ESG Essentials:
Governance and Reporting
for Sustainable Success
Course Overview
This half-day course offers a thorough introduction to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) fundamentals, equipping participants with the essential tools to establish and implement an ESG strategy within their organization. It addresses common misconceptions about ESG, highlights the growing importance of ESG trends, and provides insights into key frameworks like GRI, SASB, and IFRS Sustainability Standards. Participants will explore board-level governance, stakeholder engagement, materiality assessment, and sustainability reporting best practices. The course is designed to help organizations stay ahead of regulatory changes, align with global standards, and mitigate risks such as greenwashing.
Course outline
1. Introduction to ESG
- What is ESG? / Busting Common Myths on ESG
- Growing importance of ESG
- Understanding Key ESG Issues
- Benefits of ESG adoption and reporting to your organization
2. Establishing a Board driven Agenda for sustainability
- Importance of Board commitment
- ESG Governance structures
- Engaging & managing stakeholders
- Assessing ESG Materiality
- Setting ESG Metrics and Targets
- Case Study Discussion on ESG Integration
- Tips for successful ESG integration and managing Challenges
3. Sustainable reporting landscape, frameworks & standards
- Global convergence of Sustainability reporting
- Guiding principles for reporting across difference frameworks
- Defining your reporting boundary
- IR framework & GRI Framework
- SASB Framework
- TCFD framework
- IFRS Framework Sustainability Standards
- Greenwashing & Blue-washing
- Key elements of a Sustainability Report
- Best practices of Sustainability Reporting
- Case Study Discussion on reporting frameworks
* The program will feature engaging activities and case studies, complemented by course-related handouts provided to participants
Key Benefits to
Individuals
- Develop a solid understanding of ESG principles, gain practical skills in governance and reporting, and learn how to integrate sustainability into business strategy.
Key Benefits to the Organization
- Strengthen sustainability initiatives, enhance stakeholder engagement, comply with global ESG standards, and create long-term value by implementing effective ESG strategies.
Target Audience
- Sustainability heads and executives
- Corporate Executives
- Compliance Officers
- Risk Managers
- Financial Analysts
- Investors
- Accounting and Finance Managers
- Banking officers
And any others interested in ESG strategies and sustainability
Facilitators
Acuity Knowledge Partners
CIMA Passed Finalist Senior Associate, Investment Research
Acuity Knowledge Partners
- Date: Wednesday, 06th November 2024
- Time: 8.30 am to 12.30 pm
- Venue: GF 02 Hall, Galle Face Hotel, Colombo 03
Participant fee
- CFA Charterholders and CFA Society Candidate Council Members – Rs. 12,000
- Others – Rs. 18,000
To Join:
Step 1 : Register Here
Register before – 05th of November 2024
Registrations are on a first-come-first-served basis and limited
Step 2: Make payment
Option 1 – Bank Deposit
Deposit the course fee to the following bank account :
- Bank : HNB
- Account Title : CFA SOCIETY SRI LANKA
- Account No : 701010013256
- Swift Code : HBLILKLX
- Bank Code : 7083
- Branch Code : 701 ( Nawam Mawatha )
After making the deposit, email the deposit slip to minura@srilanka.cfasociety.org, including the name of the company and participant details.
Option 2 – Pay Online
- CFA Charterholders and Candidate Council Members : Rs. 12,000
- Non-Members : Rs. 18,000
Missed the program? Click on the button below to download a softcopy of the presentation slides,
Minura Senadeera at 0742661283 | minura@srilanka.cfasociety.org