Climate change is real and it is affecting businesses as much as populations. Each decade in the 20th and 21st centuries has been hotter than the last, and carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere today are higher than at any point in at least the last 800,000 years.



Sustainable Business Strategies
This course is part of Foundations of Business Strategy and Research Specialization

Instructor: Ross Maynard
Access provided by American University of Technology
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What you'll learn
Understand the economic and reputational impacts of sustainability on business operations.
Explore global initiatives and standards promoting sustainable business practices.
Learn to implement and adhere to sustainability reporting frameworks like GRI and SASB.
Skills you'll gain
- Business Management
- Business Transformation
- Governance
- Environmental Policy
- Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG)
- Business Reporting
- Business Strategies
- Sustainability Reporting
- Environmental Management Systems
- Corporate Sustainability
- Supply Chain
- Risk Mitigation
- Business Operations
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Supplier Performance Management
- Operational Efficiency
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This course delves into corporate sustainability strategies, focusing on Microsoft's annual sustainability reports to illustrate effective integration into corporate responsibility initiatives.
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