Managing Stakeholders and Sustainability
Managing Stakeholders and Sustainability
As business organisations around the globe face sustainability-related issues, many are struggling to balance short and long-term objectives to overcome these challenges. This Melbourne MicroCert is ideal for professionals seeking foundational concepts and practical tools for implementing a stakeholder-oriented, sustainable business strategy in an organisation. Examine the practices of leading…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
As business organisations around the globe face sustainability-related issues, many are struggling to balance short and long-term objectives to overcome these challenges. This Melbourne MicroCert is ideal for professionals seeking foundational concepts and practical tools for implementing a stakeholder-oriented, sustainable business strategy in an organisation. Examine the practices of leading stakeholder-oriented organisations: Evaluate real-world organisations to examine how leading corporations and global business associations maximise value for all stakeholders while addressing sustainability issues. Explore stakeholder relationship management: Unpack the dimensions of stakeholder relationships and analyse the complexities of stakeholder interests and wellbeing. You’ll examine key examples of effective stakeholder management strategies from the world of business and discuss the importance of issues management as a trigger for future stakeholder actions. Produce a stakeholder materiality matrix: Gain a detailed understanding of how to use a materiality matrix model to improve business strategy and consistently meet the expectations of your stakeholders. Delve into data-driven materiality assessments and learn how to identify key sustainability issues. You’ll have the chance to apply what you learn to your organisation.
Skills and learning outcomes: By the end of this Microcert, you will be able to: Explain the dimensions of stakeholder relationships and develop a stakeholder map; Apply the concept of stakeholder issue materiality and undertake a discovery process to create a stakeholder materiality matrix
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