An online sustainability short course which is available for heads of educational institutions and educators, has been supported by the HSBC Malta Foundation.

The Environmental Social Governance (ESG) Leading Sustainable Schools online course has been prepared and is led by Ruth Mansueto, Assistant Head at Mater Boni Consilii St Joseph Paola and is available on 21 Academy, a developer and provider of accredited courses focusing on human resources, law and business administration.

The course focuses on how schools can adopt sustainable practices, which are present in the business landscape to foster the transition towards greener school operations.

The Foundation said that as the Coronavirus pandemic has increased awareness of safeguarding the planet, (ESG) has been gathering momentum in business circles.

Nevertheless, ESG practices can also be implemented in educational institutions, improving school governance significantly. In this context, the online course investigates how school governance can be enhanced to support sustainable school operations.

Although the inclusion of ESG performance in periodical reports is voluntary in the business world, experience has increasingly shown that companies that do not include ESG activities in their reports tend to be overlooked by investors.

In this light, schools can equally benefit from implementing ESG practices in their governance and curriculum to better the future of their students and communities.

The online course is made up of five modules and discusses how school leaders have an essential role in the implementation of sustainable school practices.

A sustainable mind-set needs to be infused into teaching, learning, and school improvement policies. Furthermore, empowering students is essential. If the youth start making small actions, they will immediately see their efforts’ results.

Therefore, they become agents in leading by example, encouraging others to live sustainably. A certificate will be issued to the participants for successful completion of this course.

The course is available for educators on the following link: https://www.advisory21.com.mt/21-academy/esg-short-course-for-educators-in-collaboration-with-hsbc-bank/

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