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Professional sustainability certification, mapped to ISSB, ESRS and GRI.

Standards-aligned training and rigorous credentials for sustainability reporting leads, assurance practitioners, and finance teams facing their first ISSB or ESRS reporting cycle.

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Global learning, local impact.

A quiet, cinematic loop that first introduced the ESG Training Institute — the turning world and the hands that are building it.

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Where sustainability meets opportunity.

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Certifications, CPD and training — built for the ESG era.

A short film on what you build here: innovative certifications aligned to IFRS S1/S2, ESRS, GRI and ISSA 5000, verifiable continuing professional development, and practical training across sustainability, climate and sustainable finance.

  • Five flagship credentials — CSRP · CSAP · CCRP · CCAP · CSFP
  • CPD aligned to IFRS S1/S2, ESRS, GRI, GHG Protocol, TCFD, ISSA 5000
  • Trusted by practitioners across 140+ jurisdictions
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CPD hours you can log with confidence

Every ESGTI certificate carries verifiable CPD hours you can use toward the CPD requirements of leading professional bodies worldwide.

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Curricula mapped to ISSB, ESRS, GRI and ISSA 5000.

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About the Institute
Why ESG Training Institute

Training that matches the standards investors and regulators expect.

We build programmes for the people doing the work — sustainability leads, controllers, assurance practitioners, risk officers, treasurers and board members. Every course is mapped to a recognised framework, assessed against published criteria, and refreshed as standards evolve.

Standards-aligned curricula

Built around ISSB (IFRS S1/S2), ESRS, GRI, ISSA 5000, TCFD, TNFD, GHG Protocol and SBTi — current with what regulators and investors actually require.

Career-grade certifications

Foundation, professional and chartered designations — CSRP, CSAP, CCRP, CCAP, CSFP — that hiring managers and boards recognise.

Independent and rigorous

Pass thresholds, scenario assessments and assured learning outcomes. No participation badges — your credential carries weight.

Built for industry leaders

Listed companies, banks, regulators, assurance firms, and the public sector use our programmes to upskill at scale.

The Institute

Four divisions, one global standard.

Everything we do flows through four mandates — Education, Certification, Accreditation, and Research & Standards. Start anywhere; they're built to work together.

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For the climate decade

Net-zero commitments need people who can deliver them.

From IFRS S2 climate disclosures and Scope 3 carbon accounting to transition planning and TNFD nature-related risk — we equip your teams to move from ambition to assured, auditable performance.

  • Climate-related risk and disclosure (IFRS S2 · TCFD)
  • Scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG inventories (GHG Protocol)
  • Science-based targets and transition planning (SBTi)
  • Nature, biodiversity and TNFD
The catalogue

Eight learning streams. One progression path.

Move from foundation certificate to chartered professional, in the discipline your role requires.

Self-paced modules that fit around reporting deadlines — not 9-month commitments.

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Reporting Stream

3 courses

Sustainability and ESG disclosure under ISSB, ESRS and GRI.

Certificate

Certificate in Sustainability Reporting

Foundation reporting certificate — frameworks, materiality, IFRS S1/S2 and ESRS.

20h self-paced · pass 70% · unlimited retakes
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Professional

Professional Certificate in Sustainability Reporting

Professional certificate — running an end-to-end reporting cycle.

30h self-paced · pass 75% · unlimited retakes
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Certified · CSRP

Certified Sustainability Reporting Professional (CSRP)

Advanced certified credential for senior reporting leaders.

40h self-paced · pass 80% · unlimited retakes
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Assurance Stream

3 courses

Independent assurance of sustainability information under ISSA 5000.

Certificate

Certificate in Climate, Sustainability and ESG Assurance

Foundation in sustainability assurance under ISSA 5000 and ISAE 3000.

22h self-paced · pass 70% · unlimited retakes
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Professional

Professional Certificate in Climate, Sustainability and ESG Assurance

Lead complex engagements end-to-end with depth in GHG and digital reporting.

32h self-paced · pass 75% · unlimited retakes
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Certified · CSAP

Certified Sustainability Assurance Professional (CSAP)

Advanced certified credential for the assurance profession's leaders.

45h self-paced · pass 80% · unlimited retakes
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Climate Stream

2 courses

Identifying, quantifying and managing climate risk.

Certificate

Certificate in Climate Risk Management

Foundation in climate risk identification, assessment and management.

22h self-paced · pass 70% · unlimited retakes
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Certified · CCRP

Certified Climate Risk Professional (CCRP)

Advanced certified credential for climate-risk specialists.

40h self-paced · pass 80% · unlimited retakes
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Carbon Stream

2 courses

GHG inventories and carbon accounting under the GHG Protocol.

Certificate

Certificate in Carbon Accounting

Foundation in GHG inventory, Scopes 1–3 and the GHG Protocol.

22h self-paced · pass 70% · unlimited retakes
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Certified · CCAP

Certified Carbon Accounting Professional (CCAP)

Advanced certified credential for carbon accounting leaders.

40h self-paced · pass 80% · unlimited retakes
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Sustainable Finance Stream

3 courses

SFDR, EU Taxonomy and climate-aligned capital allocation.

Certificate

Certificate in Sustainable Finance

Foundation in markets, instruments, EU Taxonomy, PCAF and stewardship.

22h self-paced · pass 70% · unlimited retakes
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Professional

Professional Certificate in Sustainable Finance

Lead portfolio decarbonisation, climate risk integration and product design.

32h self-paced · pass 75% · unlimited retakes
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Certified · CSFP

Certified Sustainable Finance Professional (CSFP)

Advanced certified credential for senior sustainable-finance leaders.

48h self-paced · pass 80% · unlimited retakes
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ESG Governance & Leadership Stream

4 courses

Board oversight, strategy and stakeholder engagement.

Certificate

Certificate in ESG Governance

Foundation in board oversight, strategy integration and stakeholder engagement.

20h self-paced · pass 70% · unlimited retakes
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Executive

Executive Program in ESG Leadership

For C-suite and senior executives leading credible ESG-aligned transition.

36h self-paced · pass 75% · unlimited retakes
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Professional

Professional Certificate in ESG Governance & Leadership

Lead the ESG operating model, transition plan and disclosure governance.

30h self-paced · pass 75% · unlimited retakes
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Certified · CEGP

Certified ESG Governance Professional (CEGP)

Senior credential for ESG governance leaders.

45h self-paced · pass 80% · unlimited retakes
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Nature & Biodiversity Stream

3 courses

Nature-related risk and disclosure under TNFD.

Certificate

Certificate in Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)

Foundation in nature dependencies, impacts and the TNFD LEAP approach.

22h self-paced · pass 70% · unlimited retakes
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Professional

Professional Certificate in Nature-related Financial Disclosures

Operate TNFD end-to-end with data, scenarios and assurance-ready disclosure.

32h self-paced · pass 75% · unlimited retakes
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Certified · CTNP

Certified TNFD & Nature Professional (CTNP)

Senior credential for nature leaders in corporates and financial institutions.

48h self-paced · pass 80% · unlimited retakes
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Just Transition & Social Stream

3 courses

Human rights, social sustainability and a just transition.

Certificate

Certificate in Just Transition, Human Rights & Social Sustainability

Foundation in UNGPs, worker engagement, social due diligence and ESRS S1–S4.

22h self-paced · pass 70% · unlimited retakes
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Professional

Professional Certificate in Just Transition & Social Sustainability

Lead salience analysis, HRDD, living wage, DEIB and ESRS S1–S4 disclosure.

32h self-paced · pass 75% · unlimited retakes
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Certified · CJSP

Certified Just Transition & Social Sustainability Professional (CJSP)

Senior credential for social sustainability leaders.

48h self-paced · pass 80% · unlimited retakes
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Continuing Professional Development

31 CPD programmes. Nine themes.

Short, verifiable CPD courses from $49 — hours you can log against ACCA, AICPA, ICAEW, IIA, CIMA, NASBA and other professional body requirements, with a verifiable certificate on completion.

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Who we train

Trusted by the organisations the transition runs through.

From listed companies preparing their first ISSB-aligned report to assurance firms standing up ISSA 5000 practices — leaders use ESG Training Institute to build capability that holds up to scrutiny.

  • Listed and pre-IPO companies
  • Banks, insurers and asset managers
  • Assurance and advisory firms
  • Regulators and standard-setters
  • Public sector and development agencies
  • NGOs, foundations and academia
A global practitioner community

Where our learners are — and the jurisdictions we cover.

From Lagos to London, Singapore to São Paulo — sustainability practitioners use ESG Training Institute to earn credentials aligned with the frameworks that apply in their market. Hover any city to see its cohort.

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4,105+ learners across 20 cities · 47 jurisdictions covered · updated quarterly
Trusted by professionals worldwide

What our learners say

Sustainability leaders, controllers, assurance partners and board members — talking about the work the credential helped them do.

"The CSRP programme gave our sustainability team a shared, audit-ready vocabulary. Our first ISSB-aligned disclosure was through the door six months ahead of schedule."
AO
Amara Okonkwo
Head of Sustainability Reporting
Pan-African Financial Group
"Practical, current, and unapologetically rigorous. This is not a participation badge — it's a credential my board actually recognises."
TA
Tunde Adeyemi
Non-Executive Director
Listed Energy Company
"The Sustainable Finance certification helped our treasury team price a sovereign-linked green bond with confidence — and defend the methodology to investors."
EM
Elena Marchetti
Head of ESG, Capital Markets
European Investment Bank
"The CSRP programme gave our sustainability team a shared, audit-ready vocabulary. Our first ISSB-aligned disclosure was through the door six months ahead of schedule."
AO
Amara Okonkwo
Head of Sustainability Reporting
Pan-African Financial Group
"Practical, current, and unapologetically rigorous. This is not a participation badge — it's a credential my board actually recognises."
TA
Tunde Adeyemi
Non-Executive Director
Listed Energy Company
"The Sustainable Finance certification helped our treasury team price a sovereign-linked green bond with confidence — and defend the methodology to investors."
EM
Elena Marchetti
Head of ESG, Capital Markets
European Investment Bank
"The CSRP programme gave our sustainability team a shared, audit-ready vocabulary. Our first ISSB-aligned disclosure was through the door six months ahead of schedule."
AO
Amara Okonkwo
Head of Sustainability Reporting
Pan-African Financial Group
"Practical, current, and unapologetically rigorous. This is not a participation badge — it's a credential my board actually recognises."
TA
Tunde Adeyemi
Non-Executive Director
Listed Energy Company
"The Sustainable Finance certification helped our treasury team price a sovereign-linked green bond with confidence — and defend the methodology to investors."
EM
Elena Marchetti
Head of ESG, Capital Markets
European Investment Bank
"We rolled out the Climate and Carbon streams across 14 country offices. The standards alignment with GHG Protocol and SBTi made internal sign-off painless."
LP
Lars Pedersen
Group Chief Sustainability Officer
Nordic Industrials PLC
"As an assurance partner standing up an ISSA 5000 practice, the CSAP track gave my engagement leaders exactly the rigour clients now expect."
PR
Priya Raman
Partner, Sustainability Assurance
Global Assurance Firm
"From board oversight to the controllers' room, everyone now speaks the same ESG language. That alone changed how decisions get made."
DN
Dr. Naledi Khumalo
Group Risk & Sustainability Director
Pan-Continental Insurer
"We rolled out the Climate and Carbon streams across 14 country offices. The standards alignment with GHG Protocol and SBTi made internal sign-off painless."
LP
Lars Pedersen
Group Chief Sustainability Officer
Nordic Industrials PLC
"As an assurance partner standing up an ISSA 5000 practice, the CSAP track gave my engagement leaders exactly the rigour clients now expect."
PR
Priya Raman
Partner, Sustainability Assurance
Global Assurance Firm
"From board oversight to the controllers' room, everyone now speaks the same ESG language. That alone changed how decisions get made."
DN
Dr. Naledi Khumalo
Group Risk & Sustainability Director
Pan-Continental Insurer
"We rolled out the Climate and Carbon streams across 14 country offices. The standards alignment with GHG Protocol and SBTi made internal sign-off painless."
LP
Lars Pedersen
Group Chief Sustainability Officer
Nordic Industrials PLC
"As an assurance partner standing up an ISSA 5000 practice, the CSAP track gave my engagement leaders exactly the rigour clients now expect."
PR
Priya Raman
Partner, Sustainability Assurance
Global Assurance Firm
"From board oversight to the controllers' room, everyone now speaks the same ESG language. That alone changed how decisions get made."
DN
Dr. Naledi Khumalo
Group Risk & Sustainability Director
Pan-Continental Insurer
From the boardroom to the back office

"Our controllers, risk team and board now share one ESG vocabulary."

ESG Training Institute helps organisations roll out sustainability competence at every layer — board oversight, executive strategy, functional execution and assurance readiness — without having to assemble five different vendors.

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