ESG Essentials for Business Professionals
A four-week online course that provides you with the context and tools to manage ESG initiatives within your organization and understand them for their true value in light of today’s ESG backlash. No environmental, social, or governance background is required.
Course level: Introductory
Taught by
Claire Veuthey
Founder, Rizoma Ventures
- 4 weeks / 4 hours per week
- Essential ESG frameworks and standards
- Create a materiality assessment
- Class recordings available
- 100% online
- Completion certificate
About this course
This course will provide a fundamental understanding of ESG frameworks and standards, their advantages and disadvantages, and how they are used by companies to establish an ESG strategy.
The course starts with a brief history of the origins of ESG, fast forwarding to how ESG became prominent in today’s business landscape. You then learn about ESG frameworks, the rating agencies and industry associations, and the business case for implementing these standards from the vantage point of both investors and companies.
You will examine how and why the field and language around ESG continue to change and discuss the current big questions and controversies in the ESG space, such as the role of ‘impact’ and the effects of the ESG backlash in the US. You’ll also hear from guest speakers who can share the day-to-day of being an ESG practitioner. You will build a strong network of peers and leaders in the space.
Who is this program for?
Program managers
Understand how to manage ESG initiatives
Business unit leaders
Learn how to build the business case for ESG using accepted standards
Marketing and communications professionals
Decode the ESG jargon and build vocabulary
Investor relations managers
Deepen your knowledge to better respond to investor queries on ESG
What climate skills you'll learn
Decipher ESG frameworks
Understand when to rely on which framework and how the various frameworks intersect
Effectively use ESG ratings
Know what they assess and how to use them
Identify greenwashing
Evaluate companies’ sustainability claims
Utilize systems thinking
Understand how financial actors, corporations, and regulators interact in the current financial system and where there’s opportunity for change
event concluded
The State of ESG Today
- Feb 12, 2024
- 9:30am PT
The Terra.do difference
Live lab groups
You will meet weekly with the instructor and fellow learners to share perspectives
Skills-based learning
You will engage in individual real-world assignments to immediately apply the skills you’ve learned
Personalized attention
Meet with the instructor 1-on-1 and get individualized feedback on your assignments
Asynchronous and synchronous learning
Flexible learning options to fit your learning style
Meet the course creator
Claire Veuthey
Principal and Founder, Rizoma Ventures
Course schedule
Pricing and expected commitment
Our fellows say it best...
Paige Karl
"Terra helped strengthen my overall understanding of ESG-- a topic I had minimal background on prior to the course. It was a great way to connect and learn from like-minded individuals."
Sagal Abshir
“The Terra.do course and community are doing the essential work of educating us for the world to come, and coaching and inspiring us to prepare for the critical role each of us needs to play.”
Environment Security Unit Head at UN Environment Program (USA)
