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Certificate in ESG and Corporate Sustainability

Certificate in ESG and Corporate Sustainability

ESG, encompassing environmental impact, social responsibility, and governance practices, has gained heightened significance in today's interconnected world. It offers critical guidelines for responsible business conduct as stakeholders increasingly scrutinise companies beyond financial performance. The demand for robust ESG frameworks has become essential, with investors and regulators seeking detailed transparency and disclosure on sustainability issues. LearninGT by Grant Thornton Bharat is proud to introduce its ‘Certificate in ESG and Corporate Sustainability,’ aimed at enabling participants to comprehend ESG's role in shaping sustainable strategies for long-term success and fostering a positive societal and environmental impact.

Programmeme objectives

  • Communicate core ESG concerns with colleagues and clients
  • Identify ESG risks and opportunities in organisations
  • Employ industry-specific ESG reporting frameworks
  • Implement ESG best practices into key operations, promoting an ESG-sensitive environment
  • Analyse organisational responses to various risks, including climate change
  • Contribute effectively to corporate ESG and sustainability efforts

Programme Deliverables

  • 20 hours of learning content
  • Extensive course material
  • Case studies
  • Quizzes and assessments
  • Access to Grant Thornton Bharat Learning Management System for a year
  • Query resolution from an expert within 24 hours
  • Certificate of completion post final assessment

Who should attend?

  • Sustainability and CSR professionals
  • Professionals working in finance and accounting, banking, and investment banking
  • Senior executives looking to integrate ESG into their business initiatives
  • Mid-level managers and analysts seeking ESG knowledge for investment-related matters
  • Consulting professionals, auditors and risk managers
  • NGOs and regulatory agencies
  • Students

Programme coverage

  • Introduction to ESG
    • ESG – A measure of quality of the organisation and long-term value creation
    • Origin and drivers of ESG agenda
    • ESG vs sustainability and corporate social responsibility
    • Adoption for different stakeholders
    • Role of responsible investing and sustainable finance
    • ESG: necessity and an opportunity
    • Standards, frameworks, ratings and indices
    • Case study discussion
  • Factors affecting ESG
    • Key dimensions
    • ESG trends and challenges
    • ESG factors
    • Disclosure and regulation
    • Opportunities and growth
    • Case study discussion
  • ESG strategy and implementation
    • ESG explained
    • ESG drivers – Why they matter
    • ESG strategy – Leveraging for compliance and competitiveness
    • ESG execution – Driven by leadership and focused on key stakeholders
    • ESG reporting
    • Case study discussion
  • ESG and climate change
    • Overview of climate change and global warming
    • ESG linkage with climate change and environmental issues
    • Business risks from climate change
    • Climate mitigation and adaptation
    • Carbon trading: Market mechanism for emissions reduction
    • Net Zero: Policies, targets and pathways
    • Business climate commitments and reporting
    • Case study discussion
  • Introduction to reporting standards and frameworks, and BRSR
    • Understanding the ESG movement
    • Overview of ESG reporting: What, why and how
    • Overview of global and national ESG reporting standards
    • Overview of ESG ratings and indices – What, Why and How
    • Business climate commitments and reporting E
    • ESG reporting in context and action
    • BRSR and BRSR Lite
    • Case study discussion
  • Corporate sustainability
    • Evolution of corporate sustainability
    • Sustainable development and sustainability
    • Sustainability in the context of CSR, ESG, climate change and value chain
    • Managing sustainability risks
    • Linking business strategy with corporate sustainability
    • Impact investors and social enterprises
    • Sustainability implementation and reporting
    • Case study discussion
  • ESG and climate change
    • Future of work with AI
    • AI and customer experience
    • Integrating AI with existing systems
    • Navigating AI, intellectual property and copyright
    • Ethical considerations for using AI

Fees and schedule

programmeme fees: INR 15,000 plus 18% GST

Cancellation and refund policy

The refund policy in case of withdrawal of nomination would work as follows:-

  • A refund of 50% of the fee would be provided for cancellation requests received up to five working days before the training start date
  • Participants who cancel in less than five working days, or there is no show on the training date are  liable to pay the full course fee and would not be entitled to refunds.

Cancellations must be made via emails only. However desirous participants can be accommodated in the future batches of programme, without paying anything extra. It is requested that willingness to attend any future programme should be communicated at the earliest convenience.