The Corporate Governance Institute - Integrating ESG into Business Strategy (Certificate)

Course Information

Through this certificate you will gain a better understanding that isolated ESG action plans don’t work and that the principles of ESG need to be integrated at every level of an organisation from mission and vision, to values, strategy and planning.  Only integration happening on all organizational levels allows for laying the firm foundation for creating more sustainable, long-term business value.

Key takeaways:

• Understanding of how ESG fits into an organisation’s overall business strategy, how it matters for accessing potential new markets and segments.
• Learning how to fits ESG strategy into your organisation’s overall strategy and use a framework to build a credible approach based on your organisation’s material issues.
• Exploring how to turn your material assessment into a coherent strategy by following specific steps.
• Identifying how to set credible ESG ambitions that will be long-lasting and make the strategy worthwhile for your organisation.

Completing this course you will be in a position to use your knowledge to consult with internal and external stakeholders to identify the greatest risk and opportunities to your business and incorporate best practice methods around the issues you’ve identified in your strategy with the greatest risk and opportunities.

You will be confidently able to take the initiative to look for the information you need to guide you through the process of developing ESG strategy and integrate ESG principles effectively into your organisation to develop sophisticated targets and activities.