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Is your company thinking of unifying your sustainability and business performance disclosure into one report? Not sure where to begin? Are you hoping to leverage an integrated report as a management tool that will help guide your company toward greater collaboration and better decision-making? If so, take this course and learn:

• The evolution of the Integrated Reporting movement, as well as the benefits and limitations of adopting this approach.
• How to employ integrated thinking about the fundamental concepts of value creation, the capitals, and the value creation process.
• The guiding principles, content elements, and overall presentation of an integrated report.
• Conditions required for successful implementation of Integrated Reporting, as well as possible barriers and how they may be overcome.
• Various mechanisms that can enhance the credibility of and trust in your Integrated Report.

Course Content: Preview the Specific Units or Modules Included in This Course

 

COURSE STRUCTURE

Start and finish on your schedule: Courses take 15-17 hours, including video content and exercises.

Module 1: Introduction and Context

• Overview of the Integrated Reporting Framework, the creation of the Value Reporting Foundation, and trends in corporate citizenship reporting
• Activity: Identify trends in reporting requirements in the United States

Module 2: The Benefits of Integrated Reporting

• Describe the benefits and challenges of Integrated Reporting, including advice for new adopters of the framework
• Activity: Read about the impact of Integrated Reporting

Module 3: Value Creation

• Define value creation in Integrated Reporting and dive deep into this concept using company examples
• Activity: Read the Value Reporting Foundation background paper on value creation

Module 4: The Capitals

• Identify the six capitals in the Integrated Reporting framework and define and apply them to corporate citizenship reporting
• Activity: Read more about the capitals, choose the important capitals, and create a value creation process for your company

Module 5: Achieving Integrated Thinking

• Learn about integrated thinking and how to overcome barriers to implanting integrated thinking at your company
• Activity: Read more about integrated thinking, evaluate the application of integrated thinking, and analyze a company鈥檚 Integrated Report

Module 6: The Guiding Principles

• Interpret the seven guiding principles in Integrated Reporting and review company examples for utilization of the guiding principles
• Activity: Read about preparing an Integrated Report and analyze a company鈥檚 application of the guiding principles

Module 7: The Content Elements

• Learn key concepts鈥攊ncluding governance, risks and opportunities, strategy and resource allocation, and outlook鈥攁nd how they work together in an Integrated Report
• Activity: Evaluate reports in relation to the content elements

Module 8: The Integrated Report

• Compare and contrast examples of Integrated Reporting from different industries
• Activity: Read about how to prepare your first integrated report

Module 9: Annual Preparation

• Explain how to effectively manage, change, and breakdown barriers to successfully implement Integrated Reporting each reporting cycle
• Activity: Review your learning, read about report assurance, and draft a presentation for senior management on Integrated Reporting

 

This course is recommended for:

Corporate citizenship, CSR, ESG, and sustainability professionals seeking to explore or implement Integrated Reporting at any level.

Suggested prior knowledge and skills:

Completion of a Center course including  or . Possesses a familiarity with employer鈥檚 business and citizenship strategy and an understanding of the company鈥檚 existing reporting processes and procedures. Prior GRI experience will greatly accelerate learning.

Professional credentials earned:

4 certificate units toward either a  or a . This is an elective course for a Certificate in Corporate Citizenship Practice and a required course for a Certificate in Corporate Citizenship and Sustainability Reporting.

 

 

Tuition

禄&苍产蝉辫;惭别尘产别谤: $1,350.00

禄&苍产蝉辫;狈辞苍-惭别尘产别谤: $1,550.00

Please note that rates for this course are slighter lower than those of a typical course because it involves fewer learning modules. Additional discounts may be available when you enroll in multiple courses at once, either idependently or as part of a  (in-person learning experience) registration. If you are considering take multiple courses,  to better understand your options.