Educational and Consulting Resources

GHG Protocol – Online Training, from WRI, developer of the GHG Protocol

Website providing multiple online learning solutions on the world's most widely used GHG accounting standards.

GHG Management Institute - List of online courses

Website offering rigorous e-learning courses which meet the needs of both individuals and organizations working on all aspects of climate change. 

Sustainability Continuing Professional Education (CPE) website

Website offers education, webinars, downloads, videos, job listings, and more.

Sustainability CPE Catalog of 125 free publications about sustainability accounting

Spreadsheet listing 125 articles on sustainability accounting.

Sustainability-Reports.com website - contains environmental impact reports from publicly-held international firms

International Portal for Sustainability Reporting hosts actual reporting news and annual reports of international companies with non-financial (sustainability) information. Both separated and integrated reports are on this portal.

Accounting for Sustainability (A4S) website - contains various maturity maps

A4S website providing a plethora of articles, videos, on sustainability accounting.

Strategic Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting Maturity Map from Accounting for Sustainability (A4S) 

Maturity Map - sustainability factors integrated into strategic planning, budgeting and forecasting to enhance decision making. The maturity map is designed to enable you to assess what you are currently doing and how you can advance to a leading position.

Sustainable IT: An environmental and social approach to business tech

IDG Article on applying environmental, social, and governance goals to enterprise IT practices can lower operating costs, improve resiliency, and bolster brand image.

Presentation slide: 31 GRI Standards for Supply Chain Management

This is a slide from Dr. Gwendolen White's presentation Dec. 5 GRI standards.

Website:  ISCEA - International Supply Chain Education Alliance

Website listing courses towards earning the  CSSCP (Certified Sustainable Supply Chain Professional) designation.

Website:  ASU Online - Arizona State University Sustainability Degrees

Website describing ASU's educational offerings in sustainability. 

Website:  UCLA Extension - Certificate in Sustainability

Website describing UCLA's educational offerings in sustainability. 

Book: The Carbon Almanac

Website for ordering the Carbon Almanac - a source of reliable and easily understandable knowledge on climate change that can be shared to create meaningful impact. 

Selected slides from Field Guide to Sustainability Reporting Frameworks webinar, May 3, 2023

Slides 9 and 30 from Field Guide to Sustainability Reporting Frameworks webinar, May 3, 2023

Slide presentation: Sustainability in Accounting: Manage Financially Material Metrics in Your Organization

Presentation on Sustainability Accounting in Business that is accredited for CPAs to earn their annual Continuing Professional Education credits, sponsored by SCPE, Sustainability Continuing Professional Education.

What Dirty Laundry?  The Problem with Greenwashing

Short article describing the six shades of green:  greenhushing, greenrinsing, greenlabelling, greenshifting, greenlighting and greencrowding.

Webinar:  A Brief History of Sustainability and Demystification - interview with Preston Blevins

Preston Blevins presents the historical origins of today's sustainability topics and agendas. He outlines the imperative for society at large to quell the increase in GHGs and wraps up with a "map" of the various sustainability measuring and reporting standards.