Corporate ESG Strategy Training Course for Business Leaders (Online / Remote)
1Summary
Regulators, investors, and customers no longer settle for a line about sustainability tucked into the annual report — they expect a credible, measurable ESG strategy. Companies that cannot show one risk losing tenders, capital, and market access, while those that get it right turn compliance into a genuine competitive edge. This is exactly the gap the ESG Corporate Strategy training course from the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy is built to close, moving participants from ESG theory into strategies their boards can actually stand behind.
The course maps how environmental, social, and governance factors connect to enterprise risk, national regulation, and stakeholder trust, then works through the taxonomies, accounting standards, and reporting frameworks that turn ESG principles into board-level decisions. By the end, participants leave with the insight needed to shape sustainable corporate strategies that satisfy regulators and stakeholders alike, and to fold ESG directly into their organisation's existing risk management practice.
2Objectives and target group
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, attendees will be able to:
Read Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles as a direct input to corporate strategy and enterprise risk management, not a separate compliance exercise.
Build the technical fluency to weave ESG considerations into strategic planning, day-to-day operations, and performance management.
Apply international reporting frameworks (GRI, SASB, TCFD) to produce transparent, defensible ESG disclosures.
Track evolving global ESG regulation and align it with internal policies and procedures.
Balance profitability with environmental protection and social accountability when making core business decisions.
Identify, evaluate, and mitigate ESG-related risks that threaten business resilience and stakeholder trust.
Communicate ESG strategy persuasively to investors, regulators, communities, and internal teams, and lead ESG transformation initiatives across the organisation.
Who Should Attend?
This course is ideal for:
Sustainability, Environment, Quality, Health and Safety Managers
Financial and Investor Relations Officers
Corporate Affairs and Media Relations Professionals
HR Professionals
Procurement and Supply Chain Specialists
How Will Attendees Benefit?
A working command of ESG principles connected directly to sustainability-linked business goals.
Practical frameworks for embedding ESG into strategy, decision-making, and risk management, built from real case studies.
Up-to-date regulatory and reporting insight that keeps the organisation compliant and protected from legal or reputational exposure.
A stronger competitive position by turning ESG-driven innovation, cost savings, and differentiation into real advantage.
Sharper stakeholder communication skills, plus a risk management approach that anticipates and responds to long-term sustainability challenges.
3Course Content
Module 1: Why ESG Now Sits at the Centre of Corporate Strategy
Introduction to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria
The full range of issues that fall under the ESG umbrella today
Module 2: Stakeholders, Supply Chains and the Regulatory Landscape
Stakeholder classifications and how a company's ESG policies affect each group
Systemic changes in the supply chain and their ESG impact
Practical, ethical and legal issues in communicating with stakeholders
The SDGs and the regulatory frameworks that shape corporate decisions
Module 3: Building and Measuring the Sustainability Report
Concrete steps for producing a sustainability report
ESG metrics and the real-world challenges of measuring them
Core sustainability reporting standards
Module 4: Taxonomies, Frameworks and Investor Expectations
Taxonomies, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), and Sustainability Return on Investment (SROI)
Applying ESG reporting standards in practice
Understanding investor expectations and the Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI)
Module 5: Global Perspectives on ESG Strategy
Global perspectives and insights on where corporate ESG strategy is heading