Professional Certificate in Sustainability Reporting

About this course

Operates the full reporting cycle to a professional standard, covering operating model, data controls, narrative discipline and assurance readiness.

For reporting professionals leading the cycle — operating model, data and controls, narrative quality, and assurance handover.

What you'll be able to do

• Lead a multi-team reporting cycle.
• Build ICFR-equivalent controls and lineage.
• Apply connectivity and interoperability across frameworks.
• Hand over a clean assurance file.

Syllabus — 8 modules

1. 01
   Professional reporter's roadmap

   8 lessons · narrated slides · module quiz
2. 02
   Data, controls and audit trail

   8 lessons · narrated slides · module quiz
3. 03
   Narrative quality and connectivity

   8 lessons · narrated slides · module quiz
4. 04
   Capstone — running the cycle end-to-end

   8 lessons · narrated slides · module quiz
5. 05
   XBRL Tagging and the Digital Reporting Stack

   8 lessons · narrated slides · module quiz
6. 06
   Connectivity, Integrated Thinking and Narrative Architecture

   8 lessons · narrated slides · module quiz
7. 07
   Greenwashing, Litigation and Communications Defence

   8 lessons · narrated slides · module quiz
8. 08
   Leading the Reporting Function

   8 lessons · narrated slides · module quiz

Standards & references

• IFRS S1 — General Sustainability Disclosures (ISSB)
• IFRS S2 — Climate-related Disclosures (ISSB)
• European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) — EFRAG
• Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)
• GRI Standards
• ITR/IR Framework — Integrated Reporting (IFRS Foundation)
• CDP — Disclosure for environmental data