Certificate in ESG Principles & Standards

Description

The AGRC Certificate in ESG Principles and Standards provides participants with a thorough understanding of a topic that has gained increasing significance and attention amongst corporations, regulators, and researchers. At the same, the Certificate offers guidance as to how corporations can best prepare under the growing number of ESG-related regulations.

This Level 3 Certificate is accredited by the London Institute of Banking & Finance (LIBF) in the UK.

Topics to be covered by this certificate include:

• The Stakeholder Theory
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) vs. ESG
• Sustainability
• The Environment, Social and Governance Pillars
• Green Finance
• Principles of Responsible Banking, Investment, and Insurance
• The Business Case for CSR, ESG, and Sustainability
• Global Initiatives and Development such as The Paris Agreement, the European Green Deal, and the UK’s Green Finance Strategy
• ESG Reporting Standards and Frameworks
• ESG Investing Strategies
• The Push for ESG into the Future

By acquiring the Certificate, participants will be able to:

• Define the three ESG pillars—Environment, Social and Governance.
• Identify the importance of ESG and CSR programmes to an organisation’s corporate governance practices.
• Understand the main concepts behind Green Finance and how responsible banking, investment, and insurance work within this framework.
• Describe the objectives and main tenets of the many global initiatives set up to encourage policies that will contribute to the growth and advancement of ESG issues.
• Study the main ESG reporting standards and frameworks so that your organisation is better prepared to fulfil its reporting requirements.
• Understand the main concepts behind ESG investing.