ESG Awareness Online Training
Delivered online, our ESG training course provides an insight into environmental, social and governance factors and how organisations can integrate ESG into operations to reap the benefits.
ESG is a set of standards that measure a company’s or investment’s sustainability and ethical impact. These standards are employed by investors, businesses, and other stakeholders to assess how well a company is managing its impact on the environment, its relationships with society, and its corporate governance practices.
ESG factors are becoming increasingly integrated into management decisions in the UK and around the world. This course focuses on the core principles of ESG, and the impact on processes and decisions within the workplace.
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What are the benefits of ESG training?
- Created by highly qualified, experienced health and safety consultants.
- IOSH Approved, CPD Certified and SCORM Compliant training.
- Online course can be completed at the employee’s own pace.
- Interactive training to keep participants engaged throughout.
- Multiple choice quizzes so participants can check their understanding as they go.
- Summaries at the end of each section to enhance understanding.
- Affordable but effective alternative to in-person training.
- No previous experience is required.
Who should take this course?
This course is designed for all employees to help them understand the importance of ESG factors for your organisation and the wider world. It helps them to understand their role and how they contribute to success.
Course duration
ESG awareness training takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.
Course accreditations
Our accreditations mean you can be confident that we deliver high-quality, effective eLearning that forms part of a professional development programme.
We pride ourselves on our extensive certification and accreditation. We’re CPD Certified and this course is SCORM compliant which means it can be integrated as part of your existing LMS or used as part of our SHINE learning management system.
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ESG FAQs
Why is environmental awareness training important?
Environmental Awareness training helps employees understand their role in reducing an organisation’s carbon footprint. By fostering environmental awareness organisations can comply with regulations and enhance their reputations with clients.
What does ESG stand for?
ESG stands for Environmental, Social and Governance. It is a framework used to evaluate and measure the sustainability and ethical impact of an organisation.
What is an eco-friendly workplace?
An eco-friendly workplace prioritises environmentally responsible practices to minimise its carbon footprint by promoting recycling, using energy-efficient technologies and products, and even adopting renewable energy sources.
Is ISO 14001 mandatory in the UK?
No, ISO 14001 is not mandatory, but many organisations choose to achieve ISO 14001 certification to demonstrate their commitment to environmental responsibility.
Why is environmental awareness important in the workplace?
Environmental awareness helps organisations reduce their carbon footprint, protecting the environment. It fosters a culture of responsibility and ethical conduct among employees encouraging them to make eco-friendly choices both at work and at home.
Who should attend ESG training?
ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) training is suitable for professionals across all sectors including employees, senior managers, executives and board members. Understanding ESG principles fosters a culture of responsibility and sustainability within a workplace.
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Course aims
By the end of the ESG course employees will:
- Understand why ESG is important and how it can impact your business.
- Recognise the difference between environmental, social and governance factors.
- Be able to identify how ESG factors influence investment decisions.
- Explain how to integrate ESG into business practices.
- Understand the challenges and opportunities ESG can create for businesses.
- Understand their role in supporting ESG initiatives within your organisation and why it is important.
Course Overview
1. What is ESG?
How ESG is important for securing capital investment, innovation and efficiency, competitive advantage, regulatory compliance, long-term sustainability and more.
The global sustainability challenge and why ESG factors are becoming increasingly integrated in management decision making practices.
2. The three pillars of ESG
In-depth exploration of the three pillars of ESG: environmental, social and governance factors. The impact and value of prioritising each of these three pillars, and how ESG requirements in the UK focus on business ethics, transparency, and responsible operations.
3. ESG benefits and drivers
Benefits of integrating ESG factors into business strategies, including the effect on trust and reputation, stock performance and investment decisions.
4. ESG reporting metrics
ESG reporting standards and what they mean in practice for organisations.
5. ESG implementation
The steps involved in integrating ESG principles into day-to-day business operations, including carrying out a thorough ESG assessment and setting clear objectives.
6. Case study
What prioritising ESG factors looks like in practice and the benefits they have brought to a particular organisation.
7. ESG challenges
Challenges of meeting ESG standards and regulations, considering time, costs, resources, supply chain issues, stakeholder expectations and the risks to an organisation’s reputation.
How identifying challenges helps organisations to plan strategies to avoid pitfalls and reap the benefits of integrating ESG into operations.
Assessment
At the end of ESG online training course there are 10 multiple choice questions to answer, and the pass mark is 80%.
Certificate
If you complete the course on SHINE, you will receive a certificate which is downloadable as a PDF file.
Course screenshots
Fully interactive. Clear and simple. Created by experts.
How is it delivered?
ESG training is delivered online or through a computer network to each trainee at their desktop, laptop or mobile device.
We can also provide the course to be integrated into a SCORM compliant LMS.
Training can be completed at the employee’s own pace by “bookmarking” and recording progress and returning to the training later.
SHINE – compliance record keeping
The Praxis42 Digital Platform SHINE is our advanced eLearning management system and helps organisations deliver effective online learning for their employees.
A cost-effective tool for compliance record-keeping, SHINE allows you to view and manage employee training records easily. Individual training certificates can be printed as proof of compliance for audits or visits from enforcing agencies.
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