Professional Certificate in Climate, Sustainability and ESG Assurance

About this course

Build engagement leadership skills with depth in GHG, transition plans, biodiversity and digital reporting assurance.

For senior team members leading engagements — scoping, GHG procedures, reporting, and specialist topics.

What you'll be able to do

• Lead scoping discussions with TCWG.
• Apply ISAE 3410 to complex GHG engagements.
• Draft compliant reports and management letters.
• Plan procedures for biodiversity, transition plans and digital reporting.

Syllabus — 8 modules

1. 01
   Engagement leadership & risk-based scoping

   8 lessons · narrated slides · module quiz
2. 02
   GHG assurance under ISAE 3410

   8 lessons · narrated slides · module quiz
3. 03
   Reporting, communication & remediation

   8 lessons · narrated slides · module quiz
4. 04
   Specialist topics & emerging issues

   8 lessons · narrated slides · module quiz
5. 05
   Group Audits and Component Auditor Coordination

   8 lessons · narrated slides · module quiz
6. 06
   Assurance of Forward-Looking Information and Transition Plans

   8 lessons · narrated slides · module quiz
7. 07
   Independence, Ethics and Professional Scepticism at Engagement Level

   8 lessons · narrated slides · module quiz
8. 08
   Quality Management at Engagement Level (ISQM 1 & 2)

   8 lessons · narrated slides · module quiz

Standards & references

• ISSA 5000 — General Requirements for Sustainability Assurance (IAASB)
• ISAE 3000 (Revised) — Assurance Engagements Other than Audits
• ISAE 3410 — Assurance Engagements on GHG Statements
• GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting & Reporting Standard
• GHG Protocol Scope 2 Guidance
• GHG Protocol Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Standard
• TNFD Recommendations
• IESBA Code of Ethics (incl. sustainability provisions)