Sustainability and ESG Reporting

Reporting is not only becoming mandatory but also presents an opportunity. Sustainability reporting enables organizations to consider their impact on a wide range of sustainability issues. This makes the company more transparent about the risks and opportunities it faces. Reporting on sustainability allows organizations to manage and improve both impacts and their risks and opportunities related to sustainability issues.

An external report that transparently shows how the organization achieves this contributes to a better reputation, more satisfied employees, and can even provide a competitive advantage. More and more stakeholders are demanding this, and more and more companies are starting to report on sustainability because they see the benefits. Or because investors, banks, or legislation demand it.

For whom

Controllers, accountants, accountants in business, communication officers, internal auditors, reporting specialists, strategy and sustainability coordinators.

Content

Various standards are available for reporting on sustainability. During this training, we will focus on different standards such as the GRI Standard, the most widely used guideline worldwide. In this introduction, we demonstrate how to effectively report on sustainability information such as safety, human rights issues in the chain, employee development, CO2, or waste reduction. This helps you determine which topics are most important for your organization, how to manage them, and how to effectively communicate them to stakeholders. We will discuss various trends and developments, different standards that can be used, and provide a basic approach for a sustainability report.

After the training

• You know what sustainable development is and what it means for companies.
• You have knowledge and understanding of terms such as sustainability, ESG, CSR, and impact.
• You are familiar with the main frameworks in the field of CSR.
• You know what sustainability reporting entails and the value it brings to your organization.
• You are aware of the latest trends and developments in the field of legislation and standards, including the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the EU Taxonomy, and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).
• You understand how the CSRD relates to existing reporting standards (GRI, SASB, TCFD, IIRC) and other legislation.
• You are familiar with the main components of a sustainability report.
• You know how to identify the important topics (also known as material themes) for your organization in line with the principle of double materiality.
• You can create a plan to get started within your organization, integrating compliance with the CSRD into the existing strategy formation, planning, and control cycle. Creating Insights is accredited by CEDEO and the Royal Actuarial Society. We guarantee participants an offer that meets CEDEO’s quality requirements and offer certified PE hours.

This training is provided by Ester de Graaf.