Programme purpose
Learning designed for immediate organisational application.
A comprehensive bridge from ESG concepts to organisational action. The masterclass shows how environmental, social and governance issues affect value, risk and stakeholder confidence, then guides participants through materiality, strategy, governance, implementation, performance tracking and credible reporting.
Available datesChoose the session that works for you.
Detailed two-day curriculumSix modules, practical exercises and workplace-ready outputs.
The programme moves from core concepts to guided application. Every major module includes focused submodules and a practical exercise.
Day 1ESG foundations, business implications and material priorities
Module 1 — ESG architecture and the Nigerian reporting context
- ESG, sustainability and responsible-business concepts
- Regulatory, investor, lender and market drivers
- IFRS S1/S2, FRC Nigeria, GRI, SASB, NSBP and SDG relationships
Practical application: Map applicable requirements to a sample organisation.
Module 2 — Environmental, social and governance issue landscape
- Climate, energy, pollution, water, waste and biodiversity
- Workforce, safety, human rights, customers, communities and supply chains
- Board oversight, ethics, risk management, controls and transparency
Practical application: Construct an industry-specific ESG topic universe.
Module 3 — Stakeholder engagement and materiality assessment
- Stakeholder mapping and engagement design
- Impacts, dependencies, risks and opportunities
- Scoring criteria, thresholds, validation and materiality matrix
Practical application: Score priority topics and defend the resulting materiality assessment.
Daily participant outputAn applicability map, ESG topic universe and draft materiality matrix.
Day 2Strategy, implementation, data governance and reporting
Module 4 — ESG strategy, policies, objectives and targets
- Translating material topics into strategic pillars
- Designing SMART objectives, KPIs, baselines and targets
- Initiatives, resources, timelines and performance ownership
Practical application: Develop one complete strategy pillar and implementation scorecard.
Module 5 — Governance, operating model and internal controls
- Board, committee, management and process-owner roles
- Data ownership, evidence, review, approval and escalation
- Policies, risk integration, control activities and audit trail
Practical application: Create an ESG governance and RACI model.
Module 6 — Performance management and credible reporting
- Report boundary, disclosure index and framework mapping
- Decision-useful narrative, metrics and connected information
- Assurance readiness, greenwashing prevention and implementation roadmap
Practical application: Draft a disclosure and complete a readiness gap assessment.
Daily participant outputAn ESG strategy scorecard, governance model, disclosure draft and 12-month implementation roadmap.
Who should attendDesigned for the people responsible for delivery.
- New and emerging ESG professionals
- Departmental ESG owners and champions
- Risk, compliance, finance and operations teams
- Consultants and career transitioners
Learning outcomesWhat participants will be able to do.
- Explain ESG confidently to business stakeholders
- Identify and prioritise material ESG issues
- Build a practical ESG implementation plan
- Prepare evidence-backed reporting inputs
Participant resourcesPractical take-away tools.
- ESG terminology and framework guide
- Materiality assessment templates
- 90-day implementation planner
- Metric, target and reporting checklist
Learning methodologyTechnical instruction translated into practical action.
Interactive teaching, diagnostic exercises, group casework, metric-mapping practice and an implementation clinic.
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