A certified online course for Sustainability professionals who want to acquire the necessary practical skills for Sustainability Reporting
Online Certificate on Sustainability (ESG) Reporting


Online Certificate on Sustainability (ESG) Reporting
$530.00
A certified online course for Sustainability professionals who want to acquire the necessary practical skills for Sustainability Reporting
What you'll learn
The course provides information on Sustainability (ESG) Reporting Guidelines and takes you through the main issues of stakeholder mapping/engagement and materiality assessment.
- A Certificate on Sustainability (ESG) Reporting
- Comprehensive introduction and practical knowledge on Corporate Sustainability
- Recorded Webinar on How to Avoid Greenwashing & How to Integrate the SDGs in your Sustainability Strategy & Reporting (2018)
- Includes detailed presentation of the GRI STANDARDS and the new reporting requirements
- Recorded Webinar on the Results of CSE’s Research on the Sustainability Trends in N. America (2017)
- Specially designed for professionals who want to have the basic theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of Sustainability Reporting
- Case studies and videos
- Examples of Sustainability reports
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Course Modules
MODULE 1: Sustainable Development and the Business Case for Sustainability (ESG) Reporting
The Sustainable Development Goals
Sustainability (ESG) reporting: the EU mandatory reporting directive
Sustainability (ESG) reporting benefits
Sustainability (ESG) reporting objectives
MODULE 2: The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) – Introduction and Reporting Principles
The structure of the Global Reporting Initiative
The GRI sustainability (ESG) reporting trends
Sustainability (ESG) reports by sector and sector disclosures
The key success factors for reporting
The GRI sustainability (ESG) reporting principles about the content and the quality of the report
The structure of the GRI STANDARDS reporting guidelines
MODULE 3: United Nations Global Compact, ISO26000 and Sustainability (ESG) Reporting
The ISO26000: benefits and structure
The link between the United Nations Global Compact and ISO26000 to the GRI
MODULE 4: How to Create a Sustainability (ESG) Report Part 1 – Preparing the Report and Plan for Stakeholder Engagement
The steps of the reporting process
The process of planning the report and the required steps
The two “in accordance” criteria
The stakeholder engagement process (selecting the key stakeholders, information needed by different stakeholders groups, communicating with stakeholders)
MODULE 5: How to Create a Sustainability (ESG) Report Part 2 – Materiality Assessment and Data Collection
The concept and steps of materiality assessment
The GRI indicators
Data collection and evaluation, identifying potential areas of weaknesses
Establishing “SMART” targets
The use of the GRI content index
The New GRI STANDARDS
MODULE 6: External Assurance and Communicating the Sustainability (ESG) Report
The standards used for providing external assurance (AA1000AS, ISAE3000)
Communicating the report: what factors to consider, available option (and examples)
Next reporting cycle: receiving feedback on the report
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Head of course development team

Nikos Avlonas
Nikos Avlonas is founder and President of the Centre for Sustainability & Excellence (CSE) a global Sustainability Strategic advisory and Training organization with activities in North America, Europe, MENA and Asia regions. Nikos has been distinguished as one of the “Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business Behavior” by Trust Across America, an organization dedicated to promoting trustworthy business behavior in 2010.
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