Take the courses at your own pace and get a certificate!
WELCOME TO THE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
The Intermediate Level is divided in two tracks: Practitioner and Reporter. The Practitioner’s Track covers corporate sustainability topics with case studies showing application of sustainability within the SM ecosystem. The Reporter’s Track aims to develop sustainability reporters for strategic disclosure and communication.
- By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Explain and evaluate sustainability and its relevance to corporate strategy and objectives
- Describe and discuss tools and approaches to corporate sustainability
- Get an overview of the GHG Protocol and ESG Ratings Systems
- Explain the purpose of Materiality and Stakeholder Engagement
- Understand the sustainability reporting process based on the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards and Strategic Communication
Watch the videos in any order. At the end of this level, answer the quiz to get your certificate.
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PRACTITIONER'S TRACK
Learn how we can incorporate sustainability in our company’s vision, mission, and values.
Discover the various programs of SM Cares that promote social inclusion and care for the environment.
Look at how we can integrate the SDGs in our corporate strategy and communications.
Let’s take a closer look at how SM Investments incorporated SDGs in its approach in generating sustained growth and shared value to all its stakeholders.
Learn how sustainability plays an important role in our investments.
Curious how Environmental, Social and Governance metrics create a positive impact on our relationship with our investors? Find out how!
Understand our role in promoting sustainability to our business partners and look into how sustainable supply chain practices can help us create shared value for our stakeholders.
Study how we commit to create an enabling environment for our Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises or MSMEs.
Uncover what is an Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) and follow the steps you can take to secure this very important document!
Learn how SM Supermalls maintain a high standard of corporate compliance and good governance.
Planning to create a Greenhouse Gas Inventory for your office or facility? Find out the basics here!
Discover the meaning of Net Zero and how we can take advantage of its benefits!
REPORTER'S TRACK
What is sustainability reporting and why is it important that we report our impacts?
Understand Stakeholder Engagement and learn how to create an effective stakeholder engagement strategy.
Materiality is a principle which defines what matters most to our company and stakeholders. Find out how this principle defines our report content and the process we can take to identify our material topics.
The GRI 102 General Disclosures series includes disclosures that aim to provide context and information about an organization. Learn about its topic-specific disclosures and categories.
The GRI 200 Economic Disclosures covers an organization’s impacts on the economic conditions and the flow of capital among its different stakeholders. Learn about its topic-specific disclosures and categories.
The GRI 300 Environmental Disclosures covers an organization’s impacts on living and non-living natural systems. Learn about its topic-specific disclosures and categories.
The GRI 400 Social Disclosures covers an organization’s impacts impacts on the social systems. Learn about its topic-specific disclosures and categories.
A company’s sustainability strategy comes from the top. Learn the difference between the Board’s Message and President’s Message.
Telling our sustainability story is about relating complex ideas in very simple ways. Discover how we can communicate better through storytelling.
Explore different ESG Scorecards, how ratings agencies review qualitative and quantitative environmental, social and governance metrics and what this means for companies.