About the Course

Over the past year, ESG initiatives have become a strategic imperative for all organisations. Increased focus and pressure from investors, regulators, employees, and other stakeholders make ESG a topic that is critical at the board level and essential to cascade throughout organisations operationally. ESG has now become equally, if not more important, than technical and sub-surface risks. On the other hand, ESG risks need to be better understood, much harder to quantify, not standardised, and becoming more complex due to rapidly changing regulatory and investment frameworks. It's vital to ensure operations are run as efficiently as possible from an environmental, social, and governance (ESG) perspective.

This 5-day highly participative ESG Fundamentals training course will help the delegates understand how to deal with ESG initiatives professionally, take the lead with ESG, and focus on the investments required to achieve targets set by their jurisdiction and its corporate citizens. The ESG will also help them monitor, report, and mitigate ESG risks. It seeks to provide the delegates with skills and knowledge in ESG to enhance their business and achieve strategic objectives.

Core Objectives

This training course aims to enable delegates to achieve the following objectives:

• Understanding the perspectives and reporting requirements for stakeholder
• Applying the ESG disclosures, exploring how ESG adds value
• Explanation of ESG issues and how it impacts your business value chain
• Understanding the primary ESG risks to the Banking sector
• Enabling delegates to learn fundamental ESG concepts and frameworks
• Facilitating making decisions based on objectives for reducing risk
• Designing a monitoring system to generate positive sustainability impacts

Training Approach

This training course will combine presentations with interactive practical exercises supported by video materials, activities and case studies. Delegates will be encouraged to actively relate the principles of ESG to the particular needs of their workplace.

The Attendees

This training course is designed specifically for professionals dealing with ESG initiatives in their organisations. It will also help anyone who wishes to refresh and develop their knowledge about the new global trend in ESG and the executives at all levels.

This training course is suitable for a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• ESG Reporting
• Sustainability
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
• Investor Relations
• Corporate Affairs
• Finance
• Marketing
• Product Stewardship

Daily Discussion

DAY ONE: OVERVIEW OF ESG & SUSTAINABILITY ON BANKING

• What is ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance)?
  • Environmental Factors and Their Impact on Banking Sector
  • Social Factors
  • Governance and its Impact on Your Organisation
• ESG and Sustainability Concept
• Environmental, Health, & Safety (EHS)
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
• ESG Criteria
• Impact of ESG Criteria on Banks

DAY TWO: PROJECT FINANCE & ESG

• Sustainable Finance Solutions
• Expectations of Investors, Stakeholders, and Shareholders
• The Role of Different Participants, their Funding Types, and Interactions
• Sources of Capital and Appropriate Financial Instruments
• Green Bond and Social Impact on Bond Markets and Investor Objectives ESG
• Characteristics of Project Financings that Enhance ESG Risks
• Internal Audit and ESG issues

DAY THREE: RISK WITH ESG IMPLEMENTATION

• Global Risks Horizon
• ESG Considerations and Risks for Investors, Lenders, and Project Companies
• Risks Associated with ESG
• Climate Risk and Other ESG Risk Assessments
• Tracking the Regulatory Environment
• The Emergence of ESG:
• The Challenge
• Stakeholder Expectation
• Disclosures
• Competitive Advantages
• Performance
• Materiality

DAY FOUR: ESG REPORTING

• Sustainability Report Creation
• Existing Reporting Requirements
• Trends of Sustainability Reporting 
• Frameworks that Drive Reporting
• Understanding ESG Reporting Standards
• Demands and Necessities Drive ESG Interest
• Best Practices for Sustainability Report Communication

DAY FIVE: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES FOR ESG

• ESG and Long-term Sustainable Enterprise Value
• Recent Developments and Dynamics
• Tools at Internal Audit’s Disposal
• Purpose of Loan Syndication in Facilitating Participation across Financier Constituencies
• The Measure of Transparency
• ESG Investing and Climate Transition
• Designing a Monitoring System