Business leaders and industry professionals must educate themselves and embrace the complexity of ESG in order to lead their organizations towards sustainability. This course is designed to provide professionals from all backgrounds and industries with a foundational understanding of primary ESG concepts. Learners will gain perspectives on how a company’s economic, financial, and ethical purposes can and should be aligned for its overall performance.
ESG Essentials: Sustainable Business Strategies
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level
Recommended experience
4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
What you'll learn
Explore the origins, standards, and frameworks related to ESG and analyze environmental factors, and resource management in the context of ESG.
Understand sustainable/green finance and its role in supporting environmental initiatives, and examine social factors, risks, and opportunities.
Explore corporate governance practices, and develop leadership skills to make positive changes through ESG integration.
Understand how ESG relates to ethical business models, both now and in the future.
Skills you'll gain
- Sustainability Standards
- Corporate Sustainability
- Ethical Standards And Conduct
- Governance
- Business Development
- Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG)
- Climate Change Mitigation
- Business Leadership
- Sustainable Business
- Sustainable Development
- Environment and Resource Management
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Sustainability Reporting
- Governance Risk Management and Compliance
- Finance
- Business Ethics
- Diversity and Inclusion
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December 2025
Assessments
7 assignments
Taught in English
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There are 8 modules in this course
What's included
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