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Description
Develop the critical thinking skills required to work with ESG issues in a variety of ways.
Whether you are in investment banking, commercial banking, private industry, or investment management, you will no doubt be faced with growing interest in ESG. It is crucial to have an understanding of, perspective around, and ability to work with ESG issues to inform financial decision-making.
In this course, you will explore systems thinking and the importance of context in ESG. Participants will work through the mechanics of a materiality assessment and discuss the material risks and opportunities to both internal and external stakeholders.
You will have the opportunity to evaluate the quality of corporate ESG action in a variety of ways and work through an exercise in building your own ESG scorecard using a set of example client directives.
Key Takeaways
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Explain key ESG concepts and the considerations for companies and investors.
- Leverage systems thinking to assess materiality across companies and industries.
- Determine risks and opportunities for internal and external stakeholders.
- Evaluate ESG maturity, the quality of disclosures and actual performance.
- Learn to build an ESG scorecard.
Who Will Benefit
Analysts seeking a better understanding of how companies manage risks and opportunities in today's world of shifting market and non-market conditions. Business analysts who wish to advise both private and public market clients on ESG strategies and improved disclosures. Beginner and intermediate level research analysts, banking and investment professionals, or business and finance students seeking to gain further insight into ESG.
Disclaimer
Most of CPA Ontario's 450+ on-demand courses are compatible with the mobile app. Unfortunately, this on demand course is not compatible. For the best learning experience, we suggest you use your computer.
How to Access the Course
This is an online session. This course is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Once registered, you can access the material at any time.
However, you will only have access to the course for 90 days after REGISTRATION.
To access the course please visit our BlackBoard site, and log-in using the same login and password used for the Registration Portal. Please allow up to 15 minutes after registration for the course to appear on your BlackBoard page.
Registration, cancellation, withdrawal and all other CPA Ontario PD policies can be found here.
Speaker(s)
Noah Miller is the founder and CEO at Calibrate Partners. Noah has over a decade of ESG consulting experience, working with organizations across industries, missions, and geographies. From global companies like Bloomberg, Hyatt, and Beyond Meat, to tech start-ups Noah brings a wealth of experience in ESG strategic planning, implementation, and reporting. Before launching Calibrate Partners, Noah held multiple leadership roles in the ESG space including the Senior Director of Summit Strategy Group’s ESG Consulting Practice and interim ESG Director for several public and private companies.