Globally, organisations are being forced to disclose and report extensively on their triple bottom line which has given rise to the ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) reporting frameworks. This framework is based on the ideology of organisations that prioritise sustainability being more resilient in the long term. The Sustainable Finance Strategies for Manufacturers Executive Short Course explores the role of sustainable finance in transitioning organisations to becoming resilient operations. For this to occur, business operations and financial management at all levels of an organisation need to be reconstructed and rethought.
This course adds to the sustainability discourse by examining theories around investment principles, ESG, finance metrics and shareholder return time frames. This course allows participants to engage critically with sustainable finance tools and metrics as well as green taxonomies. The purpose of the course is to create the space for executives to explore sustainable finance principles and multidisciplinary frameworks which may be relevant to their own organisations. The course will provide participants with theoretical and practical tools to allow them to critically engage with sustainable finance constructs particularly pertaining to sustainable business and investment analysis.
The objectives of the course, which will be covered over the three days will be the following:
To understand how the current financial system operates and why it is a strategic imperative for there to be a change to enable better value to be created for organisations and society.
To develop an appreciation of how sustainable finance contributes to the broader sustainability field through examining instruments such as ESG, green bonds, integrated reporting, and impact investing.
To identify future risk portfolios that organisations will face and what role environmental and climate change risks will have in these portfolios.
To understand the finance, innovation, and sustainability nexus.
To undertake a gap analysis of current sustainability and integrated reporting frameworks and identify where the opportunities are for sustainable finance.
To identify how the implementation of sustainable finance will alter business models and key value metrics such as cost of capital, profitability, return on investments and debt financing.
Course cost:
The course costs R12,780 per participant. This is fully inclusive of all refreshments, teas and lunches over the course of the three days, as well as stationery. The cost excludes accommodation.
Venue and accommodation:
The course is run at the TWIMS campus, 74 Everton Road, Kloof. Each day starts at 08:30 and concludes at 16:30. Accommodation is available on-site at an additional cost. Please click here for information on our accommodation.
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