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IFRS Sustainability Reporting Training Course is a comprehensive and practical professional programme designed to equip finance professionals, accountants, auditors, sustainability specialists, risk managers, executives, and reporting teams with the knowledge and practical skills required to understand and implement the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) sustainability disclosure standards. The course focuses particularly on IFRS S1 General Requirements for Disclosure of Sustainability-related Financial Information and IFRS S2 Climate-related Disclosures, enabling organizations to develop high-quality sustainability reports that provide decision-useful information to investors and other capital-market stakeholders. Participants will gain practical knowledge of sustainability reporting, ESG disclosure, climate risk reporting, sustainability governance, materiality, metrics and targets, and the integration of sustainability-related financial information into corporate reporting.
The programme provides an in-depth examination of the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards and their relationship with financial reporting, corporate governance, enterprise risk management, strategic planning, and investor communication. Participants will explore the core content areas of governance, strategy, risk management, and metrics and targets, while learning how to identify, assess, measure, monitor, and disclose material sustainability-related risks and opportunities. The course also examines climate-related risks and opportunities, transition risks, physical risks, climate resilience, scenario analysis, greenhouse gas emissions, Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions, climate targets, capital allocation, and the financial effects of sustainability-related matters.
Participants will develop practical skills in sustainability data collection, ESG performance measurement, sustainability metrics, reporting controls, internal assurance, data governance, stakeholder engagement, and sustainability reporting processes. The course addresses the connectivity between sustainability-related financial disclosures and general-purpose financial statements, helping participants understand how sustainability risks and opportunities may affect cash flows, access to finance, cost of capital, financial position, financial performance, and business strategy. General case studies will enable participants to assess sustainability-related risks, conduct materiality assessments, develop climate disclosures, establish reporting controls, and prepare practical IFRS S1 and IFRS S2 reporting frameworks.
By the end of the training, participants will be able to design and strengthen organizational sustainability reporting systems aligned with IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards, improve ESG data quality, establish effective governance and controls, assess climate-related financial risks, and communicate sustainability-related financial information clearly and consistently. The programme is suitable for organizations preparing for sustainability reporting requirements, seeking to improve ESG transparency, responding to investor information needs, strengthening climate risk management, or integrating sustainability into corporate strategy and financial reporting. The training can be customized for listed companies, financial institutions, government organizations, NGOs, development agencies, multinational corporations, manufacturing companies, energy organizations, infrastructure entities, and other organizations developing sustainability reporting capabilities.
1. Understand the purpose, structure, scope, and key principles of IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards.
2. Explain the requirements of IFRS S1 General Requirements for Disclosure of Sustainability-related Financial Information.
3. Apply IFRS S2 Climate-related Disclosures to identify, assess, measure, and report climate-related risks and opportunities.
4. Understand sustainability-related financial materiality and identify information that could reasonably be expected to influence investor decisions.
5. Develop effective sustainability governance, risk management, strategy, metrics, targets, and disclosure processes.
6. Identify and measure climate-related physical risks, transition risks, opportunities, and their potential financial effects.
7. Develop appropriate ESG metrics, climate indicators, greenhouse gas emissions data, targets, and sustainability performance measures.
8. Strengthen sustainability data management, internal controls, reporting processes, assurance readiness, and disclosure governance.
9. Integrate sustainability-related financial information with corporate strategy, enterprise risk management, financial planning, and general-purpose financial reporting.
10. Develop practical IFRS S1 and IFRS S2 implementation roadmaps and sustainability reporting frameworks for organizational use.
1. Strengthens organizational readiness for IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards and emerging sustainability reporting requirements.
2. Improves the quality, consistency, comparability, and reliability of sustainability-related financial disclosures.
3. Enhances identification and management of material sustainability-related risks and opportunities.
4. Strengthens climate risk management, scenario analysis, resilience planning, and strategic decision-making.
5. Improves ESG data governance, sustainability metrics, reporting controls, and information quality.
6. Enhances investor, regulator, lender, board, and stakeholder confidence through transparent sustainability reporting.
7. Improves integration between sustainability reporting, financial reporting, enterprise risk management, and corporate strategy.
8. Supports stronger governance and accountability for sustainability and climate-related matters.
9. Enhances organizational preparedness for sustainability assurance, regulatory review, and external reporting requirements.
10. Builds internal capacity to establish, maintain, and continuously improve IFRS-aligned sustainability reporting systems.
The course is designed for Chief Financial Officers (CFOs), Finance Directors, Financial Controllers, Accountants, Financial Reporting Managers, Sustainability Managers, ESG Managers, ESG Reporting Specialists, Climate Risk Managers, Risk Managers, Compliance Officers, Internal Auditors, External Auditors, Corporate Governance Professionals, Investor Relations Officers, Strategy Managers, Corporate Planning Professionals, Environmental Managers, Climate Change Specialists, Investment Professionals, Banking and Financial Services professionals, senior executives, board reporting teams, data managers, and professionals responsible for sustainability, ESG, climate risk, corporate reporting, financial reporting, governance, and strategic planning.
1. Introduction to IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards, ISSB, IFRS S1, IFRS S2, objectives, scope, and reporting principles.
2. Understanding sustainability-related financial information, investor-focused disclosures, and decision-useful sustainability reporting.
3. Core content areas: governance, strategy, risk management, metrics and targets, and their application to sustainability disclosures.
4. Sustainability reporting principles, materiality, relevance, faithful representation, comparability, verifiability, timeliness, and understandability.
5. Connectivity between sustainability-related financial disclosures, financial statements, management reporting, and general-purpose financial reporting.
6. General Case Study: Assessing an organization's existing ESG and sustainability report against IFRS S1 requirements and developing a sustainability reporting improvement plan.
1. Identifying sustainability-related risks and opportunities that could reasonably be expected to affect an organization's prospects.
2. Sustainability governance, board oversight, management responsibilities, accountability structures, and reporting processes.
3. Sustainability-related strategy, business model resilience, value chain considerations, and financial planning implications.
4. Sustainability risk management processes for identifying, assessing, prioritizing, monitoring, and managing material risks and opportunities.
5. Sustainability metrics and targets, performance measurement, data collection, reporting boundaries, and disclosure controls.
6. General Case Study: Developing an IFRS S1 sustainability disclosure framework covering governance, strategy, risk management, metrics, and targets for a multinational organization.
1. Introduction to IFRS S2 Climate-related Disclosures and identification of climate-related risks and opportunities.
2. Physical climate risks, acute and chronic risks, transition risks, policy changes, technology changes, market changes, and reputational risks.
3. Climate governance, board oversight, management responsibilities, climate strategy, and organizational resilience.
4. Climate-related scenario analysis, climate resilience assessment, transition planning, and business model adaptation.
5. Greenhouse gas emissions reporting, Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions, measurement approaches, and disclosure considerations.
6. General Case Study: Assessing an organization's exposure to physical and transition climate risks and developing an IFRS S2 climate disclosure framework.
1. Developing sustainability and ESG metrics aligned with organizational strategy, sustainability risks, opportunities, and reporting requirements.
2. Climate targets, sustainability targets, performance indicators, progress measurement, baselines, and target-setting methodologies.
3. Greenhouse gas emissions data management, Scope 1, Scope 2, Scope 3 measurement, data quality, boundaries, and verification.
4. Assessing the current and anticipated financial effects of sustainability-related risks and opportunities on financial performance and financial position.
5. Sustainability data collection, ESG databases, reporting systems, data governance, controls, assurance, and audit trails.
6. General Case Study: Developing an ESG metrics and targets dashboard covering climate emissions, sustainability performance, financial effects, and progress against organizational targets.
1. Integrating climate-related risks and opportunities into enterprise risk management and organizational risk registers.
2. Climate scenario analysis, assumptions, time horizons, sensitivity analysis, and assessment of organizational resilience.
3. Transition planning, climate strategy, decarbonization pathways, capital allocation, and business model transformation.
4. Assessing climate-related impacts on revenues, operating costs, assets, liabilities, capital expenditure, financing, and access to capital.
5. Integrating sustainability considerations into strategic planning, budgeting, investment decisions, risk appetite, and corporate performance management.
6. General Case Study: Conducting a climate scenario analysis and evaluating how alternative climate pathways could affect an organization's strategy, financial performance, and long-term resilience.
1. Developing an IFRS S1 and IFRS S2 implementation roadmap, reporting governance structure, responsibilities, timelines, and deliverables.
2. Establishing sustainability reporting policies, data governance frameworks, internal controls, documentation, review procedures, and approval processes.
3. Integrating sustainability reporting with financial reporting, annual reports, enterprise risk management, investor relations, and corporate governance.
4. Sustainability reporting assurance, internal audit, external assurance readiness, evidence management, data validation, and reporting quality controls.
5. Managing regulatory developments, stakeholder expectations, reporting technology, continuous improvement, and future sustainability disclosure requirements.
6. General Case Study: Developing an end-to-end IFRS sustainability reporting implementation plan covering governance, ESG data, climate risk, metrics, targets, controls, assurance, and executive reporting.
1. Customized Training: All our courses can be tailored to meet the specific needs of participants.
2. Language Proficiency: Participants should have a good command of the English language.
3. Comprehensive Learning: Our training includes well-structured presentations, practical exercises, web-based tutorials, and collaborative group work. Our facilitators are seasoned experts with over a decade of experience.
4. Certification: Upon successful completion of training, participants will receive a certificate from Foscore Development Center (FDC-K).
5. Training Locations: Training sessions are conducted at Foscore Development Center (FDC-K) centers. We also offer options for in-house and online training, customized to the client's schedule.
6. Flexible Duration: Course durations are adaptable, and content can be adjusted to fit the required number of days.
7. Onsite Training Inclusions: The course fee for onsite training covers facilitation, training materials, two coffee breaks, a buffet lunch, and a Certificate of Successful Completion. Participants are responsible for their travel expenses, airport transfers, visa applications, dinners, health/accident insurance, and personal expenses.
8. Additional Services: Accommodation, pickup services, flight booking, and visa processing arrangements are available upon request at discounted rates.
9. Equipment: Tablets and laptops can be provided to participants at an additional cost.
10. Post-Training Support: We offer one year of free consultation and coaching after the course.
11. Group Discounts: Register as a group of more than two and enjoy a discount ranging from 10% to 50%.
12. Payment Terms: Payment should be made before the commencement of the training or as mutually agreed upon, to the Foscore Development Center account. This ensures better preparation for your training.
13. Contact Us: For any inquiries, please reach out to us at training@fdc-k.org or call us at +254712260031.
14. Website: Visit our website at www.fdc-k.org for more information.