Advanced Environmental, Social and Governance

Course Information:

Venue:	Duration:	Date:	Price:
Online	30 hours	Flexi-date	£3,750.00
In-House	Agreed with client	Flexible	POA
London	10 days	26 February 2024	£6,450
London	10 days	27 May 2024	£6,450
London	10 days	25 November 2024	£6,450

If you are unable to attend this course on the dates above, please contact us to discuss alternative options.
Please note that prices shown above are exclusive of VAT (20%).

Who should attend?

Heads of sustainable development
Corporate Affairs managers and officers
ESG managers and officers
Corporate strategists
Community Relations managers and officers
HR, Administration and Environmental managers concerned with ESG planning and implementation
Procurement managers involved in responsible sourcing initiatives
Project managers responsible for developing and implementing ESG projects
Managers and officers involved in non-financial corporate reporting
Communications managers and officers responsible for internal and external reporting on sustainability
Internal auditors concerned with Environmental, Social and Governance risks

Outcomes

Understand how Environmental, Social and Governance is important in the public and private sectors
Apply ESG best practices to organisational programmes and projects
Develop and improve their community relations activities
Interpret the impact of ESG on the reputation of the organisation
Plan, initiate or improve ESG programmes
Report on their sustainability programmes
Identify the links between business ethics, Environmental, Social and Governance and Corporate Governance

COURSE TOPICS:

What is ESG and Why Does it Matter?

The pressure for change
The Legal Background of ESG
Company directors’ obligations and ESG
Voluntary measures
Is ESG “Just Public Relations”?
ESG and corporate governance links

Best practice in ESG –Corporate Approaches on the Key Topics

Codes of Practice
Dealing with communities
ESG and employees
Managing suppliers responsibly
Responsible client relations
Corporate Responsibility and the environment

The Business Case for ESG

The Strategic Imperatives involved in ESG
What is a business case?
USING tools to build the business case
Identifying and Managing ESG risks
The public procurement challenges from ESG
Getting and maintaining corporate support and approval

Changing the Organisation to include ESG

Developing the ESG corporate vision
Setting our ESG strategic SMART objectives
Identifying and Managing affected stakeholders
How leaders make ESG happen
The key steps to make the ESG change effective

Developing and Implementing the ESG plan

What should be in the ESG plan?
Communicating the plan
Piloting the plan
Overcoming objections
Measuring impact and results
Auditing and reviewing ESG performance
Reporting on ESG

Sustainability in Purchasing

Managing a responsible Supply Chain
The Ethical Trading Initiative Base Code
Combating child labour in manufacturing
Controlling contractor abuses in construction
Maintaining ethical standards
Diversity in the supply chain
Conflict minerals policies

Community Relations and Environmental Sustainability

Working effectively with host communities
Managing sensitive issues including payments and relocation
Building successful community projects
Assessing social and environmental risk
Managing operations sustainably
Case studies on community relations

ESG Standards and Reporting

Sustainability Reporting frameworks
The Global Reporting Initiative
UN Global Compact
International Labour Organisation instruments
ISO 26000
How to report your ESG progress
Model examples and class exercise using GRI Sustainability Reporting

ESG Perspectives

The politics of ESG
Creating shared value
Ethical consumerism
“Greenwashing”
ESG and tax avoidance
Applying Environmental, Social and Governance in non-corporate organisations
Future requirements for corporate responsibility