Driving Sustainability in Green Technology – Sustainability Leadership in Real Estate Sector
About This Course
a. Gain an appreciation of the critical issues in corporate sustainability and deepen the understanding of a circular economy, key corporate sustainability concepts, standards, guidelines and frameworks that can assist you in driving and implementing profitable sustainability strategies in the Real Estate sector.
b. Integrate sustainability into the company’s corporate strategy and incorporate learning experiences in-class activities and discussions using a wide range of case studies to learn key drivers of real estate returns.
c. Indicate how sustainability issues are impacting the immediate social, economic, and political environment of the Real Estate Sector.
d. Learn ethical principles of sustainability that influence the Built Environment and Real Estate Sectors and how they are connected to practical issues of social justice, and environmental-economic equity.
e. Develop proficiency in finding and using reliable data and documentation for support of your sustainability projects.
f. Understand climate change, climate-related issues, and the impact it has in the Real Estate Sector. Acquire in-demand sustainability skills and strategies for managing climate risk, facilitating Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) integration, and creating long-term value for shareholders and society.
g. Gain an overview of key reporting requirements, learn how to interpret and analyse the content of sustainability reports and acquire skills to write your sustainability reports and calculate your organisation’s carbon footprint.
h. Deep dive into data collection and derive impact analysis that will align target setting global and national standards such as SG Green Plan, Energy Reset, Sustainable Living, Procurement and Disposal, Tracking performance vs targets and Reporting and disclosure of ESG performance.
What You'll Learn
With real estate being a huge contributor to the carbon footprint of a business, more real estate organisations are demonstrating a heightened responsibility towards evaluating and implementing change within their real estate portfolio as part of their sustainability agenda. Rising global demand for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investment, combined with an increasing pool of green buildings and a growing green financing market, will accelerate green property investments/acquisitions in Singapore.
This course is suitable for any real estate players, corporates, and professionals who are embarking on the global trend on decarbonisation towards a Net Zero target. The 8-day programme will focus on sustainability in green technology to equip professionals with the right skills to take advantage of career opportunities in the green sector, particularly in real estate sector. It will allow participants to acquire knowledge, techniques, and skills to Green their organisation’s business model and incorporate sustainable real estate principals in their business growth strategy, present ways to integrate national and global goals and best practices within the organisation, explore innovation to green the built environment and how to invest in sustainable design, building materials and stakeholder management.
Participants will be able to plot and implement multiple initiatives to integrate sustainability in business practices and ESG disclosure, which will create a meaningful and wholesome impact to the business. They will acquire skills to write their sustainability reports and calculate their company’s carbon footprint.
Entry Requirements
1. Business professionals from the Real Estate and Built Environment sectors tasked to drive sustainability initiatives in their organisation.
2. Mid-career individuals looking to develop emerging and industry-relevant skills to increase employability and pivot to job roles in the green sector
3. Diploma holders Real Estate and Built Environment studies