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Reporting for Impact

Accelerate your reporting journey and shape a sustainable future through impactful data
Join us for "Reporting for Impact" – a brand new half-day program tailored for leaders like you! Gain essential skills to navigate reporting, covering everything from sustainability data to impact data. Get ready to have your data-driven and purpose-driven communication questions answered. Plus, walk away with an invaluable toolkit to enhance your social and environmental impact. Don't miss out – enroll now!
Lead Faculty
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Charity Blue Director of Sustainability Morningstar |
Guest speakers
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Breanne Anderson Managing Director, ESG Reporting and Assurance KPMG |
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John Edelman Managing Director of Global Engagement and Corporate Responsibility Edelman |
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Jamie Jones Ezefili Senior Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer Northern Trust Corporation |
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Lauren Stone Senior Director of ESG Walgreens |
Madeline Patterson Smith Global Director of Sustainability Impact Reporting Griffith Foods Inc. |
Who should enroll?
This unique program is designed for emerging and established leaders across all sectors who engage with social and/or environmental impact data. It caters to those seeking to enhance their reporting literacy skills and effectively utilize data to communicate impact in a more strategic manner.
Key takeaways
Boost your knowledge in reporting essentials, from frameworks to practical applications, alongside industry leaders, earning a certificate upon completion.
- Explore essential reporting frameworks and tools such as GRI, SASB, TCFD.
- Develop insights into the evolving global regulatory landscape, including CSRD, SEC, and California Laws, and the transition from voluntary to mandatory reporting.
- Equip yourself to navigate and assemble cross-functional teams necessary for comprehensive impact data collection and communication that is ready for assurance.
- Gain practical experience through analyzing case studies of successful and unsuccessful instances of purpose-driven and data-driven communications, including public company samples such as materiality assessments and sustainability reports.
- Interact with experts at the forefront of social and environmental impact and reporting within organizations.
- Earn a certificate of completion in Reporting for Impact Essentials.
Upcoming session
Date | Friday, April 19, 2024 |
Time | 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Location | Schreiber Center, 16 E. Pearson Street, Room 806, Chicago |
Faculty | Charity Blue Director of Sustainability at Morningstar Baumhart Scholars MBA, Class of 2021 Read Charity’s article on the SEC’s new climate rule |
Fee | $500 |
Registration is now closed
The application window closed at 6:00pm CT on April 5, 2024. If you're interested in learning about our 2025 cohort, please complete this form (be sure to check "Reporting for Impact" on the last question).