| Community of
Practice Climate change
professionals play key roles in bringing about a critical
transformation to operations and governance in the public and
private sectors. ACCO, the premier community of practice
and professional association for individuals addressing climate
change in their occupations, is comprised of a rich and diverse
blend of professionals encompassing a wide variety of sectors
and professional functions.
Strategic Directions
- Strengthen ACCO as the standard
bearer for climate preparedness professional development and
training.
- Establish a network of institutions
providing education and training activities accredited by
ACCO.
- Further position ACCO as the
convening body best suited to be responsive to the needs of
its individual and organizational members increasingly
addressing climate change and its related implications.
- Develop tools, resources, templates
and best practices to further advance the effectiveness of
climate action.
- Advance the acceptance of the need
for a climate change professional occupation, as well as the
integration of climate change competencies into other
critical professional functions.
Key Values
- Commitment to professional
mentoring;
- Responsiveness to the needs of our
membership;
- Inclusiveness;
- Bringing harmonization to
terminology, solutions and practices;
- Integrity guided by ethical
standards; and
- Catalyzing a marketplace that
requires climate related competencies to inform decision
making and professional practice.
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