Fundamentals of Sustainability Reporting
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Online | Self-Paced | Actionable Tools & Insights
With so many different sustainability reporting frameworks and indices to choose from, how do you make a well-informed, strategic decision about which to use? The decisions are crucial if you are to gain the benefits of reporting, such as highlighting corporate culture, improving performance along the environmental, social, or governance (ESG) dimensions of business informing strategy, establishing accountability, providing transparency, or engaging employees.
What You'll Learn: A Snapshot of Course Content
BCCCC courses involve 8-10 modules, each requiring roughly 1-2 hours of learning and assignments. Below is a sample of a few modules you will complete during this course. To request the full course content, please contact us via the button below.
Module Example | Topics Covered |
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| Module 2: Stakeholder Engagement and Materiality | Define materiality and material issues and how to engage with stakeholders to determine material issues Activity: Prioritize your stakeholders and determine levels of engagement |
| Module 5: Indices, Rankings, and Awards | Learn about rankings, indices, and awards that span the spectrum of your corporate citizenship activities Activity: Determine the audience(s) for your corporate citizenship reporting |
| Module 6: Assurance and Harmonization | Interpret movements to harmonize different ESG reporting standards and describe the movement to require third-party assurance for sustainability reporting Activity: Review sustainability reporting alignment document |
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Benefits of BCCCC for Online Courses in Corporate Citizenship
Real-World Applicability
Bring your current programs, goals, and challenges into this course. The work is designed to help address and inform the real-world work that's on your plate.
Unmatched Flexibility
Our online, self-paced courses let you start and finish whenever you're ready. Complete each module according to your busy schedule.
BCCCC Instructor Support
Even though this course is asynchronous BCCCC instructors are actively engaged in your work, offering personalized feedback and ready to answer questions whenever you need them.
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Uniquely Tailored to Meet Your Needs
Invoicing & Discount Options?
We offer flexible payment options to support your annual budget, as well as "bundle" discounts wherein course tuition can be combined/reduced with a new company membership or with an annual renewal of company membership. Ask us for more info!
Is This Course Available In Person?
Twice a year BCCCC hosts in-person learning events that include portions of our online course curriculum. These events are called Summits. Participants tell us the in-person discussion with peers and instructors is invaluable. Check if this course is available in an upcoming Summit schedule.
Who Should Take This Course?
Generally speaking, any professional tasked with DEI, giving, employee volunteering, etc., who has limited knowledge of corporate citizenship overall. This course is also helpful for individuals working in community and government affairs, public relations, marketing and communications.
Are you interested in taking this course as part of your journey to corporate citizenship certification? Ask us how course credits can be applied to a certificate from Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship.
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2025 Online Course Tuition
Save when you register for multiple courses as your own personal learning package! Also note: members enjoy discounted tuition rates.
Check to see if your company is already a member. Not yet a member? You can also save by bundling course registration with BCCCC membership for your company.
| Online Course | Member Cost | Non-Member Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Course | $2,130 | $2,900 |
| 2 Courses | $3,834 | $5,220 |
| 3 Courses | $5,751 | $7,830 |
| 4 Courses | $7,668 | $10,440 |
| 5 Courses | $9,585 | $13,050 |
Start whenever you're ready. Finish at your own pace. BCCCC makes learning easy.