ESG – Sustainability

Course Overview

Sustainability is key business challenge today and in days to come. Businesses are struggling in understanding real implication of sustainability concept and standards relevant to their business model. How standards can be translated into Sustainability policy design, policy can be transformed into actionable tasks, who are real sustainability stakeholders, their nature and extent of engagement and how sustainability performance can be measured and reported to stakeholders to create a competitive advantage.

This training provides an insight, roadmap, actionable tasks for developing reporting structure in coporate sector focusing specific business challenges like management and reduction in Carbon emission CO2 ,Greenhouse Gases, power, water, waste management in accordance with local and international standards like Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) United Nations Sustainability Development Goals (SDG) & IFRs Sustainability Reporting. The training will empower participants to take deep understanding of sustainability concept to design & develop policy & roadmap in areas of environment, social and governance (ESG).

Course Overview

Board Game

Jigsaw

Card Game

Simulation

LEGO®

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Course Overview

Understand Sustainability:

What is Sustainability for Businesses – Evolution, DNA & Lifecycle
Sustainability Global Perspective – Climate Agreements & Global Standards & Legislation
Sustainability Across the globe – International Agencies, Government & Corporate efforts
Sustainability – Competitive advantage, Investments & Ratings, Reporting Framework

ESG Standards & Legislations:

Global Reporting Initiative – GRI Standards S 100–400 Series
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) – Corporate Accountability Mechanism
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) – S1 & S2 Sustainability Reporting
United Nations Global Compact – ESG Leadership Goals & Compliance

ESG Sustainability Challenges – Environmental Challenges

Understand – Greenhouse Gases, CO₂ Net Zero Targets etc. & its Impact
Carbon Emission Challenge – Corporate Scope 1, Scope 2, Scope 3 Levels
Waste Management, Water Contamination/Conservation, Deforestation
Energy Conservation, Renewable Energy, Electric Vehicle, Digitalization

ESG Corporate Sustainability Challenges – Social Challenges

Stakeholders: Engagement, Communication, Inclusion & Reporting
Employees: D&I, Engagement, Retention, Equity, Pay, Healthcare
Society: Financial Inclusion, Employment, Education, Indigenous Communities
Vendors & Supply Chain: ESG Sensitivity, Initiative, Compliance & Reporting

ESG Corporate Sustainability Challenges – Governance Challenges

Board & Leadership: Minority Representation, Sustainability Advocacy & Strategic Efforts
Initiatives: Sustainability Risk Assessment & Planning, Sustainability Policy Design & Roadmap
Governance Structure: ESG Committee, Efforts & Outcome, Commitments
Transparency: Risk Identification & Reporting, Stakeholders Engagement, Disclosure

ESG Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards:

GRI 100 Series: Universal Standards – Business Related ESG Implications
GRI 200 Series: Economic – Impact on Stakeholders, Local/International Impact
GRI 300 Series: Environment – Land, Air, Water, Ecosystem
GRI 400 Series: Social – Society, Employee, Customers, Vendors, Supply Chain etc.

ESG Policy Design & Implementation:

Risk Assessment: Scope, Methodology, Data, Source, Benchmarking
Policy Highlights: Stakeholders, Key Issues, Financial Measurement, Risk Mitigation
Commitments: Advocacy, Financial Commitments, Societal & Employee Empowerment
Reporting: IFRS Scope 1, 2 & 3 Disclosure, GRI Standards, SDG Compliance, UNGC Goals

Learning Outcome

By the end of training, participants will be able to:

Understand ESG importance & implication on relevant business sector
Learn key ESG standards i.e. GRI Standards, SDG, IFRS, UNGC & their implication
Identify key sustainability risks associated with company based on its nature & business model
Engage key stakeholders including investors, society, employees & vendors/supply chain
Evaluate industry/business sector sustainability efficiency & effectiveness of sustainability efforts in conjunction with global standards & initiatives
Quantify sustainability in both quantitative & qualitative terms and its impact on business & stakeholders
Report sustainability efforts in compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Scope 1, 2 & 3