Sustainability as a Competitive Advantage
February 6 | 09:00 – 17:00
SSE Riga
EUR 750 + VAT
As environmental, social and economic challenges grow across the world, the imperative for managing and measuring sustainability impacts has never been more important. A growing number of companies and investors recognize that sustainability factors influence a firm’s bottom line in both positive and negative ways, and therefore are important elements in business, markets and competition. In these sessions, we will discuss how firms focused on building long-term enterprise value integrate material climate, nature and social risks and opportunities into their strategies and governance structures.
This course is part of the Advanced Management Programme but can also be attended as a standalone course.
Context
Increased compliance and reporting requirements as well as geopolitical headwinds have played a role in dampening the enthusiasm for sustainability of some market players. However, while there are many headwinds in the market, successful leaders remain focused on long-term enterprise value which includes taking sustainability risks and opportunities into account.
Faculty
Karen Wilson is a Visiting Lecturer at the Stockholm School of Economics Riga. She bridges the private, public and academic sectors working on sustainablility strategy, governance and finance as well as impact measurement. She led work at the OECD on impact investment and impact measurement and co-led the launch of the Impact Management Platform, which aims to provide coherence on sustainability standards. She serves on a number of boards in addition to working directly with companies and investors on impact and sustainability strategies. In 2022, she was selected by the Sorenson Impact Institute as an inaugural Global Impact Leader. She was an Associate Fellow at Said Business School at Oxford University for over a decade and teaches at other leading universities in Europe. She has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelors in applied mathematics and business from Carnegie-Mellon University.
Who should attend
Corporate leaders and senior investment professionals
Benefits to the organization
In these sessions we will examine trends, approaches and progress in sustainability and ESG as well as provide approaches, tools and frameworks for companies and investors to consider applying within their organizations.
Benefits to the participants
These interactive sessions will provide participants with an understanding of sustainability trends and approaches and provide useful tools and frameworks for how to integrate sustainability strategy into their organizations.
Content
Sustainability, strategy, leadership, finance, governance, transparency, accountability, impact measurement and management
Participation fee
EUR 750 + VAT