ESG and Sustainable Financial Strategy Course and
Oxford Sustainability Reporting and ESG Data Management Programme

Online ESG and Sustainable Financial Strategy Course
Duration: Seven weeks (1 week orientation, 6 weeks of modules)
Course focus: The drivers and fundamentals of sustainability
Key concepts: Environmental, social and governance principles and their crucial relationship to your financial strategy.
Further topics include ESG reporting and frameworks, sustainability risk and opportunity analysis and practical application of ESG principles to real-world financial scenarios.

Oxford Sustainability Reporting and ESG Data Management Programme
Duration: Eight weeks (1 week orientation, 6 weeks of modules, with a 1-week break)
Course focus: How to develop, implement and enhance sustainability reporting strategies in your organization
Key concepts: How to drive transparency, accountability and credibility in corporate sustainability reporting, while achieving regulatory compliance

ESG and Sustainable Financial Strategy Course
Created for executives, leaders, CFOs, and senior professionals in strategic roles.
Equipped with a transformation plan specific to your organization, designed by you, you’ll be ready to implement what you’ve learned upon completing this course.

Oxford Sustainability Reporting and ESG Data Management Programme
Tailored for mid-level finance and accounting professionals, the program focuses on integrating ESG data into decision-making processes, leveraging technology to create business value, and fostering robust governance and control systems for sustainable growth.
You’ll be equipped to lead your organization toward responsible reporting, ensuring alignment with evolving regulations, industry best practices and future trends.

ESG and Sustainable Financial Strategy Course
There are six modules, including:

• Strategic planning and long-term value creation — Helps you understand how to incorporate sustainability practices into your business’s strategy

• Regulation and reporting — Breaks down key sustainability reporting and regulatory frameworks

• Transformational change — Provides the skills needed to lead the strategic change to incorporate sustainability into your organizational activities

Oxford Sustainability Reporting and ESG Data Management Programme
There are six modules, including:

• International sustainability reporting, which focuses on interpreting key climate-related reporting frameworks, such as those issued by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), and the role of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) in global sustainability reporting.

• Building a sustainability reporting and control system, which focuses on evaluating your organization’s governance and control systems for effective sustainability reporting. You’ll also formulate plans to improve ESG risk management.

• Learning how to leverage technology and AI to analyze ESG data and understanding the application of ESG data to decision-making.

ESG and Sustainable Financial Strategy Course
Learning outcomes include:

• Implementing purpose in organizations and identifying elements for long-term value creation

• Understanding how ESG risks and opportunities are integrated into financial markets

• Determining shared principles across sustainability frameworks and regulations

• Defining best practices in sustainability reporting

• Creating a transformation plan and building a sustainability and resilience culture

Oxford Sustainability Reporting and ESG Data Management Programme
Learning outcomes include:

• Understanding the link between sustainability reporting frameworks and long-term value creation

• Reporting on climate risks and opportunities

• Strengthening governance and control systems for sustainability reporting

• Evaluating the benefits and limitations of ESG data and ratings in business decision-making

• Assessing the strengths and limitations of applying AI to ESG data analysis

• Formulating a comprehensive sustainability reporting strategy connected with financial reporting

Participants will learn alongside a global cohort of like-minded finance and accounting professionals and hear from guest speakers who are experts in this field.

Upon successful completion of either course, you will be awarded an official digital certificate of attendance in your legal name from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, in partnership with AICPA & CIMA.

In addition, the ESG and Sustainable Financial Strategy Course is certified by The CPD Certification Service (for members of UK-based professional bodies) and is eligible for 26.5 CPE credits (for members of USA-based professional bodies).

Participants who complete an Oxford Saïd Executive Education online program are automatically part of Oxford Saïd Business School’s alumni community: a thriving community comprising more than 37,000 ambitious professionals hailing from 177 countries and representing diverse sectors like finance, law, marketing, health care, and energy.

For more details about these courses, download the brochures: “ESG and Sustainable Financial Strategy Course” and “Oxford Sustainability Reporting and ESG Data Management Programme.”

The ESG and Sustainable Financial Strategy Course and Oxford Sustainability Reporting and ESG Data Management Programme benefit from an industry-leading collaboration — the combination of the academic excellence of the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School with the professional expertise of AICPA & CIMA.

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