Description
Welcome to Certified Investors SDG Impact Mgmt. Professional (CISM-Pro) at Enterprise and Investor level related How can the private sector help fill the $2 trillion gap needed for sustainable development? By getting better at measuring and managing its impact on people and planet. This module introduces the 4 universal steps of impact measurement and management (SET STRATEGY, INTEGRATE, OPTIMIZE and REINFORCE), explores how they can be applied across the investment value chain to simplify ESG and impact practices. It also introduces the SDG Impact Standards and the 5 Dimensions of Impact relevant to Investors and Private Equity Firms Set StrategySet Strategy equips you to understand the material issues most relevant to your stakeholders and then define your target SDG outcomes in ways that align with your overall business or investment objectives. You'll create an impact thesis for each, and, if you're an investor, a revised investment policy statement that integrates your SDG goals. You'll also set ABC classification levels for your goals. Note that this week is divided into two parts: first, instruction, review materials, and resources for Investors. IntegrateIntegrate teaches you how to put into place the resources, tools, and processes that will allow you to measure your SDG impact. If you're an investor, this involves integrating impact management processes into every step of your investment process, from due diligence through exit. Note that there are review materials, and resources for Investors. OptimizeOptimize is about what you do when the processes you have set up generate information about your impact. Importantly, this step goes beyond just collecting the data. This is where you use the data to create more impact. We show you how to analyze enterprise data to understand where performance deviated from the plan and why. Then we guide you to use that analysis to make decisions about the new actions you will take to improve impact performance. If you're an investor, you'll review the data coming from your investees and monitor their management of SDG impact. You'll decide whether to hold and engage to increase impact, or exit, taking impact considerations into account. Note that there are review materials, and resources for Investors. ReinforceIn Reinforce, you deepen your governance and accountability for the impact you are creating. This includes disclosing to internal stakeholders or the public about your impact measurement and management performance. You'll also learn about 3rd party verifications, how to get ready to undertake them, and how to use them to improve your work. Note that there are review materials, and resources for Investors.
