About this course
By measuring the financial, social and environmental performance of an organization and looking at it holistically instead of just looking at the financial bottom line will illuminate the impacts and opportunities a company may have, not only from a traditional business sense but from a social and environmental perspective. In this module you will learn how to measure the financial, social and environmental performance and see examples of companies that have integrated this Triple Bottom Line approach into their reporting with great success.
You will leave the course being able to calculate the business benefits of sustainability and understand the best methods for tracking social and environmental impacts and metrics for an organization.
What are the requirements?
- no extra software needed
- basic understanding of accounting and business finance
What am I going to get from this course?
- Over 19 lectures and 33 mins of content!
- Understand how sustainable investments are outperforming the Dow Jones Industrial Average by reviewing examples of social responsible investments vs. the DJIA
- Compare changing accounting standards and their relationship with how businesses may need to change what they track and measure
- Understand how to show accurate company social and environmental performance
What is the target audience?
- students should have a basic understanding of accounting and/or business reporting to gain full understanding of triple bottom line accounting and integrated reporting