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.

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Modules

01

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.

02

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.

03

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.

04

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.

05

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. ESG Fundamentals assumes no prior knowledge and is designed as the entry point to ESG. It is ideal before attending ESG Adoption, ESG Intermediate, Sustainability Reporting or Carbon Accounting.

Yes. ESG Fundamentals is HRD Corp SBL-Khas claimable for Malaysian employers registered with HRD Corp.

ESG Fundamentals builds awareness and shared understanding of ESG concepts. ESG Adoption Training goes further, walking your organisation through the Awareness, Assessment, Implementation and Reporting journey to actually start adopting ESG.

Training Mode   Physical / Online / Hybrid / e-learning

HRD Corp   SBL-Khas Claimable

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