PRACTITIONER

LEVEL

 

The practitioner level course gives a solid foundation on the subject. After completing a practitioner level course, an individual will have a good understanding of the subject, enabling him/her to hold intelligent conversations with a subject matter expert in the same field. The practitioner level is also for the team members of a company's sustainability reporting team.

WHAT'S NEW?

New courses and learning path

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SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING 

LEARNING PATH

 Reporting is the hottest topic in sustainability at the moment. Become a sustainability reporting professional by taking the learning path that has courses on GRI, SDGs AccountAbility and overview of other reporting standards.

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CIRCULAR ECONOMY PRACTITIONER

Enhance your understanding of the concept of circular economy through the Circular Economy Practitioner course.

ACCOUNTABILITY

PRINCIPLES (AA1000AP)

PRACTITIONER

This practitioner-level course will detail how to apply the fundamentals of sustainability management rooted in the AccountAbility Principles of Inclusivity, Materiality, Responsiveness, and Impact.

SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING

PRACTITIONER  

Gain deeper knowledge on sustainability reporting practices using the most popular sustainability reporting standards. The Sustainability Reporting Practitioner course is designed for sustainability professionals who want to expand their understanding of sustainability reporting concepts and practices. The course explains the four most popular global sustainability reporting standards and their similarities and differences and broadly explains how to use these standards.

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In this course you will learn:

  • Sustainability and Its challenges

  • What is Sustainability Reporting

  • COVID-19 and its impacts on Sustainability Reporting

  • Different Sustainability Reporting Standards

    • GRI​

    • IR

    • CDP

    • SASB

  • Post Assessment (80% passing score)

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Cost: €250

Delivered via: Self Paced eLearning

Duration: Approx 2 Hours

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SDGs REPORTING

 PRACTITIONER

Expand your knowledge of SDGs through the SDGs Reporting Practioner course by learning about the six steps to guide you in SDG reporting. This course starts with an explanation of the SDGs and their targets. Further, it provides information on why the SDGs matter for businesses, their role in achieving them, and the possible challenges faced. The course provides six practical steps, including company examples, that businesses can follow in SDG reporting.

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In this course you will learn:

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  • What are SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)​

  • What are the targets mentioned under the SDGs?​

  • Why SDGs matter for business​

  • What are the opportunities that SDGs provide to us?​

  • What role can we play in achieving them?​

  • What challenges do companies face in addressing the SDGs?​

  • How can SDGs be used in setting business priorities?​

  • How to report on the SDGs​?

    • Six steps to guide you in SDG reporting​

  • Examples of companies that have efficiently shown how they contribute to the SDGs​

  • Post Assessment (80% passing score)

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Cost: €250

Delivered via: Self Paced eLearning

Duration: Approx 1.5 Hours​

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GRI REPORTING 

PRACTITIONER

Learn about the most widely used global sustainability reporting standard through the GRI Reporting Practitioner course. This course starts with an explanation of the work of sustainability leaders in the field of sustainability reporting. Further, you gain a more in-depth knowledge of the process of using the GRI Standards, including the main concepts such as stakeholder engagement and materiality analysis. 

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In this course you will learn:

  • What is GRI

  • Value of sustainability reporting

  • Leaders in sustainability reporting (eg. of companies)

  • Why Reporting using GRI Standards

  • The structure of GRI Standards

  • Process of reporting using GRI Standards

    • Applying the GRI Reporting Principles​

    • Reporting General Disclosures

    • Identifying material topics and their Boundaries

    • Reporting on material topics

    • Presenting the information to report

  • Post Assessment (80% passing score)

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Cost: €250

Delivered via: Self Paced eLearning

Duration: Approx 2 Hours

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CIRCULAR ECONOMY

PRACTITIONER  

Enhance your understanding of the concept of circular economy through the Circular Economy Practitioner course. The course is designed for professionals who want to gain knowledge on circular economy principles and their understanding of how to implement these principles in the context of their organization. The course provides case studies on how different organizations have adopted the circular economy concepts.

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In this course you will learn:

  • 2 types of economies

  • Disadvantages of a Linear Economy

  • Principles of the Circular Economy

  • Building blocks of the Circular Economy

  • Case Studies on how businesses are adopting Circular Economy

  • ​Barriers to the  implementation of a Circular Economy

  • What are the Circular Gap report and Circulytics tool?

  • Post Assessment (80% passing score)

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Cost: €150

Delivered via: Self Paced eLearning

Duration: Approx 1.5 Hours

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ACCOUNTABILITY

PRINCIPLES

PRACTITIONER  

The AA1000AP (2018) is an internationally accepted, principles-based framework that guides organizations through the process of identifying, prioritizing, and responding to sustainability challenges, with the goal of improving long-term performance. This practitioner-level course will detail how to apply the fundamentals of sustainability management rooted in the AccountAbility Principles of Inclusivity, Materiality, Responsiveness, and Impact.

 

In this course you will learn:

 

  • Evolution of AA1000 Series of Standards

  • Value of Sustainability Management

  • How AA1000AP supports Sustainability Management in organizations

  • The Four AccountAbility Principles

  • How they are interrelated

  • How to apply the principles

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Cost: €200

Delivered via: Self Paced eLearning

Duration: Approx 1.5 Hours

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3 Sustainability

Reporting Courses

1. Sustainability Reporting Practitioner

2. GRI Reporting Practitioner

3. SDGs Reporting Practitioner

€750

€650

4 Sustainability

Reporting Courses

1. Sustainability Reporting Practitioner

2. GRI Reporting Practitioner

3. SDGs Reporting Practitioner

4. AccountAbility Principles Practitioner

€950

€800

5

Practitioner Courses

1. Sustainability Reporting Practitioner

2. GRI Reporting Practitioner

3. SDGs Reporting Practitioner

4. AccountAbility Principles Practitioner

5. Circular Economy Practitioner

€1100

€900

LEARNING PATH - BUNDLE DISCOUNTS

 

Edward Birch

Principle, Strategic Energy Group

Portland, USA

Excellent training materials and process. Excellent for those, like me, who do not have time for long training sessions

Shawn Sequeira

Operations, Ace Tankers

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Excellent course content by Earth Academy on Sustainability, SDG, and GRI reporting standards. An individual is able to grasp the subject matter easily through well-presented and easy-to-understand slides. Their subject matter experts further assist in case any doubts/clarification.

Chris Adams

CSR Manager, Lincoln Finance 

Singapore

Great course material, espcially on GRI Standards. Loved the interactivity and explanations of highly technical concepts.

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