Certified ESG Officer Course

Start:: 05.09.2024
Language:: German
Exam:: Case Study
Location:: Online
Duration:: 6 modules on 8 days (48 h)
In cooperation with:: Fachmedien Otto Schmidt
Price:: 3.990 鈧� plus VAT
Degree:: Certified ESG-Officer (HSBA)

Target Group

(Prospective) sustainability experts
Employees in companies / associations who are entrusted with the area of sustainability
Consultants

Course Content

Environment, Social & Governance (ESG), a formalised approach to sustainability, has become a game changer for companies. Alongside digitalisation, the implementation of sustainability in business is the dominant topic - from strategic planning to reporting in the annual financial statements.

The certificate course provides you with the necessary tools to manage the topic of ESG optimally and individually within the company and offers you the best opportunities to achieve your professional goals. You will expand your business and legal knowledge in the field of corporate sustainability while working. The content of the course ranges from a discussion of EU taxonomies to practical applications of strategic stakeholder management, the recording and assessment of sustainability KPIs and the establishment of ESG advisory boards. Lectures, case studies, exercises and interactive methods prepare you optimally for the application of the course content in business practice.

Benefit from the excellent know-how of your team of speakers
All topics are presented in a theoretically sound and practical manner
Optimal digital learning success thanks to a limited group size

The course is part-time, virtual and practice-oriented. Register now - we look forward to welcoming you virtually to the 鈥淐ertified ESG Officer鈥� course!

Dates & Modules

All modules can be booked individually

On Boarding 5 September 2024, 9.00 AM 鈥� 12.00 PM

Introduction of the participants

Introduction of the speakers

Introduction to the topic

First round of questions

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Daniel Graewe

Module 1 | Environmental Management 6 September 2024, 9.00 AM 鈥� 5.00 PM

Environmental management: Why?

Green 鈥� Deal!

Environmental management as a strategy

Operational functional areas and environmental protection

Reporting: CO2 balance & Co.

"Green analysis" of annual reports

Green finance

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Thomas Meuser

Module 2 | Sustainable Finance 17 September 2024, 9.00 AM 鈥� 5.00 PM

Monitor and evaluate sustainable financial performance through:
路 Financial KPIs
路 Non-financial KPIs

Sustainable corporate finance and capital markets in terms of:
路 The regulatory environment
路 ESG ratings
路 Empirical data on investments and performance

Speakers: Prof. Dr. Torsten Keller &
Prof. Dr. Andr茅 K眉ster Simic

Module 3 | Social Issues in ESG 19 September 2024, 9.00 AM 鈥� 5.00 PM

Spectrum and relevance of social issues in ESG

Focus on supply chain

Focus on human rights

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Sarah Jastram

Module 4 | Sustainable Corporate Governance 27 September 2024, 9.00 AM 鈥� 5.00 PM

ESG advisory boards in companies

Remuneration policy and sustainability

Sustainability Boards: Sustainability expertise on the board

Dealing with corporate crises

Dealing with crises in individual boards (dead locks)

Resilience in contracts and dealing with contract disruptions

Legal handling of new work and gender issues from the employer's perspective

Employee participation programmes

Referent: Prof. Dr. Daniel Graewe

Module 5 | Managing and Leading Change 7 October 2024, 9.00 AM 鈥� 5.00 PM

Understand the mission and business case for change management

Understanding the roles in change management

The phases of change from the point of view of those affected

Recognising and understanding resistance in change processes and dealing with it constructively

The importance of management and leadership in change processes

Leading change, driving processes forward and bringing people with you

Getting to know and applying leadership styles in change

Transferring insights into real case studies

Referent: Maximillian Sp盲te

Module 6 | Sustainable Project Management 11 October 2024, 9.00 AM 鈥� 5.00 PM

Project management function 鈥� strategic and operational

Sustainable Development and the 2030 Agenda

Rationale and importance of sustainable project management

Project management for sustainability projects

The Sustainable Project Management Office

Sustainability as a framework for project management

Sustainability in the project from start to finish

Sustainability in the project outcome

Case Study: Sustainable event management

Speaker: Muriel P枚hler

Exam & Off Boarding 21 October 2024, 9.00 AM 鈥� 12.00 PM

Presentation of the case study

Conclusion & Q&A session

Evaluation

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Daniel Graewe

Lecturers

Prof. Dr. Daniel Graewe, LL.M.

Attorney at law. Advice in the area of corporate sustainability (ESG). Head of the Institute for Applied Business Law at HSBA.

Modules: Academic Head

Prof. Dr. Sarah Jastram

HSBA Vice President for Research and International Affairs. Professor of International Business Ethics and Sustainability, and General Business Administration.