ESG awareness

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting is high on the agenda for many boards and executive teams. Businesses increasingly recognise that environmental and social impact—as well as corporate governance and transparency—are crucial to long-term sustainability and competitiveness.

Where do you start in assessing your ESG position against expectations, norms and good practice? As the saying goes: you can’t manage what you don’t measure.

“How do we measure and manage ESG when there’s no single global standard? Where should we focus, when the list of potential issues is a mile long?”

Our solution

Most organisations are at the early stages of their ESG journey. To support your transformation, we’ve created a structured learning path. Starting with the basics, it brings together practical actions and good practice to help with strategic reinvention, reimagined reporting and business change.

The ESG learning path

ESG awareness

Introduction to ESG and ESG reporting
Sustainable finance
Net zero
European sustainability reporting and taxonomy
Sustainability reporting frameworks and the GRI Standards
EU taxonomy deep dive
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
GRI fundamentals
Following the Principles of GRI Reporting

Introduction to ESG and ESG reporting
Sustainable finance
Net zero
European sustainability reporting and taxonomy
EU taxonomy deep dive
Sustainability reporting frameworks and the GRI Standards
GRI fundamentals
Following the Principles of GRI Reporting

Introduction to ESG and ESG reporting

Definition of ESG
Global trends and risks
Global practice
ESG reporting standards
Related organisations
Evolution of ESG disclosures
in the financial sector
ESG ratings

Sustainable finance

Sustainable finance overview
Reporting regulations for financial institutions (SFDR, CSRD and others)
ESG risks for financial institutions
ESG reporting journey

Net zero

The climate challenge
Understanding net zero
Start your net zero journey
Steps and lessons to
net zero activities
Key takeaways

European sustainability reporting and taxonomy

EU taxonomy
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)
Integrated strategy
Sustainability reporting standard
New materiality analysis under
the ESRS
Stakeholder mapping

EU taxonomy deep dive

Background and structure of the EU taxonomy legislation
Which companies need to comply and when
Environmental objectives and how to align with them
Technical screening criteria and high-level reporting requirements

Sustainability reporting frameworks and the GRI Standards

Sustainability reporting frameworks
Developments within the reporting landscape
(CSRD – ESRS; ISSB)
Materiality and its boundaries
History of the GRI Standards
Key concepts and reporting principles of
the GRI
Reporting in accordance with/reference to the GRI
Structure of the GRI Standards

GRI fundamentals

Background of the GRI and why it was established
How the GRI compares to other key standards and frameworks—and how they can be applied together
Summary of the changes and updates to GRI 2021 (compared with GRI 2016)

Following the Principles of GRI Reporting

How key concepts ensure reports are prepared and interpreted consistently
Applying concepts to encourage harmony across industries and countries
Exploring reporting principles that support reliable, high-quality reports
Applying the principles to meet GRI requirements

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