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ESMS, ESDD and Responsible Lending for Financial Institutions

A transaction-focused programme on identifying and managing environmental and social risks across lending and investment portfolios. It applies proportionate screening, categorisation, due diligence, approval conditions, Environmental and Social Action Plans, monitoring and portfolio governance.

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Duration2 days
Learning levelIntermediate to advanced · 16 learning hours
CredentialCENGSSUD Certificate in ESMS, ESDD and Responsible Lending
Corporate deliveryAvailable for in-house cohorts
Programme purpose

Learning designed for immediate organisational application.

A transaction-focused programme on identifying and managing environmental and social risks across lending and investment portfolios. It applies proportionate screening, categorisation, due diligence, approval conditions, Environmental and Social Action Plans, monitoring and portfolio governance.

Who should attend

Designed for the people responsible for delivery.

  • Credit and enterprise risk teams
  • Relationship managers
  • Investment professionals
  • ESMS, legal and compliance officers
Curriculum

What the programme covers.

  • ESMS governance, policy, roles and procedures
  • Exclusion lists, screening, categorisation and escalation
  • IFC Performance Standards, World Bank EHS Guidelines and local requirements
  • Environmental and Social Due Diligence scoping and review
  • ESAPs, covenants and approval conditions
  • Portfolio monitoring, incidents, remedial action and reporting
Learning outcomes

What participants will be able to do.

  • Screen transactions consistently
  • Scope and review proportionate ESDD
  • Translate findings into credit and investment conditions
  • Strengthen portfolio monitoring and escalation
Participant resources

Practical take-away tools.

  • Screening and categorisation forms
  • ESDD terms of reference and report checklist
  • Model ESAP and covenants
  • Portfolio-monitoring dashboard template
Learning methodology

Technical instruction translated into practical action.

Transaction cases, document review, risk categorisation, ESDD critique and a credit-committee simulation.

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