Carbon reporting expert

Created in collaboration with CFA Institute, this course provides an introduction to climate change and its related economic and environmental impacts, with a particular emphasis on the role of finance professionals in creating and implementing solutions to the global issues in this space. It is a practical and applied digital course designed to support business, finance and accounting professionals, as well as any individual seeking practical guidance around climate change and climate-related finance matters.

Sustainability is one of the burning issues of our times and is an issue that is relevant to us all, regardless of where we live or how we earn our living. As organisations are rebuilding from the pandemic, there is a growing desire for a transformative and sustainable global recovery, which is providing a fresh focus for organisations to drive forward their position in relation to sustainability.​

Accountants and finance professionals have an important part to play in helping organisations adapt to the sustainable practices required to prevent resource depletion, facilitate long term success, and build a more sustainable future. The Certificate in Sustainability for Finance will allow finance teams to gain the skills and knowledge to enable them to confidently lead on sustainability issues in their organisations.

This pack is aimed at those who understand the basics of ESG and now want to take a deeper dive into the compliance and governance of it.

By completing this pack, you will understand:

• why Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards were created
• GRI reporting standards and frameworks
• the background and structure of EU taxonomy.