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1/ GET STARTED on Environmental Performance Management (EPM101)


Description
An introductory course on Environmental Performance Management (EPM), to get to know Cerise+SPTF standards and tools, or update your knowledge.

For whom?
For anyone interested in Environmental Performance Management: financial service providers, investors, technical assistance providers, NGOs, Development Finance Institutions, networks, central banks, consultants, students, professors, researcher, etc.; whatever your knowledge or experience of EPM is.

Estimated time to complete: 3-4 hours
Prerequisite: None
Price: Free

What you will learn:
• Understand what EPM is, and why it matters;
• Discover Dimension 7 of the Universal Standards on Environmental Performance Management;
• Explore SPI Online assessment tools, functionalities, and key resources;
• Learn how to use these standards, tools, and resources to improve your practices.

How it works:
• This eCourse is fully asynchronous, self-paced, available anytime.
• It offers many great online resources: videos, interactive presentations, and quiz.
• There is no training certificate delivered for this course. But completing it will allow you to move to the next level.

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Certificate: Training certificate

Content
  • E-learning tutorial
  • 1. WELCOME TO THE COURSE!
  • 1.1. Welcome
  • 1.2. Who we are
  • 1.3. Course content
  • 2. LEARN ABOUT EPM
  • 2.0. Introduction
  • 2.1. What is EPM?
  • 2.2. Why does it matter to inclusive finance clients?
  • 2.3. Why does it matter to financial service providers?
  • 2.4. Test your knowledge!
  • 3. LEARN ABOUT dimension 7 of the universal STANDARDS
  • 3.0. Introduction
  • 3.1. Overview of Dimension 7
  • 3.2. Start with standard 7B - Environmental risks and opportunities
  • 3.3. Test your knowledge!
  • 3.4. Continue with standard 7C - Green products and services
  • 3.5. Finalize your work with standard 7A - Environmental strategy
  • 3.6. Test your knowledge!
  • 4. ASSESS PERFORMANCE AND IMPROVE PRACTICES
  • 4.0. Introduction
  • 4.1. Assess your performance
  • 4.2. Improve your practices
  • 4.3. Available resources to go further
  • 4.4. Test your knowledge!
  • 5. WHAT'S NEXT FOR YOU?
  • 5.0. Introduction
  • 5.1. Wrap up
  • 5.2. Feedback form
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever