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Strategic Environmental, Social, Governance Programme – CMI Level 7
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Strategic Environmental, Social, Governance Programme – CMI Level 7

Explores global ESG frameworks, governance, and strategies to align initiatives with organisational goals.

DELIVERY:

3 Days

LOCATION:

Virtual / In House

QUALIFICATION:

Level 7 Award in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice - Included in course fee

For Individuals:

From £ 1,900.00 +VAT

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Having the opportunity to engage with others and to understand where they were on their journey, and what different tactics and initiatives there were using was hugely beneficial for my company.

Calum Foskett, ESG & Innovation Manager - Morrison Water Services

This programme will provide an overview of both the global and UK ESG landscapes, key frameworks, and best practices. Focusing on the business reality of prioritising where to invest, delegates will consider why this might be important and the potential benefits/implications from both a risk, as well as a growth perspective.

This course is designed to position participants to gain buy-in for ESG initiatives from board-level peers.

Participants will consider what strong ESG governance looks like and best practices to create a clear ESG plan, with integrated measurement, reporting and communication plans. The programme will help delegates to ensure that this is aligned against the expected impact on the organisation.

Strategic Environmental, Social, Governance Programme – CMI Level 7

On completion of this programme, delegates will:

  • Gain an understanding of the global and UK ESG landscapes, key frameworks and regulations and the impact on organisations
  • Possess the ability to the assess potential ESG impacts (risks and opportunities) for your own organisation
  • Hold an appreciation of what strong ESG governance looks like, including best practices and examples of ESG focus and measuring impact
  • Have developed the knowledge of a framework for analysing an organisation’s ESG risks and opportunities, and the potential materiality of the impact on that organisation
  • Have the ability to create an ESG plan, with integrated measurement, reporting and communication plan

Session 1: Exploring ESG

Key themes include:

  • Introduction to ESG – adopting an ESG Strategy
  • Differentiating between traditional corporate social responsibility efforts and modern embedded sustainability
  • Terminology and Investor landscape
  • Stakeholders and the business case for ESG at your organisation
  • History and Context – understanding global ESG, climate, biodiversity commitments
  • The role of Governance

Session 2: The regulatory environment and exploring Corporate Social Responsibility (Community, Engagement, and Impact)

Key themes include:

  • An overview of the regulatory environment – frameworks, benchmarks and standards and the scope of measuring GHG emissions
  • Understanding CSR and Social Impact
  • Defining, understanding and engaging ‘community’
  • The impact of your supply chain and supplier relations
  • The employee experience and engagement
  • The business case for diversity and inclusion and what this means for your company
  • Scenario Planning

Session 3: Leading, Measuring and Embedding change

Key themes include:

  • Changing culture and embedding change through Governance
  • Good governance – defining ESG with Purpose
  • Deeper dive into decarbonisation and GHG emissions
  • What about biodiversity?
  • Establishing goals and defining strategy
  • Influencing, engaging and dealing with cynics
  • Engaging with stakeholders
  • Governance and the Board
  • ESG reporting & best practices for ESG communications
  • ESG data, tracking and measurement

*Content may vary and can be tailored to the cohort.

CMI Level 7 Award in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice

Following completion of the Strategic Approaches to Environmental, Social and Governance Programme, learners can opt to continue their studies by completing a CMI Level 7 Award in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice. This qualification is designed for practising middle managers and leaders at operations, division, departmental or specialist level, who are typically accountable to a senior manager or business owner. 

Learners are required to complete one 4,000-4,500 word written assignment. Units to be completed include: 

  • 705: Leading Strategic Change

Benefits of completing the qualification include

For learners:

Enables learners to develop the professionalism to deliver impact and behave ethically.
Enables learners to understand the scope, context and complexity of leading strategic change.
Provides the opportunity to demonstrate a commitment to continual learning and development.
Accredited management and leadership qualification and certificate on completion.

For organisations: 

  • Learners will build on their strategic management and leadership skills to focus on the requirements of embedding the organisation’s strategy. 
  • Provides skills and behaviours to drive core business activities. 
  • Optimises an organisation’s ability to remain competitive, react to the needs and expectations of stakeholders and respond to changing national and international markets.

Learners also receive: 

  • Targeted tutorials run by our CMI-qualified tutors, to help learners complete the assignment writing phase. 
  • Dedicated support from the Quality Assurance Team here at In Professional Development, including regular CMI learner drop-in sessions.  
  • Access to a wealth of CMI online learning resources through their Management Direct website. 

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08 Dec 202509:00 AMVirtualPlaces available£1,900.00
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I came away with a clearer understanding of how our ESG strategy should look moving forward."

Joe Griffiths

Head of Audit, Risk and Compliance

Cox Automotive Europe

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Is This Course Right for You?

Who attends our Strategic Environmental, Social, Governance Programme:

Job Seniority
Job Seniority

Directors, C-Suite

Job Function
Job Function

Corporate business function

Time in Role
Time in Role

3 years ESG leadership experience on average

Sector
Sector

Cross-sector

Key Objective
Key Objective

Build your understanding of developing and executing ESG strategy 

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Our In-House training is fully customisable to your business, and we will work with you to create the perfect training programme for your organisation.

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