Deepen your ESG and Climate Expertise
For a deeper dive into climate, we are pleased to offer a $2,000 USD discount for purchases of both the Diligent ESG and Climate Leadership Certificate Programs.
Courses
New Risks and Expectations Considering Geopolitical Issues and Threats to Global Peace
- How megatrends, geopolitical and environmental concerns and human values are changing expectations of businesses.
- How new business models are creating a purpose-driven and regenerative approach to doing business in the 21st century.
Dealing with Dilemmas and Turning Risks into Opportunities in an Unpredictable World
- How to plan for major disruptions to ensure resiliency and business continuity, balancing short-term and long-term goals, objectives, and accountability.
Using Sustainable Development Goals as a Strategic Tool
- How companies and investors are embracing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and using them as a strategic tool to assess risks and innovative opportunities.
Impacts of Climate Change and Accountability for Boards
- How climate change is impacting society, supply chains, and business models.
- Strategies to fulfill growing expectations, investor driven reporting initiatives and regulatory demands.
ESG Oversight and Foresight
- How to anticipate and respond to the growing demands for ESG disclosure and how to ensure effective identification and integration of emerging risks into ERM-frameworks.
Human Rights, Environmental Issues and Resiliency in the Supply Chain
- How to evaluate human rights, environmental impact and supply chain goals, targets and strategies.
- Includes identifying, assessing, and managing risks related to child labor, modern slavery, along with climate and social disasters.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Wellbeing in the Boardroom and Beyond
- Expectations from investors and society to foster a pipeline of diverse talent.
- Proactively address employee misconduct and workplace culture issues (taking into account the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and the imperatives of diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace).
Building Trust through Anti-corruption, Integrity and Transparency
- Changing risks and expectations associated with anti-corruption and ethical business practices.
- Developing and testing the hallmarks of an effective anti-corruption compliance program, including steps companies can take to reduce fraud and corruption.
Responsible Use of Data, Digitalization, DAO and Cybersecurity
- Ethical considerations of the use of data including big data and AI generated opportunities.
- Includes exploration of data collection, stakeholder privacy concerns, and the ethical management of confidential information and disaster containment.
Tax, Investment and Pay in an ESG-Focused World
- How to question the socioeconomic impact of potential business decisions, and the impact on the business’ reputation and longevity.
- What information is needed to make well-informed tax planning, executive pay, and capital investment and capital expenditure (CapEx) decisions.
Shareholder and Stakeholder Engagement and Disclosure
Determining the material issues to manage and communicate to shareholders and stakeholders, including engagement strategies and trends in reporting.
Good Governance and Becoming a Steward of the Future
What does the future of good governance look like? What is the role of the board in 1 – 5 – 10 years? What is the fiduciary duty?
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