuals stand out from other job seekers or peers.
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International certification training often develops curriculum systems based on global industry best practices and the latest standards.
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You can also meet peers and experts from all over the world and build an international network of contacts.
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International certification has high recognition and authority worldwide, and is recognized by industry authorities for its professional capabilities.
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Work together to introduce the IMA sustainable business practice capability training and certification program, which is well-known in developed economies, to the Chinese market
After completing this module, you should be able to:
Define sustainability, ESG and their impact on business models; describe sustainable business information, management and decision-making; identify internal and external drivers of sustainable business; understand the 17 Sustainable Development Goals proposed by the United Nations.
After completing this module, you should be able to:
Gain a deep understanding of the importance of sustainability to a company’s long-term goals; identify the similarities between sustainability reporting and other compliance reporting; define the components of a financial engagement framework; and describe the role of management accountants in integrating sustainability initiatives, measurement, reporting, and goal achievement within their organizations.
After completing this module, you should be able to:
Understand how climate-related risks and opportunities affect an entity’s financial performance; identify and calculate an entity’s greenhouse gas emissions; estimate an entity’s emissions costs; set carbon emission targets within and along the value chain.
After completing this module, you should be able to:
Identify sustainability-related issues in a company’s business model and assess their impact; understand the development of sustainability reporting and develop an overall reporting strategy for the company; describe the current development of mainstream sustainability reporting and the business process changes required for implementation; outline appropriate approaches to implementing sustainability reporting within a company.
After completing this module, you should be able to:
Define diversity, equity, and inclusion as they relate to the workplace; describe the ethical requirements that influence accountants’ attitudes and behaviors; identify inclusive and equitable behaviors; describe the costs and benefits of addressing inequalities among external stakeholder groups.
After completing this module, you should be able to:
Identify the broad role of sustainability in corporate value creation; describe the six principles of integrated thinking and their relevance to business decision making; recognize the importance of sustainability information for effective decision making; appreciate the through line from objectives to execution of business strategy, and the importance of culture and the quality of stakeholder relationships.
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