ESG Fundamentals Microcredential

In-person Sessions

Five Thursday's, October 6 - November 3, 2022 | 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. PT 

This ESG Fundamentals Microcredential will provide you with an opportunity to investigate environmental, social and governance impacts and develop a strategy to act on your values. It is designed to grow the community of professionals who:

  • understand ESG impact areas
  • can identify ESG factors that are material to an organization
  • can meaningfully engage relevant stakeholders to ensure actions are inclusive and evidence-based
  • are equipped to act now to maximize the positive and minimize the negative ESG impacts at organizations of all sizes
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Program Structure

  • 24 participants per cohort
  • 15 hours of in-class learning and 12-18 self-paced hours for reading, assignments, consultation with your colleagues, and development of your ESG action plan
  • Presentations, stories, and hands-on assignments delivered by subject matter experts and practitioners with proven track records
  • Badges earned for each assignment, culminating in the ESG Fundamentals Microcredential
  • Participants must attend all five workshops and complete all four assignments to receive the microcredential

What you will learn

  • Explore the rise of ESG strategy and discover its connection to CSR, sustainability, social responsibility, and impact movements.
  • Learn how to apply organizational behaviour and change leadership principles to design and enable an ESG strategy.
  • Identify the role of materiality assessments in determining high-impact ESG opportunities.
  • Understand how stakeholder engagement fuels governance, social, environmental actions, and impacts.
  • Develop an ESG Roadmap that outlines your ESG strategy and drives collaborative action that maximizes positive impacts and minimizes negative impacts.
  • Learn how to identify the specific tools and frameworks (e.g. SASB, GRI, ISO, CCAB, TCFD, SDGs, B Corp, sector-specific standards, etc.) that will be most useful to your core business.
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Presented in Partnership with:

https://www.bcit.ca/study/business-media/ https://www.boardoftrade.com/

Community Sponsors:

https://www.bcmea.com/ https://www.bennettjones.com/
https://www.edc.ca/

Preferred Media Partner:

https://dailyhive.com/
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