Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Academy

Building future-proof, resilient, agile and sustainable businesses.

The paradigms are shifting for businesses, and stakeholders are gradually pushing for greater ESG response. Your organisation's success is no longer only about profit maximisation but also value optimisation. Create value through ESG by developing a tangible and practical long-term plan for your business. Embed the ESG principles – and more – into your strategy and operations so that you’re prepared for the future.

Our programmes

ESG Investing and Portfolio Selection
ESG Risk Assessment
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Training
Net Zero & GHG Emissions
Sustainability Awareness
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
TCFD: The core of sustainability reporting

ESG Investing and Portfolio Selection

This course is designed to enhance the understanding of what investors take into account when investing in the sustainability space.

Objectives

The objective of this training is to equip learners with a comprehensive understanding of the factors that investors consider when investing in the sustainability space. This includes Introduction to sustainable investing, Sustainable investment vs enterprise sustainability, overview of the sustainable investment methodology and embedding sustainability across your portfolio.

Outcomes

Upon completion of the ESG Investing and Portfolio Selection training, learners will be able to:
- Understanding the basics of sustainable investing.
- Distinguish between sustainable investing and enterprise sustainability.
- A better understanding of the methodology behind sustainable investing.
- Integrate sustainability considerations into their portfolio by embedding sustainability across the portfolio.

Agenda/topics covered

Introduction to sustainable investing
Sustainable investment vs enterprise sustainability
Overview of the sustainable investment methodology
Embedding sustainability across your portfolio

Duration: 4 hours

Delivery mode: Classroom/Virtual

Target audience

Sustainability professionals, Corporate communications practitioners, Investor relations practitioners, Sustainability report authors and contributors

ESG Risk Assessment

ESG is becoming an increasingly important topic by both investors and other stakehodlers such as governments and citizens. Businesses must be able to protect themselves from any potentiaal ESG risks along with leverage any potential opportunities.

Objectives

This training aims to provide the basics of understanding your businesses ESG risks and opportunities in accordance to global frameworks along with the approach in tackling them.

Outcomes

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Internalise the key principles and recommendations by TCFD.
- Identify the key approaches being adopted to implement TCFD within your organisations processes.
- Enable future evaluation of your organisations progress with TCFD recommendations.
- List climate risks and opportunities relevant to your organisation

Agenda/topics covered

What are climate related risks & disclosures and why is it important.
Key Guiding Principles and recommendations of the TCFD.
Governance of climate-related risks and opportunities.
How to manage financial risks from climate change.
Embedding climate related risks and disclosures into financial management and reporting.

Duration: 2 days

Delivery mode: Classroom/Virtual

Target audience

Organisation wide

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Training

Certified GRI Standards Training Course

Objectives

To identify and understand the main features of the GRI Standards.
To recognise the tasks and decisions to be made during the reporting process to prepare a GRI Standards-based report focused on material topics.
To identify the content expected to be found in GRI Standards-based reports.

Outcomes

At the end of the course, participants will be able to understand and coordinate the GRI sustainability reporting process using GRI Standards.

Agenda/topics covered

Introduction and background
Overview of the GRI Standards
GRI Standards 101, 102, 103
Start your reporting process with the GRI Standards
Additional resources

Duration: Customised

Delivery mode: Classroom/Virtual

Target audience

Sustainability professionals, Corporate communications practitioners, Investor relations practitioners, Sustainability report authors and contributors

Net Zero & GHG Emissions

As governments and regulatory bodies increase their attention on cutting down global GHG emissions and committing to Net Zero, businesses must be prepared to understand the methods in measuring GHG emissions, the challenges faced when measuring GHG emissions and actions which could be taken to reduce their carbon emissions.

Objectives

To provide technical guidance to PLCs on data collection methodologies and approaches to facilitate the disclosure of more robust and comparable/ standardised indicators (i.e. broadly in line with international best practices such as the GHG Protocol methodology)
To identify practical steps in measuring and managing GHG emissions (Scopes 1, 2 & 3)

Outcomes

At the end of the course, participants will understand of the context of GHG and how it impacts the environment and business.

Agenda/topics covered

Introduction on the context of GHG and its relevance and importance to businesses and the environment
GHG emissions expectations from global initiatives such as the TCFD, UNPRI, UNPRB, UNEPFI and WEF
Potential risks and opportunities across the value chain and linking it to business goals
Sample case studies from global companies and industry leaders
Sample of GHG Accounting Manual
Process of collecting GHG related information (i.e. Scope 1,2 and 3)
How to input sample source data into the data collection template

Duration: 1 day

Delivery mode: Classroom/Virtual

Target audience

Organisation wide

Sustainability Awareness

Sustainability is becoming an increasingly dicussed topic amongst people ranging from discussions within the board room up to consumers on the street. Learners will be able to understand the core building blocks of sustainability along with the business case for organisations to integrate it within their day to day.

Objectives

To provide an introduction to sustainability and ESG. To provide a business case for sustainability and how it creates value for businesses.

Outcomes

At the end of the course, participants will:
- Be familiar with the concept of sustainability, sustainability frameworks and impact assessment.
- Be able to build a new case for sustainability that shapes the business landscape.

Agenda/topics covered

Experiences will be customised, but will include (non exhaustive):
- Tools showcase
- Innovation spotlight
- Panel discussions
- Tools exploration (lite) workshop
- Digital experience

Duration: 4 hours

Delivery mode: Classroom/Virtual

Target audience

Organisation wide

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

The UN SDGs is a widely adopted framework for measuring sustainability progress and has been used by several entities ranging from governemnts to businesses. In this course, we look into how the UN SDGs can be incorporated within your business to create value.

Objectives

To instill the fundamentals of the Sustainable Development Goals in participants
To share with participants on how corporations can engage with SDGs in practice to create business value

Outcomes

At the end of the course, participants will gain knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of Sustainable Development Goals and kickstart SDGs in practice to create business value

Agenda/topics covered

Introduction to the SDGs
The SDGs in Business
How do companies prioritise the SDGs?
Successfully reporting the SDGs and global & local good practices

Duration: 1 day

Delivery mode: Classroom/Virtual

Target audience

Organisation wide

TCFD: The core of sustainability reporting

The Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (“TCFD”) provides a framework for organizations to assess and report on the financial risks and opportunities associated with climate change. This is becoming increasingly important as the impacts of climate change become more evident and pose a growing threat to the stability of financial systems.This 4-hour workshop provides an understanding of the TCFD framework and its role in sustainability reporting.

Objectives

This training aims to provide participants with an understanding of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (“TCFD”) recommendations to enable them to prepare a TCFD-compliant Sustainability Statement.

Outcomes

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the current and potential ESG related disclosure requirements in Malaysia
- Understand TCFD’s disclosure recommendations and how it will look like
- Identify the required disclosures and the potential data/disclosure gaps

Agenda/topics covered

Introduction and background of ESG reporting in Malaysia, including Bursa Malaysia’s enhanced Sustainability Statement disclosure requirements
Overview of the TCFD recommendations
Detailed recommendations under the four TCFD pillars: Governance, Strategy, Risk Management, Metrics and Targets
Practical implementation steps
High-level overview of materiality assessments, Greenhouse Gas Emissions and transition and physical risks

Duration: 4 hours

Delivery mode: Classroom/Virtual

Target audience

Directors, Chief Financial Officers, Chief Sustainability Officers,
preparers of sustainability statements, financial controllers and finance managers

Other PwC Academy

03/08/20

Digital Academy

Digital upskilling to future-proof your team

03/08/20

Finance & Operations Academy

Unpack finance to make better business decisions for your organisation.

03/08/20

Leadership & Human Skills Academy

Through the Leadership Academy, you can develop your people to help them reach their maximum potential. Cultivate their leadership skills to position your organisation for success.

03/08/20

Tax Academy

Deep dive into tax implications and planning for your organisation

Insights

6 results

01/07/21

How to Set Up Effective Climate Governance on Corporate Boards: Guiding principles and questions

Climate change is visibly disrupting business. It is driving unprecedented physical impacts, such as rising sea levels and increased frequency of extreme weather events.

01/07/21

Integrating the SDGs Into Corporate Reporting: A Practical guide

Transparency of business conduct has long been a primary engine of improvement and will remain critical as stakeholders across the world continue to advance the shared goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Businesses – big and small – are essential actors in the journey to advance the Sustainable...

01/07/21

Integrating Natural Capital In Risk Assessments

Natural capital is a way of thinking about nature as a stock that provides a flow of benefits to people and the economy.

01/07/21

World Business Council for Sustainable Development TCFD Preparer Forums

16/11/20

Rethinking ESG in a post COVID-19 world

The risk of climate change and diminished social prosperity are making investors, governments and businesses rethink their Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) commitments.

18/06/19

How AI can enable a sustainable future

Estimating the economic and emissions impact of AI adoption in agriculture, water, energy and transport.

Hide

Required fields are marked with an asterisk(*)

First Name*

Last Name*

Email*

Telephone Number*

Organisation*

Job Title*

Specific details about your inquiry*

By submitting your email address, you acknowledge that you have read the Privacy Statement and that you consent to our processing data in accordance with the Privacy Statement (including international transfers). If you change your mind at any time about wishing to receive the information from us, you can send us an email message using the Contact Us page.

Contact us

Vanessa Raju

ESG Academy Lead, PwC Malaysia

Tel: +60 (3) 2173 5266

Our programmes

ESG Investing and Portfolio Selection

Objectives

Outcomes

Agenda/topics covered

Other PwC Academy

Digital Academy

Finance & Operations Academy

Leadership & Human Skills Academy

Tax Academy

Insights

How to Set Up Effective Climate Governance on Corporate Boards: Guiding principles and questions

Integrating the SDGs Into Corporate Reporting: A Practical guide

Integrating Natural Capital In Risk Assessments

World Business Council for Sustainable Development TCFD Preparer Forums

Rethinking ESG in a post COVID-19 world

How AI can enable a sustainable future

We welcome your comments

Contact us