Duration

CERTIFIED ESG PRACTITIONER

3 days

Overview

Sustainability and ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) are not just trendy concepts. They are key to creating a better future for generations to come. Environmental, Social Sustainability and the overall Governance of the organizations are of critical importance for businesses both big and small. More and more investment funds take the ESG performance of the company into consideration, while attracting the right talent for Human Capital also is influenced by ESG performance.

The UN Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs are rapidly becoming a guideline to Sustainability/ESG for many businesses. Younger generations are demanding that the companies they work for or buy from pay attention to being as sustainable as possible.

Sustainability/ESG needs to be part of every aspect of the organization. Every department has a role to play in achieving the desired level of sustainability and also every level of the organization should be involved in improving the sustainability effort.

The objective of this two-day programme is to provide knowledge and guidance to key people in the organization who are involved in coordinating and implementing sustainability or ESG programmes in the organization as well as being responsible for developing targets, goals and KPIs for the organization with respect to Sustainability/ESG.

This is a fully participative workshop where participants will be able to work on the ESG performance of the organization and start the process of developing goals and KPIs.

Certification

At the end of the program, the participant will receive a certificate of attendance and will be sent a link to an online exam. After successfully completing the exam, the participant will receive a new certificate indicating that the participant successfully completed and passed the ESG Practitioner exam.

We are working together with Bureau Veritas, the renowned international certification agency for the certification of this program. Bureau Veritas will issue the final certificate after the participant has attended the full program and passed the online exam.

Target Audience

All those who will be involved in the Sustainability or ESG effort of the organization, who have not attended formal training on the topic.

Learning Outcomes

Understand Sustainability and its different aspects
Understand the difference between Sustainability and ESG
Understand why organizations should focus on ESG performance
Understand Environmental, Economic and Social Sustainability
Understand Governance in the ESG Context
Understand the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Understand Stakeholders and their view on Sustainability
Understand Sustainability Issues and Materiality
Understand Roles and Responsibilities
Understand Goals, Targets, Measurements and KPIs

DAY 1: ESG IN THE ORGANIZATION

TIME

AGENDA

0900 - 1030

Delegates Introduction
Pre-Test
Ice Breaker Exercise
What is Sustainability?
What is ESG and what is the difference with Sustainability?
What is Sustainability Reporting?
Different Standards and Bodies
Exercise

1030 - 1045

Coffee Break

1045 - 1300

What is ESG Rating and how does it impact companies?
What are the factors in ESG Rating?
ESG Rating agencies
Exercise

1300 - 1400

Lunch Break

1400 - 1530

Stakeholders
How do we identify our ESG Stakeholders?
How do we analyse our ESG Stakeholders?
How do we engage our ESG Stakeholders?
Exercise

1530 - 1545

Coffee/ Tea Break

1545 - 1700

From Stakeholders to Materiality
What is Materiality?
How to determine Material Issues?
The Materiality Matrix
Exercise

DAY 2: IMPLEMENTING ESG IN THE ORGANIZATION