Course description
Strategic Approaches to Environmental, Social and Governance Programme - CMI Level 7
This programme will provide an overview of both the global and UK ESG landscapes, key frameworks, and best practices. Focusing on the business reality of prioritising where to invest, Participants will consider why this might be important and the potential benefits/implications from both a risk, as well as a growth perspective.
This course is designed to position participants to gain buy-in for ESG initiatives from board-level peers.
Participants will consider what strong ESG governance looks like and best practices to create a clear ESG plan, with integrated measurement, reporting and communication plans. The programme will help Participants to ensure that this is aligned against the expected impact on the organisation.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
This course is aimed at senior business leaders, Directors, C-suite and board members of Organisations who wish to understand in more detail the ESG landscape, the impact on their own organisations and how to engage peers with the ESG conversation.
Is this course right for you?
- Understand Global and UK ESG landscapes, key frameworks and regulations
- Assess potential ESG impacts
- Learn best practices and examples of ESG focus
Outcome / Qualification etc.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this programme, Participants will:
- Gain an understanding of the global and UK ESG landscapes, key frameworks and regulations and the impact on organisations
- Possess the ability to assess potential ESG impacts (risks and opportunities) for your own organisation
- Hold an appreciation of what strong ESG governance looks like, including best practices and examples of ESG focus and measuring impact
- Have developed the knowledge of a framework for analysing an organisation’s ESG risks and opportunities, and the potential materiality of the impact on that organisation
- Have the ability to create an ESG plan, with integrated measurement, reporting and communication plan
Training Course Content
Session 1
Exploring ESG
Key themes include:
- Introduction to ESG
- Differentiating between traditional corporate social responsibility efforts and modern embedded sustainability
- Understanding global ESG commitments: The EU Green Deal, the Paris Agreement, COP26
- ESG frameworks, regulation, measurement and reporting requirements
- Stakeholders and the business case for ESG at your own organisation
Session 2
Community, Engagement, and Impact
Key themes include:
- A deep dive into environmental impact and sustainability
- Social impact
- Defining, understanding and engaging ‘community’
- The impact of your supply chain and supplier relations
- The employee experience and engagement
- The business case for diversity and inclusion and what this means for your company
Session 3
Leading, Measuring and Embedding change
Key themes include:
- Good governance
- ESG data, tracking and measurement
- Third party verification to demonstrate ESG commitment
- Establishing goals and defining strategy
- Influencing, engaging and dealing with cynics
- Engaging with stakeholders
- ESG reporting & best practices for ESG communications
- Changing culture and embedding change through Governance
Why choose In Professional Development
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92% of delegates rate our courses as 5 star
Created over 2,500 CMI registrations
Expenses
Course Price
Virtual Classroom: £1,600 +VAT
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