Sustainability Strategy & Implementation – Certified ESG Professional

Program Overview

Investors, lenders and regulators now expect credible, decision-useful ESG information, and Gulf stock exchanges have issued ESG disclosure guidance for listed companies. This programme takes participants from sustainability strategy to implementation and disclosure: double materiality assessment, ESG strategy and target setting, governance and accountability, ESG data management and controls, climate risk assessment, and reporting under GRI Standards and the ISSB standards IFRS S1 and S2. It also covers ESG ratings, investor engagement and how to avoid greenwashing.

Learning Outcomes

• ✓Conduct a double materiality assessment combining impact and financial materiality perspectives.
• ✓Formulate an ESG strategy with prioritised topics, targets and initiatives aligned with business strategy.
• ✓Design ESG governance, including board oversight, management committees and accountabilities.
• ✓Establish ESG data collection, calculation and internal control processes for key metrics.
• ✓Assess climate-related risks and opportunities using scenario analysis concepts.
• ✓Prepare an ESG disclosure outline aligned with GRI Standards and IFRS S1 and S2.

Target Audience

• ESG and sustainability managers
• Investor relations and corporate reporting professionals
• Risk managers and strategy managers
• Finance and internal audit professionals involved in ESG data

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