Sustainability
You'll learn how sustainability works as a business concept and why it matters for your career in finance and accounting. This video covers the definition of sustainability, the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards that investors use to assess companies, and the real environmental risks businesses
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In this lesson
- 0:00 Sustainability definition and business importance
- 1:31 Benefits and drawbacks of sustainable practices
- 3:16 Environmental, social and governance standards
- 5:33 Carbon emissions and net zero strategies
- 7:32 Business benefits of sustainability adoption
- 8:36 Environmental risks and mitigation approaches
- 10:08 Sustainability reporting frameworks and standards
About this lesson
face today. You'll explore the benefits and challenges of sustainable practices, discover how carbon emissions and net zero commitments work, and understand how companies report on sustainability through integrated reporting and the Global Reporting Initiative. This knowledge is essential for Strategic Business Leader (SBL) and other strategic papers, where you'll need to evaluate how organisations create value whilst managing environmental and social responsibility.
Duration: 12m
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