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What is ESG and why does it matter?
- Explain the context behind the ESG agenda and ESG principles, including the importance that stakeholders attach to the agenda
- The case for ESG (including long-term viability, risk and resilience)
- Evolution of ESG practice and reporting standards (GRI, SASB and TCFD), including current company law framework and global ESG trends and developments, broader sustainability context and global initiatives
ESG practice: first steps
- Underlying issues that constitute factors within each of the ESG pillars. Environmental: environmental sustainability, green washing Social: Human rights, Modern slavery and Diversity and Inclusion Governance: Ethical leadership, board diversity, governance practices
- Understanding your stakeholders and setting out how investors use ESG data
- Which areas of ESG are material to your business? (introducing the topic of ESG materiality matrices)
- ESG: how to assess risks and opportunities
ESG reporting:evolving practice
- Understanding the various reporting requirements, including developing best practice
- How to meet the various reporting requirements, including review of bad reporting
- Data gathering and analysis, including the role of ESG ratings providers
- Technological solutions for ESG reporting
- Greenwashing and other reporting traps (real life examples)
ESG practice: taking it to the next level
- Success stories
- Who is ‘doing ESG well’ and what can we learn?
- How to align practice and reporting: using TCFD as an example framework
The role of the governance professional
- How to get this on the Board agenda
- Change the time horizon of Board discussions
- Upskilling your Board and developing the governance of ESG
- How to secure buy-in
Conclusion and Next Steps
- Key takeaways and Next steps
- Resource for further learning
