The Certified Environmental and Sustainability Analyst (CESA) certification is ideal for those who wish to combine analytical skills with a passion for making a difference in the world. They will have problem-solving skills that are essential for to find solutions to environmental issues, such as the impact of climate change, plastic pollution, and energy usage on the environment and society.
Certified Environmental and Sustainability Analysts will help organisations meet their environmental and sustainability goals. They will structure ambiguous problems and take action to develop and implement tailored sustainability requirements. This may include creating and implementing environmental and sustainability programs that suit specific organisational needs and making recommendations for follow-up action.
Description
The Certified Environmental and Sustainability Analyst (CESA) role is ideal for those who:
- Support the delivery of best practice client environmental performance reports (e.g., carbon footprint, energy consumption, waste generation and recycling performance) to support an organisation’s legal and voluntary reporting obligations.
- Source and update all sustainability and cost data.
- Undertake the validation and correction of environmental and sustainability data.
- Work as an integrated, informed, effective and positive member of a team that will enable their organisation to meet its environmental and sustainability goals.
The course also counts as 8 CPD hours for CMAs.
Syllabus:
- Sustainability Fundamentals: Air, Water and Food
- Life-Cycle Costing
- Environmental and Social Management Accounting
- Environment, Social & Governance (ESG)
- Environmental & Sustainability (ES) Reporting
- The Steps in Establishing an ES Report
- Examples of ES “Best Practice”
- ES Reporting Guidelines
- Climate Change and Carbon Emissions Reporting
- Carbon Emissions Trading (Cap-and-Trade system)
- Carbon Cost Analysis
- Current Status of Sustainability and Accountability Reporting
- The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
- Integrated Reporting [IR]
- International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)
- The 5-Star Reporting Index
- Emerging Issues in ES Reporting
- Sustainable Value Creation (SVC) Scorecards
- Valuing the Existential Cost of the Plastic Pandemic
- Plastic: From Hero to Villain
- Green vs. Clean
- Plastics’ Deadly Legacy
- : How Accounting and Finance Professionals can Help with Climate Action
- The Evolution of Environmental & Sustainability Reporting
- Conventional vs. Environmental Management Accounting
- The Problem of Allocation of Overheads
- Some Practical Solutions
- A Case Example of EMA
Case Study in Environmental & Sustainability Reporting
Assessments: These are designed to validate your knowledge of the subject area, as well as increase employability skills, and coaching skills by testing that knowledge and your ability to apply it (i.e., competency).
The Certified Environmental and Sustainability Analyst (CESA)TM Board Certification is awarded to individuals who have met our requirements.
Training is provided in Face-to-Face Mode only– For more information contact AFMA
