Leading Sustainability for Directors
IoD open courses cover the essentials needed to successfully steer an organisation.
Institute of Directors
Summary
- Attendance Certificate - Free
- Tutor is available to students
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Overview
This course will include three half-day sessions designed to equip directors with the knowledge and skills to strengthen their organisation’s orientation towards sustainability. It is based on a director’s sustainability checklist and will provide a practical approach to this critically important issue, with a focus on immediate takeaways, and includes an opportunity to apply learnings to your own organisation.
CPD hours - 12 hours
Certificates
Attendance Certificate
Digital certificate - Included
To request a certificate of attendance please email pdsolutions@iod.com
Resources
- Professional Development brochure -
Description
Objectives
- To understand the key elements of the new ISO Guidance Standard on ESG and apply these principles to your organisation's sustainability initiatives.
- To calculate your organisation's carbon footprint and be able to formulate a strategic plan toward Net Zero.
- To gain insights into the circular economy and be able to identify at least three circular economy practices to enhance environmental sustainability.
- To understand the breadth of social responsibilities and be able to design and implement governance strategies that enhance social value in their organisation.
The three sessions of the online course will take place over three different dates from 1:30pm to 4:30pm. It is a requirement for you to be able to attend all three sessions. The session topics are:
- Sustainability Governance Principles and Net Zero Agenda
- Non-Carbon Environmental Issues and Circularity
- Social Agenda and Implications and Implementation
Benefits
- An understanding of what sustainability means for your organisation in the context of the duties of a director and growing ESG requirements.
- An understanding of carbon footprint and how to determine scopes 1, 2 and 3 for your organisation and how to move toward carbon neutral and beyond.
- An insight into the broader environmental agenda, materiality, the circular economy and the issues and opportunities regarding environmental challenges.
- An understanding of the gravity and scope of social responsibilities and how to orientate your organisation to strengthen responsibility to stakeholders.
- Gain insights into the latest ISO ESG Principles, which provide a standardised framework for integrating Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices into your organisation.
- Learn how to develop a comprehensive sustainability action plan tailored to your organisation's goals.
This course will take you on a sustainability journey to change the way you operate and live to be part of the solution, to deliver prosperity that includes everyone, and to grasp the opportunity we have right now to lead sustainable organisations.
This course was originated by IoD Ireland and is being run in partnership with IoD UK.
Requirements
The four sessions of the online course will take place over four different dates from 1:30pm to 5:00pm. It is a requirement for you to be able to attend all four sessions.
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