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Reporting for Sustainability (ACCT30012)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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Summer Term
Professor Naomi Soderstrom: naomiss@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 2
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Diverse stakeholders are increasingly demanding information about the broader social, environmental, and governance (ESG) dimensions of organisations’ actions. The subsequent use of such information in decision-making is complex because it tends to be non-financial in nature. In addition, disclosure of information related to ESG leads firms to become more accountable along these dimensions. This course will introduce issues associated with organisational incentives to become more sustainable, reporting of ESG information to stakeholders, and use of ESG information for internal and external decision-making. At a broader level, the course will help students to develop their critical thinking and analytical skills as applied to a setting that is becoming increasingly important to business and society.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Critically evaluate the diverse reporting frameworks which may be used by organizations to report the sustainability of their operations;
- Examine the quality of sustainability information provided by organizations;
- Evaluate sustainability performance metrics and consider stakeholder needs in their development;
- Analyse inclusion of sustainability information in extant and future investment practice.
Generic skills
On successful completion of this subject, students should have improved the following generic skills:
- Thinking critically about management and reporting issues associated with sustainability;
- Evaluating diverse financial and nonfinancial data to inform decision-making; and
- Developing written and oral arguments to state and defend a point of view.
Last updated: 31 January 2024