Sustainability Governance: ESG Strategy, Stakeholder Engagement & Materiality Assessment

This training aims to enhance your awareness and understanding of ESG/sustainability governance, stakeholder engagement, materiality assessment, and setting ESG/sustainability strategy for your organization.

1 Day Virtual Class English Identifier: 88118492
Sustainability Governance: ESG Strategy, Stakeholder Engagement & Materiality Assessment

Course Overview

What you'll learn

Upon completion of this training, students will be able to:

  • Explain and understand common governance expectations.
  • Explain the process and value of mapping, assessing, and engaging with key stakeholders to help determine material ESG/sustainability issues for a particular business.
  • Explain the process and value of conducting a formal materiality assessment using stakeholder feedback.
  • Understand how to set vision and goals, adopt strategy and policy, and allocate people and resources.

Who This Course Is For

Who should attend?

  • Any professional wanting to understand ESG/sustainability fundamentals.
  • Directors, managers, and employees of an organization involved in ESG/sustainability implementation.
  • Senior leaders responsible for ESG/sustainability strategy.
  • ESG/sustainability champions or other CSR/social impact business leaders.
  • Operations, facilities, HR, or other managers with ESG/sustainability responsibilities.
  • Employees responsible for management of reportable ESG/sustainability data.

Course Materials
Soft Copy: You will receive an email prior to the course with instructions on how to access the online Learner Guide, which can be viewed, downloaded, or printed.

Course Logistics
Your class is VirtualLive Online:

  • Students need to connect to the class from any internet accessible location.
  • Webcam and Microphone are REQUIRED.
  • Engagement will be via slides, polls, quizzes, chat, and team-based discussions.
  • ALL course times shown are US EASTERN TIME.

There is no exam. Learners who are in attendance and participate in the complete course will receive a Certificate of Attendance within one week of course completion.

*Session lengths could vary depending on amount of class discussion.

About this course

Prerequisite: Fundamentals of ESG & Sustainability Performance

Please click here for the Fundamentals of ESG Sustainability Performance

SGS's newly updated set of “ESG/Sustainability” training modules are designed to help professionals in multiple roles across organizations identify material issues, measure and manage those issues effectively, and disclose performance to key stakeholders in a way that drives business value.

ESG Strategy: For Leadership is for any employee wanting to understand how ESG strategy can be shaped within their organization.

This training aims to enhance your awareness and understanding of ESG/sustainability governance, stakeholder engagement, materiality assessment, and setting ESG/sustainability strategy for your organization.

Qualified instructors share their expertise to boost your understanding and capabilities with the latest developments in the alignment of various ESG/sustainability business drivers and implementation strategies.

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