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Mastering ESG Principles for a Sustainable Future

Program Overview

This advanced programme treats ESG as a management system rather than a reporting exercise. It covers materiality assessment including double materiality, greenhouse gas accounting across Scopes 1, 2 and 3 under the GHG Protocol, climate risk and scenario analysis, social and governance metrics, and disclosure under the GRI Standards and IFRS S1 and S2. Participants connect ESG to board oversight, capital access and sustainable finance, and to national net-zero commitments and stock exchange ESG disclosure guidance in the GCC, then design an ESG roadmap and an applied research piece for their own organisation.

Learning Outcomes

✓Conduct a double materiality assessment that ranks ESG topics by impact and financial significance with stakeholder input.
✓Calculate a Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas inventory and screen relevant Scope 3 categories using the GHG Protocol.
✓Evaluate climate-related physical and transition risks through scenario analysis aligned with IFRS S2.
✓Design an ESG governance structure defining board, committee and management accountabilities and incentive links.
✓Map existing disclosures against the GRI Standards and IFRS S1 to identify reporting gaps and data controls.
✓Develop a multi-year ESG roadmap with targets, KPIs and investment priorities suitable for board approval.

Target Audience

Sustainability and ESG directors and managers
Strategy and corporate planning executives
Board secretaries, governance and investor relations officers
Risk, finance and reporting leaders preparing sustainability disclosures

Detailed Program Modules

01ESG Foundations and the Business Case

Evolution from CSR to integrated ESG management
ESG links to cost of capital, ratings and investor expectations
Net-zero and sustainability agendas in GCC economies

02Materiality and Stakeholder Engagement

Single versus double materiality
Stakeholder mapping and engagement methods
Building and validating the materiality matrix

03Environmental Performance and Carbon Accounting

GHG Protocol Scopes 1, 2 and 3
Emission factors, boundaries and base years
Energy, water and waste metrics

04Climate Risk and Scenario Analysis

Physical and transition risk categories
Scenario selection and financial impact estimation
Integrating climate risk into enterprise risk management

05The Social Dimension

Workforce health, safety, diversity and nationalisation metrics
Human rights and supply chain labour standards
Community investment and impact measurement

06The Governance Dimension

Board oversight of sustainability matters
Ethics, anti-corruption and transparency
Linking executive incentives to ESG targets

07Reporting Frameworks and Disclosure

GRI Standards and sector standards
IFRS S1 and S2 sustainability disclosures
GCC stock exchange ESG disclosure guidance

08ESG Data, Controls and Assurance

Data ownership, collection and validation
Internal controls over sustainability information
Preparing for external assurance

09Sustainable Finance and Ratings

Green bonds, green sukuk and sustainability-linked loans
How ESG rating agencies assess companies
Avoiding greenwashing in claims and labels

10ESG Strategy, Roadmap and Applied Research

Setting targets and credible transition plans
Building the ESG roadmap and investment case
Applied research design on an organisational ESG challenge

Training Methodology

Interactive expert-led sessions grounded in workplace examples

Case studies and practical exercises drawn from the region

Group workshops with peer review of decisions and deliverables

Formative feedback against clear performance criteria

Applied Project & Assessment

Applied Project

Participants deliver an ESG roadmap for their organisation or a GCC case company: a double materiality matrix, a Scope 1 and 2 baseline with Scope 3 screening, a disclosure gap analysis against GRI and IFRS S1/S2, a governance model and a short applied research paper on one priority issue.

Assessment

Short diagnostic at the start, practical tasks linked to each learning outcome, and evaluation of the applied project against published criteria.

University Certificate & International Accreditation

Professional Certificate accredited by Alzette University in Mastering ESG Principles for a Sustainable Future

International accreditation: International Auditors Group (IAG)