The seminar can be held online on the official International Business Academy platform. On completion of the training you will be given a link to the recording, which will be available for one month.
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1. To reveal the possibilities of using ESG approaches to increase the effectiveness of strategic planning
2. To identify stakeholder preferences in order to define a sustainable development strategy and analyse their impact on the company's reputation
3. To learn to recognise sustainability risks and choose solutions to mitigate them in advance
4. To develop recommendations on the company's sustainable development strategy
Sustainable development challenges
Historical background and global trends in sustainable development
Principles, global initiatives and concepts of sustainable development
The UN Sustainable Development Goals, their link to ESG and integration into companies' activities
Benefits of implementing ESG
Practical assignment: identifying the relevant SDGs (by target) for companies
The company's ESG transformation process
Engaging with stakeholders
Developing an ESG strategy and setting ESG goals
Components of the Governance factor: the sustainability governance structure
Practical assignment: identifying stakeholders, their interests and ways of engaging
Components of the Environmental factor
Integrating environmental and climate change issues into company strategies
The new Environmental Code and its impact
The climate agenda: cross-border carbon regulation, calculating scopes 1 and 2, and approaches to an emissions reduction strategy
Greenwashing
Components of the Social factor
HR management, social responsibility and charity
Day 2Types of risks
Responsibility for managing ESG risks
Approaches to building a sustainability management system
Practical assignment: identifying ESG risks
Public non-financial reporting
Types of non-financial reports
Reporting structure and requirements
Identifying material topics
ESG disclosure standards
Practical assignment: identifying material topics for non-financial reporting
Independent assessment of ESG performance
ESG ratings and the main assessment methodologies
Sustainable finance
Principles of responsible investment and responsible banking
New types of sustainable investment instruments
The sustainable finance market in the world and Kazakhstan
Examples of sustainability agenda leaders
