Programme purpose
Learning designed for immediate organisational application.
A practical reporting laboratory for organisations preparing professional sustainability, annual or integrated reports under IFRS S1/S2, GRI, FRC Nigeria and other applicable frameworks. It connects report architecture, balanced narrative, quantitative disclosure, evidence mapping and pre-assurance quality controls.
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 1Reporting architecture, disclosure requirements and credible narrative
Module 1 — Reporting strategy, boundary and architecture
- Users, objectives, reporting entity and value-chain boundary
- Framework selection and interoperability
- Reporting calendar, responsibilities and disclosure governance
Practical application: Define a reporting strategy and governance calendar.
Module 2 — Disclosure index and requirements mapping
- IFRS S1/S2 core content and industry-based guidance
- GRI, SASB, FRC Nigeria and other applicable requirements
- Requirement mapping, ownership, data needs and gap status
Practical application: Build a disclosure index and requirements tracker.
Module 3 — Decision-useful narrative and claim substantiation
- Governance, strategy, risk-management and performance narratives
- Connected information, balance and entity-specific explanations
- Claim registers, evidence citations and greenwashing prevention
Practical application: Redraft weak disclosure text and create a claim-evidence register.
Daily participant outputA reporting strategy, disclosure index and evidence-backed sample narrative.
Day 2Metrics, internal controls, assurance and publication readiness
Module 4 — Metrics, estimates, targets and visual communication
- Metric definitions, boundaries, baselines and methodologies
- Estimates, uncertainty, comparatives and restatements
- Tables, charts and commentary that explain performance
Practical application: Prepare and review a disclosure-ready metric note.
Module 5 — Internal controls over sustainability reporting
- Data lineage, evidence, validation and segregation of duties
- Management review, exceptions, change control and sign-off
- Control documentation, testing and deficiency remediation
Practical application: Design and test controls for a material sustainability metric.
Module 6 — Pre-assurance review and final approval
- Assurance scope, criteria, readiness and evidence requests
- Cross-report consistency, legal review and Board approval
- Publication controls, corrections and post-publication lessons
Practical application: Complete a pre-assurance readiness review of a sample report section.
Daily participant outputA metric-control file, assurance-readiness checklist and controlled publication workflow.
Who should attendDesigned for the people responsible for delivery.
- Sustainability and reporting teams
- Finance and financial reporting professionals
- Internal control and internal audit
- Communications and disclosure owners
Learning outcomesWhat participants will be able to do.
- Create a professional report structure
- Write clear and balanced disclosure
- Build evidence traceability for material claims
- Reduce late-stage assurance and publication exceptions
Participant resourcesPractical take-away tools.
- Report planning and disclosure-index workbook
- Narrative writing guide
- Disclosure evidence-file template
- Pre-assurance and sign-off checklist
Learning methodologyTechnical instruction translated into practical action.
Report critique, writing lab, disclosure mapping, evidence-file simulation and facilitated publication planning.
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