ESG Performance Measurement: A Guide to Selecting and Monitoring Environmental, Social, and Governance Metric

Learning Objectives

• To review the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the Planetary Boundaries.
• To describe the main organizations offering sustainability reporting standards.
• To describe the main ESG investment ratings agencies.
• To explore the World Economic Forum ESG metrics.
• To select ESG indicators appropriate to their organization.
• To describe the characteristics of ESG performance measures and problems associated with their measurement.
• To distinguish between impact, output, and impact measures.
• To describe the Future Fit Business Benchmark.
• To describe the international standards that relate to the measurement of greenhouse gas emissions.
• To identify the main greenhouse gases caused by human activity.
• To discuss, with examples, the three categories of greenhouse gas emissions.
• To explore national greenhouse gas emission conversion tables used for calculating an organization’s carbon footprint.
• To create a plan to identify and measure their organization’s greenhouse gas emissions.
• To calculate their organization’s carbon footprint.
• To develop a plan to improve their organization’s ESG performance.

Course Description

Are you ready to dive into the world of ESG metrics and environmental, social, and governance performance? In this course, we'll explore a wide range of measures, discover how to select the right ones for your organization and learn how to interpret the results to drive a positive impact.

Why are ESG indicators crucial, and how do they shape the modern corporate landscape? Join us as we unravel the significance of these metrics, their role in regulatory requirements, and their impact on stakeholders and communities.

Measuring ESG performance can be challenging, but it's essential for our planet's well-being. We'll navigate the complexities together, understanding the importance of these metrics and how they contribute to saving lives, habitats, and the overall state of our planet.

Key Topics covered in this course:

• Why ESG indicators are important?
• Current sustainability reporting standards
• The main ESG investment ratings
• The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
• Planetary Boundaries
• Input, Output and Impact Measures
• The World Economic Forum ESG metrics
• The most important environmental, social, and governance metrics
• How to select appropriate ESG indicators for your organization
• Analysing and improving ESG performance
• Calculating an organization's greenhouse gas emissions

Join us for this CPE Accounting Webinar, and we hope you find this course both enlightening and enjoyable as we explore the world of ESG performance measurement.

Overview

• Why ESG indicators are important

  8 mins
• ESG performance and Sustainable development

  23 mins
• The world economic forum metrics

  42 mins
• Other social metrics

  67 mins
• Characteristics of ESG metrics

  86 mins
• Strategies to improve ESG performance

  105 mins
• What is one tonne of carbon dioxide?

  120 mins
• Steps to calculating your organization's carbon footprint

  136 mins
• ESG Performance measures: Key learning points

  169 mins
• ESG performance measurement

  186 mins