Sustainability course now offers 26.5 CPE credits

For the first time, a comprehensive course on sustainability strategy includes CPE credits.

The next cohort of the ESG and Sustainable Financial Strategy Course, which begins June 19, is offering 26.5 CPE credits to participants. The online course, now entering its fourth cohort, is presented by Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford, in partnership with AICPA & CIMA.

The quarterly course is intended to give accounting and finance professionals the skills necessary to lead organizational response to sustainability issues. The course also is designed to give participants an understanding of environmental, human capital, and governance concepts; reporting frameworks; and assurance considerations. It also offers insight into how sustainability issues affect decision-making.

“We’re seeing powerful momentum on sustainability issues in the global economy, both in the establishment of consistent, comprehensive international standards and in growing investor demand for a more encompassing definition of business value which goes beyond traditional financial metrics,” Jeremy Osborn, FCMA, CGMA, global head of ESG at AICPA & CIMA, said in a news release when the course was first launched. “Accounting and finance leaders are at the forefront of this change and need to be armed with new skills and expertise to guide their organizations.”

AICPA members can receive a 10% discount by using a code provided when logging in to the AICPA & CIMA webpage that provides more information about the course.

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