APG5434 · Sustainability measurement

Overview

As the sustainability agenda deepens, the public and private sectors face growing demands for accountability. In this unit you will extend and apply the skills and knowledge you developed in APG5122 with a particular focus on effective measurement. You will examine i) how environmental and social performance interact with financial processes and measurement ii) steps, principles, tools and methodologies and their practical application when accounting for sustainability and its three capital stocks. This includes the how, what, when, where and why of measuring, monitoring, evaluating and reporting relevant sustainability related information.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. analyse and explain why effective measurement is critical in driving the sustainability agenda and supporting business cases;
2. select and use appropriate measurement strategies, indicators and tools for a given situation;
3. critically evaluate how leading organisations are measuring sustainability.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.