Build your knowledge and skills to apply the requirements of ISO 14001 to environmental management systems. Learn to assess the risk of environmental impact and assess the effectiveness of methodologies to control hazards.
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Build your knowledge and skills to perform EMS internal audits according to ISO 14001 and ISO 19011. This course will help you to understand the application of environmental management principles, science, and technology.
Build your knowledge and skills to effectively lead EMS audit teams according to ISO 14001 and ISO 19011 standards. Learn to prepare the audit report as well as direct audit team members.
Contact us to learn more about our public and private ESG/sustainability course offerings or to stay up-to-date with all of our upcoming courses!
Organizations are coming under increased pressure to improve their ESG/sustainability performance from internal leadership and employees to external stakeholders such as investors, policy makers, customers, and consumers. This can present many challenges depending on your internal competencies and understanding of the industry.
Whether you are a chief sustainability officer, an accounting analyst, or an operations specialist, SGS Academy has courses that will prepare you with the foundational knowledge to take your next steps.
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SGS Academy offers a variety of ESG and sustainability courses that are applicable to professionals from every industry. Stay up-to-date on changing requirements and learn more about the opportunities and challenges that sustainability can present your organization with.
Our course catalog includes professional training in all of the following areas:
All virtual courses can also be conducted on-site at your location! Contact us to inquire about private courses.
As the ESG & Sustainability champion at my firm, this course was an outstanding introduction. We weren't sure how to begin and this gave me a step-by-step process to develop and implement a strategy for my company. The instructor is knowledgeable, and the learning environment was pleasant.
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Graham Payne
Ionics EMS
ESG Module 1: Foundations
SGS Academy provides consistent, effective, and high-quality training to give employees the skills required by their organizations. Stay up-to-date with the latest industry practices, keep on top of ever-changing technical standards, and comply with current legal and regulatory obligations. The skills and knowledge you will obtain through SGS Academy will help you to transform your people and business.
This course builds off of the foundational knowledge of ESG/sustainability to equip business leaders with the understanding of how to assess materiality and design effective strategy. Participants will learn to manage and execute a successful ESG/sustainability strategy.*
This course builds off of the foundational knowledge of ESG/sustainability to equip operational leaders with the understanding of how to manage and execute successful initiatives over time to achieve desired goals.*
This course builds off of the foundational knowledge of ESG/sustainability to equip legal and marketing leaders with the understanding of how to effectively disclose and communicate results over time to achieve goals.*
This training enhances awareness and understanding of ESG and sustainability. Learn more about where it came from, what it is today, associated criteria, and the challenges/opportunities of integrating ESG/sustainability into organizational strategy. This course is a prerequisite for ESG Modules 2-4.
* Module 1 is a prerequisite for ESG Modules 2 - 4. Please contact us to inquire about enrollment for the ESG Module 1 course.
Gain an expert knowledge and understanding of carbon accounting and reporting for financial and operational purposes. This course will cover the causes and effects of climate change and GHG protocol.
This course will provide you with a practical understanding of how to calculate emissions and prepare an inventory. Learn different methodologies for tracking GHG emissions and how to prepare a GHG report.
This course covers the verification process according to 14064-3 as well as how to prepare for a verification. You will learn how to develop a verification agreement and the requirements for a verification team.
This course will cover the validation process according to 14064-3 and the purpose of a technical review. Participants will prepare a GHG report opinion statement.
Meeting Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria has become an important goal for organizations. SGS Academy offers four modules of professional ESG training to aid in your organization's sustainability journey.
Learn to quantify, measure, monitor, report, and verify your greenhouse gas emissions. SGS Academy offers four GHG training modules.
As part of your organization's sustainability journey, learn to implement and audit environmental management systems as required by the ISO 14001 standard.