Understanding the Impact of Environmental Social Governance (ESG)
Issued by
University at Albany, SUNY
This microcredential introduces ESG as a system. The components of environmental, social, and governance impacts can be identified as well as measured. This credential focuses on how those impacts are identified, measured, and reported within a dynamic environment that is exposed to external forces (e.g. climate change), the impact of which is not fully understood. Participants learn how to build ESG concepts into business plans and identify points of risk within a business's operations.
- Type Learning
- Level Advanced
Earning Criteria
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Module 1 - Understanding Environmental Social Governance (ESG): The Fundamentals. This module covers ESG vocabulary (same words/different meaning), a high level overview of the impacts of ESG, materiality, and the current state of global ESG.
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Module 2 - ESG Risk Management. This module covers points of risk within your business or operation, building ESG concepts into your business plan, business/marketing positioning using ESG, and becoming a local ESG leader.
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Module 3 - Impact Investing. This module covers how and why ESG is scored, understanding the ESG scoring/matrix, social engagement and stewardship, responsibilities, and regulatory dynamics and the evolving responsibilities and mandates.
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Module 4 - Future State. This module covers the broader sustainability context and global initiatives, the ESG market, environmental factors and mega trends, approaches to environmental analysis at country, sector, and company levels, and global, regional, local context.