Corporate Sustainability Management Master Class

In today’s world, companies, cities and economies must urgently rethink traditional systems and shift towards more sustainable models. Both public and private sector decision makers now need to manage the complex connections between environmental, social, economic and financial factors. They must navigate a fresh set of opportunities, challenges and risks that will define organizations of today and the future. It is a fact that, sustainability efforts are no longer just about environment or even compliance-they’re an essential component of the company’s overall business strategy which will create competitiveness, shareholders value, reduce costs, maximize profit, conserve resources, mitigate environmental harm, brand reputation and recognition, profitability, longevity and success.

Undoubtedly, domestication and implementation of Sustainability in core business strategy and operation now call for strong capacity building of management and key employees across all functions and business units of the organization and that is exactly what this Corporate Sustainability Management training offers, as businesses around the world are increasingly turning to an exciting new branch of management to help them better understand and manage their non-financial performance.’

 In this masterclass training, participant will learn how social and environmental responsibility is complimentary to key business drivers such as business profitability, asset management and human resources. You will identify practical strategies to navigate the challenges of developing a sustainable business and learn management practices that positively impact the Triple Bottom Line. We will also differentiate between conventional business strategies and sustainable strategies and identify frameworks for measuring and reporting sustainability.

Who should attend?

Board of Directors, HODs, Company Managers, CSR Practitioners, Public Relations Managers, Marketing Managers, Human Resources Managers, employees, and  employees who are responsible for:

• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Corporate Affairs
• Environmental Affairs
• Community Affairs
• Supply Chain/Logistics
• Health and Safety
• Engineers (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical etc)
• Governance and Risk Management
• Marketing/Communications/PR
• Also from cross industries, Governments, academia, Graduates(Job seekers), International organizations and Civil Society Organizations

Why you should attend

Upon completing this course, participant will be able to:

• Apply corporate sustainability principles - including carbon accounting, cost reduction, and operational efficiency - to achieve business objectives.
• You will learn risk reduction mechanism, how to improve sales and profitability and also position your company to a competitive market/financial advantage.
• Develop management systems and performance frameworks for sustainability practices for use in a variety of organizations
• Gain familiarity with the conceptual frameworks and practical tools to apply sustainability in an organizational setting.
• It will assist participants in implementing sustainability strategy in business and place of work.
• Participants will learn how to reduce or eliminate business waste, also circular economy concepts
• Gain an understanding on communication and reporting framework in line with the GRI G4 standard.
• It will help participants to formulate new and review existing corporate policies such as energy policy, waste reduction policy, procurement policy, labor policy, code of conduct etc.
• Our goal is to train a new kind of manager and leaders for private, nonprofit and government organizations: a manager who understands finance, organizations, strategy and information- but also understands the physical dimensions of sustainability.
• It will help graduates/job seekers add sustainability skills to core career thereby increasing the possibility of getting employed easily as employers now want workers who can help them sustain their business.