Sustainability Reporting: Greenwashing Risks, Stages of Communication, Building Trust, ESG Frameworks & Standards
This course builds off the foundational knowledge of ESG/sustainability to equip leaders with the understanding of how to effectively disclose and communicate results over time to achieve desired goals.
Course Overview
What you'll learn
Upon completion of this training, students will be able to:
- Explain the definition of greenwashing and understand related exposure to regulatory and brand risk.
- Explain and understand 5 stages of performance that ESG/sustainability initiatives evolve through and how communications align with each stage.
- Consider the value of and various options to building trust via commitments, memberships, certification, verification, and assurance of ESG/sustainability claims.
- Explain most common voluntary ESG/sustainability frameworks and standards and how they impact disclosure and communications.
- Explain the process of ESG/sustainability reporting and general outline of year-round activities.
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
- Communication, marketing, sales, legal, government affairs, and investor relations leaders
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 Virtual Live 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 Reporting: For Communications is for any reporting on ESG/sustainability progress or if you want to understand how ESG/sustainability progress is successfully reported to various stakeholders of the organization.
This training aims to enhance your awareness and understanding of ESG Reporting: For Communications, internal and external, mandatory and voluntary, stages of communication, greenwashing risks, tools for building trust, frameworks and standards, and year-round schedule of disclosure for various stakeholders of 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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