ESG Reporting Certification Course

Part 1

• What is ESG?
• How do the "E" and "S" fit with THE "G”"?
• An overview of ESG Reporting Standards, including TCFD and ISSB Standards
• HKEX's new proposals in terms of climate-related disclosures
• How to progress from reporting to performance
• The role of the board and how to engage them
• The role of the management team

Part 2

• The value of reporting: why companies, including SMEs, benefit from ESG reporting
• Transformation from business as usual: the link between purpose and sustainability
• Case studies on sustainability maturity: lessons learned

Part 1

• Barriers and tools for effective ESG integration/governance
• Board's leadership
• Directors' duties in general and specific duties and responsibilities in ESG and climate change
• Governance structure
• Forming committees/task forces, coordinators, and teams consisting of each department of the organisation

Part 2

• Workshop: creating the company's governance structure

Part 1

• Strategy setting – how to identify related risks and opportunities specific to the company's operations
• Materiality assessment through stakeholder engagement

Part 2

• Workshop: how to (i) set ESG/climate change strategy and; (ii) conduct materiality assessment

Part 1

• Metrics and targets - regulatory requirements and various standards

Part 2

• Workshop: how does ESG create value for a listed company?
  • Overview of corporate ESG reporting
  • Prioritise ESG indices and rankings and improve performance
  • Understand how investors perceive ESG performance and strategy
  • Learn to set metrics and targets

Part 1

• Introduction of latest developments in ESG reporting
• ESG Reporting Guide – including TCFD recommendations
• Analysis of climate-related risks and opportunities: physical and transition risks
• Assessment and mitigation of climate risks: TCFD recommendations and ISSB standards on
  • scenario analysis
  • Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions

Part 2

• Workshop: examples and discussion of climate-change related disclosures

Part 1

• Data collection
• Report drafting
• Timeline (Industry sectors: Financial, Multi-national Corporations)

Part 2

• Workshop: ESG report writing

Part 1

• ESG Materiality assessment
• SDGs mapping
• Sector specific KPIs
• Alignment with international standard (Industry sectors: Transportation, Constructions)

Part 2

• Workshop: ESG report writing

Part 3

• Technology-assisted reporting