After attending this course, you will be able to:

1. Discuss concepts and frameworks of sustainability, especially as they apply to your organization
2. Assess the ESG dimensions of your organization
3. Use principles of sustainability value creation to design a sustainability strategy for your organization or unit

I. Introduction to Sustainability and ESG (Session 1)
A. Development of Sustainability and ESG concepts
B. Corporate Sustainability Frameworks and Examples
1. Creating Shared Value
2. Sustainability Imperative
3. Circular Economy

II. Sustainable Value Creation (Session 2)
A. Elements of Sustainable Value Creation
B. SVC framework
C. Creating Sustainable Value from the Corporate Sustainability
Frameworks

III. ESG Dimensions of an Organization (Session 3)
A. Environmental Dimension of Businesses
B. Social Dimension (elements and concerns)
C. Governance Dimension (elements and concerns)

IV. Embedding Sustainability in Business Functions (Session 4)
A. Sustainable Operations Management
B. HR and the Sustainable Organizational Culture
C. Sustainable Accounting and Finance
D. Sustainable Marketing
 

Dr. Emmanuel D. Delocado
Dr. Emman Delocado is the Director of the Ateneo Institute of Sustainability. He received his bachelor’s degree and his PhD in Biology from the Ateneo de Manila University. He is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Biology and the Laboratory Head of the Ateneo Biodiversity Research Laboratory. He specializes in freshwater biodiversity and insect systematics, and his research interests include biodiversity conservation and education for sustainable development. Concurrently, he serves as the Executive Director of the ASEAN University Network on Ecological Education and Culture (AUN-EEC) and the Managing Editor of the Philippine Journal for Systematic Biology (PJSB).

Dr. Ma. Assunta C. Cuyegkeng 
Dr. Achoot Cuyegkeng is currently a consultant of AIS, Professor at the Department of Educational Leadership and Management of GBSEALD, and the Executive Director of the Lily Gokongwei Ngochua Leadership Academy. She was the Managing Editor of the Journal of Management for Global Sustainability from 2017-2025. She helped establish AIS and became its Director from 2013 to 2021. She led the development of the Minor in Sustainability, MS in Sustainability Management, and sustainability-related research in the John Gokongwei School of Management. She obtained her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Chemistry from AdMU and her doctoral degree in Chemistry from the University of Regensburg in Germany.  Her expertise includes sustainability, education, leadership, educational management, and critical realist research approaches. Previously, she served as the Vice President for the Loyola Schools of the Ateneo de Manila, taking charge of operations from 2006-2010.

Mr. Josiah Theodore J. Cacayan 
Mr. Theo Cacayan is the Program Head for Organizational Sustainability at the Ateneo Institute of Sustainability. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Hotel, Restaurant, and Institution Management from the University of the Philippines Diliman and a master’s degree in Sustainability Management from Ateneo de Manila University. He is also a Lecturer at the Department of Leadership and Strategy. With years of experience in the hospitality and food & beverage industry, he built a strong foundation in business operations, strategy, and service excellence. His exposure to a social enterprise employing persons with disabilities deepened his commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility in business.

Ms. Ma Margarita Christina A. Lacdao-Umali
Ms. Chris Lacdao-Umali is the Program Head for Sustainable Development Goals at the Ateneo Institute of Sustainability wherein she works at the intersectionality of education, networks, and sustainability. She received both her bachelor's degree in Humanities and her master's degree in Basic Education Teaching from the Ateneo de Manila University. She taught Creative Nonfiction and Creative Writing courses in the Ateneo Senior High School, where she challenged her students to use their stories and words to bring to light the values and beliefs they uphold. Currently, she is the Secretariat Head of the ASEAN University Network on Ecological Education and Culture (AUN-EEC).

Mr. Daniel C. Ratilla
Mr. Daniel Ratilla is the Program Head for Climate and Disaster Resilience at the Ateneo Institute of Sustainability, and serves as Lecturer at the Department of Environmental Science. He is currently the Focal Point of the My Climate Risk (MCR) – Ateneo de Manila University Regional Hub of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP). He received his bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design from the University of the Philippines-Diliman, and his master’s degree in Environmental Management from the Ateneo de Manila University. Approaching his work from an interdisciplinary perspective, he has been involved in research projects relating to climate risk, multisectoral collaboration for resilience, and ecological education.

Ms. Riza Maree D.C. Rapada
Ms. Riza Maree Rapada is the Program Officer for Sustainable Development Goals at the Ateneo Institute of Sustainability. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science from the Ateneo de Manila University, graduating as the Program Awardee of her batch. Before joining AIS, she taught Practical Research Courses in the Ateneo Senior High School, where she mentored hundreds of students–most of whom were first-time researchers–in the conceptualization, planning, and execution of their research projects. She hopes to engage in biodiversity conservation, with a particular focus on the role of marine protected areas in the preservation of marine ecosystems.