Advance Program in Corporate Sustainability Management Masterclass Training

This all-encompassing two-day Advance Program in Corporate Sustainability Management Masterclass aims to give participants all the latest practical tools and resources required to implement sustainability in strategies, operations and DNA of any business. Participants will identify practical strategies to navigate the challenges of developing a sustainable business and learn management practices that positively impact the Triple Bottom Line.

In today’s volatile, complex, and uncertain world, it is very crucial and urgent for workforce, managers, businesses to understand key environmental and social risks and opportunities and successfully manage them to drive innovation, competitiveness, create shareholders value, reduce costs, maximize profit, improve operational efficiency, conserve resources, mitigate environmental harm, improve brand reputation and create value.

Training Objectives

• Participant will understand sustainability concepts and acquire skills on how to integrate sustainability strategy in business and place of work.
• Participants will learn how to formulate new and review existing corporate policies such as energy policy, waste reduction policy, procurement policy, labour policy, HSSE policy, Code of conduct etc., in line with the United Nations Global Compact.
• Participants will learn Waste Elimination and Resource Life Extension Concepts (Circular Economy).
• Participants will learn Stakeholders identification and engagement strategy.
• Participants will learn how to apply sustainability in supply chain the ability to develop and communicate a business case for sustainability.
• Develop management systems and performance frameworks for sustainability practices for use in a variety of organizations
• Participants will learn how to measure, reduce carbon emissions, and gain energy efficiency knowledge
• Gain an understanding on communication and reporting framework in-line with the GRI G4 global standard
• Local, regional and global standards, frameworks, principles on sustainability will be taught.

Who should attend?

This course is ideal for Post Graduates and undergraduates aspiring to build career in Sustainability also Environmentalists, Economists, Lecturers, Business Development Managers, chief financial officers, chief risk officers, CSR/Sustainability managers, special projects teams, product development teams, occupational health and safety officers, supply chain managers, operations personnel, purchasing agents, facilities managers, engineers, Governance and Risk Managers, Human Resources, Marketing/Communications/PR, Quality personnel, accountants and anyone involved in setting direction, managing risk, and developing environmental and climate change strategy for an organization.

Course Content/Modules

Module 1: From Csr To Corporate Sustainability: Transforming from a short-term philanthropy mind-set to a more strategic, sustainable CSR approach

• State of the World
• Definition of terms (Corporate Philanthropy, CSR, Sustainability)
• The rise of Corporate Sustainability
• Sustainability Pillars (Environmental, Social, Economic, Governance)
• Differences between sustainability and CSR
• Importance of sustainability to business

Module 2: Sustainability Assessments

• Commitments (Board and Management)
• Defining framework for assessment
• Assessment (SWOT, gap, industry benchmarking, environmental impact, etc.)
• Toolkits for assessments
• Measure and Communicate

Module 3:  Sustainability Roadmaps and Strategy

• Policy (Setting the tone, explains the context, highlights focus areas and different sustainability policies to adopt etc.
• Programs (initiatives and activities that bring policy to life)
• Performance (data that back up your claims, track progress overtime)

Module4: Sustainability Implementation

• Systems Thinking for Sustainability
• Setting targets metrics and tools
• Stakeholder Engagement, Corporate governance and operations
• Integrate into culture
• Select solutions for short and long term
• Sustainability performance measures and KPIs

Module 5: Circular Economy (The act and science of waste elimination and resource life extension)

• Understanding and identifying business waste
• Assess business waste generation and Mapping the Waste-Elimination Process and strategy
• Eliminating Waste at Work: Getting Started
• Resource life Extension
• Reuse, Repair, Remanufacturing and Recycling
• Product Stewardship, Extended Producer Responsibility

Module 6: Sustainability in Supply Chain, Carbon Footprint Reduction and Stakeholder Engagement

• Climate Change
• Sustainability in supply chain
• Stakeholder identification, engagement and strategy
• Stakeholder matrix
• The rise of the carbon footprint strategy as part of the environmental strategy. What can organizations do?
• Carbon accounting and WRI Greenhouse Gas Protocol
• Carbon offsetting

Module 7: Relevant Local and Global Legislations, Standards, Principles and Frameworks

• United Nations Global Compacts 10 Principles (UNGC)
• Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
• Sustainability Disclosure Guidelines (Nigerian Stock Exchange)
• Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
• CDP
• PRI, Equator Principles
• IFC Performance Standards etc.

Module 8: Sustainability (Csr/ Esg) Reporting Based on Gri

• The importance of sustainability ratings
• Understanding reporting
• Why report?
• GRI G4 Guidelines: Reporting on the Triple Bottom Line
• Materiality
• Case Studies and exercises
• Best practices on reporting communication
• External Assurance
• Testing Understanding

Training Certificate which will be co-endorsed and co-signed by the University of Ibadan, Centre for Sustainable Development (CESDEV) and Centre for Global Solutions and Sustainable Development (CENGSSUD)