ESG Disclosure

As corporate ESG performance is rapidly becoming a key indicator of a company’s ability to compete, it is crucial to understand the perspective around and have the ability to work with ESG issues to inform financial decision-making. This course will explain the critical concepts behind ESG disclosure and why it’s essential, along with the properties of high-quality disclosures.

We will look at examples of both investor-facing and public-facing reporting frameworks before discussing emerging trends in ESG Reporting. Next, we will move on to quantitative & qualitative disclosures to better understand the use cases, objectives, and impacts of different disclosure methods.

 

 Course Access:
90-day course access from date of purchase

Time:
Self-study, self-paced

Instructor:
Derek Young, CFI


 Length/Duration:
2 hours

 


About This Course

As corporate ESG performance is rapidly becoming a key indicator of a company’s ability to compete, it is crucial to understand the perspective around and have the ability to work with ESG issues to inform financial decision-making. This course will explain the critical concepts behind ESG disclosure and why it’s essential, along with the properties of high-quality disclosures.

We will look at examples of both investor-facing and public-facing reporting frameworks before discussing emerging trends in ESG Reporting. Next, we will move on to quantitative & qualitative disclosures to better understand the use cases, objectives, and impacts of different disclosure methods.

     
Outline

Upon completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Explain the key concepts behind ESG disclosure.
  • Define and evaluate the use cases, objectives, and impacts of quantitative & qualitative disclosure methods.
  • Prepare & position ESG disclosure to meet a variety of requirements from investors, policymakers, customers, and rating agencies.
  • Work through how to interpret ESG disclosure and analyze quality to see how stakeholders evaluate ESG risk & opportunity.
  • Compare two companies’ disclosures using real, publicly available information.

Who Should Attend
 
This ESG Disclosure course is perfect for investment professionals, management consultants, and financial analysts of all walks, as well as investor relations teams and senior managers at both private and public companies.

About Our Expert

 
    Derek Young
Derek Young is an ESG, CSR, sustainability, and communications professional with over 25 years of experience. He is recognized as a thought leader capable of working across industries, analyzing and determining needs and opportunities for risk reduction, value creation, and building and delivering strategic ESG, CSR, Sustainability programs, messaging and branding campaigns, and community and stakeholder engagement efforts.

 

 Derek has led ESG consulting for Summit Strategy Group as well as served as the in-house CSR/Sustainability leader for a number of companies, including TGI Fridays, FedEx Office and Invista Performance Surfaces & Materials.

He currently leads ESG for CBL Properties, a real estate investment trust in the retail sector. CBL owns malls, lifestyle centers and outlets in 22 states with more than 59,000,000 sq feet under management. He is a member of the NAREIT ESG Committee and chairs the ICSC ESG Committee.

 


Continued Risk Learning Credits:  2

PRMIA Continued Risk Learning (CRL) programs provide you with the opportunity to formally recognize your professional development, documenting your evolution as a risk professional. Employers can see that you are not static, making you a highly valued, dynamic, and desirable employee. The CRL program is open to all Contributing, Sustaining, and Risk Leader members, providing a convenient and easily accessible way to submit, manage, track and document your activities online through the PRMIA CRL Center. To request CRL credits, please email [email protected].

Registration
 Membership Type Price
   
 Members $ 107.00
 Non Members $ 119.00

Access

Immediate access to the course is granted for 90 days after your purchase. Please complete the course within that time period.

If this is your first time accessing the PRMIA website you will need to create a short user profile to register. Save on registration by becoming a member.

 

Register Now

 

Support

For technical issues regarding course access, contact [email protected]

PRMIA Digital Product Return Policy.

Thank you to our sponsors, including:


Questions?

Contact Us


Looking to further your career?

Become a Member

Sign Up for Mailing List