ESG Manager Identity Card - Open Badge

Start Date: September 23, 2024 - End Date:: January 27, 2025

Acquired Skills

General (Managerial) Skills:

• Strategic Planning: Integrating sustainability principles into corporate strategy.
• Project Management: Managing complex sustainability-oriented projects.
• Leadership: Ability to guide and motivate teams towards sustainability goals.
• Communication: Effectively communicating complex sustainability topics to various stakeholders.
• Problem-Solving: Identifying and solving sustainability-related issues in corporate settings.

Specific (ESG) Skills

• Knowledge of ESG Frameworks
• ESG Risk and Opportunity Assessment
• Circular Economy
• Sustainability Reporting
• Sustainability Due Diligence
• ESG Investment Strategy

Acquired Knowledge

Key Topics::

• Sustainability and Climate Change
• Sustainability in Supply Chains
• Circular Economy
• eporting Standards (GRI, ESRS)
• Reputation Related to ESG Factors
• Economic Policy Implications of Climate Crises (Regulations, Incentives, and Insurance)

Training Program Details

Program Structure:

• Introductory Modules (in-person): 2 mandatory modules
• Specialized Modules (online): 6 mandatory modules (e-learning platform)
• Company Visits: 1 mandatory company visit included in the training program + 2 optional company visits

Badge Issuance Requirements:

• Completion of at least 80% of mandatory learning hours
• Participation in the mandatory company visit
• Completion of a Project Work
• Passing the Final Exam

Specific Content of the Modules:

• Introductory Modules (in-person)
• Module 1: Sustainability and our future: a marketing perspective
• Module 2: Theoretical foundations – risks and opportunities of climate change, sustainability in supply chains, sustainability from a business perspective
• Module 3: Sustainability and corporate strategy – Circular Economy and reshaping industrial models
• Module 4: European sustainability reporting: general and specific aspects, GRI and other international standards, ESRS principles
• Module 5: Sustainability (ESG) and financial market resources for businesses
• Module 6: Relationship between companies and investment funds: ESG investment strategy – ESG presentation

Company Visits

Company visits provide an intensive and experiential learning opportunity through direct observation and interaction with industry leaders. The selected companies serve as exemplary cases of the application of ESG principles.