Understand the key concepts of sustainability
o Describe the benefits of sustainability for an organization
o Describe the key concepts of sustainability
o Explain the purpose of the UN sustainable development goals and their role in an
organization’s sustainability
o Explain the purpose of the UN global compact principles and their role in
organizations’ sustainability
o Describe the triple bottom line model and the scope of each of the three pillars
o Describe the concept of externalities
o Describe the key challenges of sustainability
o Describe the key sustainability solutions
Understand the value, benefits, costs, and risks of sustainability
o Describe the purpose of a materiality assessment
o Describe the key sources of organizational sustainability risks
o Describe the key organization-level stakeholder groups and their expectations
o Describe the key types and sources of sustainability standards and regulations
o Explain the role of services and the service economy in sustainability
o Explain the recommendations for sustainability Return on Investment (ROI)/Value
on Investment
Understand how digital and information technology support sustainability
o Explain the role of digital technology in sustainability
o Describe how digital technology impacts sustainability
o Explain how sustainable business models are supported by digital/IT
Know how to plan sustainability for an organization
o Explain the role of sustainability in an organization’s vision
o Describe the key due diligence considerations for sustainability
o Explain the key concerns of achieving sustainability in a volatile, uncertain, and
complex environment
o Describe the three dimensions (aspects) of strategic planning
o Describe the key elements of an organizational sustainability strategy
o Describe the key elements of sustainability culture
o Know how to address sustainability in an organization’s vision
o Know how to perform a materiality assessment
o Know how to create and use a stakeholder map
o Know how to perform a sustainability risk assessment
Understand how organizational sustainability is assessed, maintained, and improved
