M3-C4. Sustainability Report

M3-C4. Sustainability Report

In the new economy, it is not enough simply to practise sustainability. You must be able to demonstrate, through data, transparency and credibility, the impact you are making. The sustainability report has become one of the most important tools through which an organisation builds trust with investors, customers, partners and authorities, turning ESG performance into a competitive advantage.

53 lessons 1 quiz 4 hours Advanced
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About This Course

The course Sustainability Report provides you with a comprehensive methodology for developing a modern Sustainability Report, aligned with ESRS and VSME standards, from defining material topics and collecting data, through to structuring the information, setting indicators, drafting the content and preparing the document for independent verification. You will understand the rationale behind ESG reporting and learn how to produce a report that meets both compliance requirements and the expectations of investors and the market.

It is a course on building an organisation’s credibility. You will discover how to transform complex data into relevant management insights, how to avoid the pitfalls of superficial reporting, and how to create a document that reflects your organisation’s maturity and strategic direction. If you want to produce sustainability reports that inspire confidence, stand up to audit processes and position your company as a leader in sustainable development, this course will equip you with the skills every ESG professional needs to master.

Course Content

5 chapters • 53 lessons • 1 quiz

Sustainability Report 7 items
  • 1 🔒
    Course Cover
  • 2 🔒
    Learning objectives
  • 3 🔒
    Premise
  • 4 🔒
    Why do we need a report?
  • 5 🔒
    How do companies use the sustainability report?
  • 6 🔒
    What is a Sustainability Report?
  • 7 🔒
    What is a Sustainability Report - in essence
Standards used 29 items
  • 8 🔒
    What standards are used for the report?
  • 9 🔒
    GRI (Global Reporting Initiative)
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    SASB (Sustainability Accounting Standards Board)
  • 11 🔒
    TCFD (Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures)
  • 12 🔒
    CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project)
  • 13 🔒
    Voluntary reporting standard VSME
  • 14 🔒
    Voluntary Standard for SMEs - VSME
  • 15 🔒
    VSME Voluntary Standard - Applicability
  • 16 🔒
    VSME Standard - Structure (1)
  • 17 🔒
    VSME Standard - Structure (2)
  • 18 🔒
    VSME Standard - Principles for Sustainability Reporting (1)
  • 19 🔒
    VSME Standard - Principles for Sustainability Reporting (2)
  • 20 🔒
    VSME Standard - Principles for Sustainability Reporting (3)
  • 21 🔒
    VSME Standard - Principles for Sustainability Reporting (4)
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    VSME Standard - Principles for Sustainability Reporting (5)
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    VSME Standard - Principles for Sustainability Reporting (6)
  • 24 🔒
    VSME Standard - Principles for Sustainability Reporting (7)
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    VSME Standard - Principles for Sustainability Reporting (8)
  • 26 🔒
    ESRS standard
  • 27 🔒
    European Reporting Standards (ESRS)
  • 28 🔒
    European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS)
  • 29 🔒
    Who has to report under these ESRS standards?
  • 30 🔒
    Key elements of CSRD
  • 31 🔒
    First steps in tackling ESRS
  • 32 🔒
    From context to strategy
  • 33 🔒
    From DMA, strategy to reporting - what's the logic?
  • 34 🔒
    ESRS layers - logic
  • 35 🔒
    Minimum information requirements
  • 36 🔒
    Indicative diagram for ESRS reporting
Steps in developing the report 13 items
  • 37 🔒
    Steps in developing the report
  • 38 🔒
    Identification of Relevant Material Themes (1)
  • 39 🔒
    Identification of Relevant Material Themes (2)
  • 40 🔒
    Content of an ESRS Report
  • 41 🔒
    What does a sustainability report include?
  • 42 🔒
    Essential steps - logical framework in development
  • 43 🔒
    Who checks a sustainability report?
  • 44 🔒
    Checking a Sustainability Report
  • 45 🔒
    Check a sustainability report
  • 46 🔒
    Reporting tips
  • 47 🔒
    How to prepare
  • 48 🔒
    What do audit firms audit in a sustainability report?
  • 49 🔒
    What are financial auditors looking at?
What does a Sustainability Report look like? 3 items
  • 50 🔒
    What does a Sustainability Report look like?
  • 51 🔒
    Sample Report (1)
  • 52 🔒
    Sample Report (2)
QUIZ 2 items
  • 53 🔒
    Test your knowledge
  • 54 📝
    Sustainability Report Quiz
    Pass: 70%

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