The A To Z Of ESG – Environmental & Social Governance

The A To Z Of ESG – Environmental & Social Governance Description

The A To Z Of ESG – Environmental & Social Governance helps you understand how an ESG strategy drives Economic and Financial Performance. With the knowledge learned, you will understand how to Manage all ESG aspects in an organization, What to gain from it, and the dangers of ignoring it.

Here’s what you will learn in this course:

• Introduction and meaning of the E, the S, and the G
  • Introduction
  • The origin of ESG: timeline and history
  • What are ESG factors and why Businesses need to care about them
• How ESG is related to Economics and Financial Performance.
  • ESG: A new tool for Performance analysis (on top of Financial Statements)
  • ESG is Worth the Effort: How ESG strategies affect Financial Performance
  • How are ESGs determinant for Small Businesses’ Performance. What can SMEs do?
• The particular case of ESGs in the Financial Industry
  • ESGs in Banks and Credit Institutions
  • ESGs in Investment companies (Fund and Wealth Managers, Venture Capital…)
  • ESGs in Insurance – Impact Underwiting and sustainable Insurance
• Implementing an ESG strategy and its Reporting in Businesses
  • The 4 Steps in Implementing an ESG Strategy – Introduction
  • ESG Management: Materiality Assessment, Goal Setting, Communication, Reporting
  • Setting the right ESG targets: Prevent Risks and Improve ESG Impact
  • ESG Reporting and Disclosure: Frameworks and Standards, Greenwashing
  • The Emergence of ESG Ratings and Third Party Assessments
  • ESG Skepticism: Inaccurate Interpretation of What ESG really Means
  • Real Case Study: MSCI Ratings and McDonald’s – Inaccuracies in ESG Strategy
• Developments Expected and Ahead in the ESG Space
  • Regulation, Ratings and EU Taxonomy
  • Small Businesses (Supply Chains)
  • Growing Criminal Liability around ESG
  • New Jobs and Career Opportunities
  • Conclusion