Masterclass Agenda

Friday 1 October 2010 | MASTER CLASSES

Choose one of the following morning workshops: 9:00am- 12:30pm

MASTER CLASS A:

Teaching sustainability – a practitioner’s perspective

• Teaching and developing stand-alone ethics and sustainability units
• What students like and loathe
• Challenges and opportunities for incorporation into the ‘mainstream’
• Bringing real-life experience into the classroom
• Maintaining the competitive advantage in the transition ot new courses

Associate Professor Lorne Cummings, Accounting, Macquarie University
James Hazelton, Senior Lecturer, Macquarie University

MASTER CLASS B:

Sustainability auditing & assurance

• Current trends in sustainability auditing
• Key challenges for auditors and their clients
• Likely developments in areas such as carbon reporting and energy

Richard Boele, Founder and Managing Director, Banarra

Choose one of the following afternoon workshops: 1:30pm - 5:00pm

MASTER CLASS C:

cancelled

MASTER CLASS D:

Modeling the financial risks attached to carbon and sustainability
Global case studies will examine:

• The appraisal of carbon and sustainability risk valuations for financial and corporate sector clients.
• How to track the cost of carbon risk exposures in supply chain relationships
• The modeling of the cost impacts resulting from changed weather patterns
• How to inform client strategy on facilities and asset management
• Valuations and customised carbon and ESG research for major financial institutions worldwide