ESG Fundamentals Training
A plain-language, one-day introduction to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) for teams new to the topic. Understand what ESG actually means, the frameworks everyone references, and why your customers, banks and regulators are increasingly asking about it - the ideal starting point before deeper ESG, reporting or carbon work.
This is the entry course of the ESG line and assumes no prior background. Participants work through what each of the three pillars actually covers, why ESG has moved from voluntary positioning to a reporting and financing requirement in Malaysia, and who is asking: Bursa for listed issuers, banks for sustainability-linked lending, and large customers pushing requirements down their supply chains. Materiality, the main reporting frameworks and the difference between a commitment and a disclosure are covered, along with the practical question of where an organisation with no existing programme should start.
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Modules
What ESG Really Means
The three pillars - Environmental, Social and Governance - explained with real Malaysian business examples, and how ESG differs from (and overlaps with) CSR and sustainability.
Why ESG Matters Now
The commercial drivers: customer and supply-chain requirements, bank and investor ESG expectations, Bursa Malaysia listing rules, and access to green financing and tenders.
Key Frameworks & Terminology
A tour of the frameworks you will keep hearing about - the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Triple Bottom Line, GRI, and common ESG ratings - without the jargon.
ESG in Day-to-Day Operations
Where ESG shows up across a typical business: energy and waste, people and diversity, health and safety, ethics and governance - and simple first actions each function can take.
Getting Started
How an organisation typically begins its ESG journey, what a materiality assessment is, and how the fundamentals connect to reporting and carbon accounting covered in later courses.
Key Outcomes
- Explain what E, S and G mean and why ESG matters to your business
- Recognise the main ESG frameworks and terminology
- Identify where ESG applies across your own operations
- Understand the first practical steps to start an ESG journey
- Receive official Certificate of Completion
Training Mode Physical / Online / Hybrid / e-learning
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Duration 1 Day (9:00 AM - 5:00 PM)
Venue Online or in-house at client's office
Certificate Certificate of Completion awarded upon full attendance