Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

Your Complete Guide on the Fundamentals of ESG

This online program provides the essentials for understanding environmental, social and governance (ESG) challenges. Supported by practical and applicable lessons, this program will help you realize how ESG impacts organizations, with an emphasis on mid-market organizations and traditional measures of success. Build a strong, value-creating ESG proposition that will take your organization to the next level.

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

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Fees: $2,150
Length: 3 three-hour modules over 3 weeks
Next Session: June 14, 2023 to
June 16, 2023
  • Location:
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Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

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Change and Uncertainty Create
Opportunities—Learn to Recognize and Realize Them

Why and how organizations integrate environments, social and governance (ESG) factors into their business and financial decisions is an integral and evolving conversation. This program will help mid-career and senior leaders answer these vital questions and provide need-to-know information about ESG–its evolution and implications for organizations.

Addressing aspects of risk management, legal and financial implications, impacts on strategy and operations, and human capital management, comprehensive modules will walk you through the intertwining of ESG and key business areas. Learn the fundamental pillars of ESG, gain frameworks to guide the smooth adoption of ESG principles in organizations, and consider relevant social factors.

Examine real-world examples of ESG integration into strategies, and receive tools, resources, frameworks and opportunities to introduce ESG into your own workplace.

Get Training in Marketable Skills

Change Management
Business Planning
Strategic Analysis
Decision Making

4 Reasons to Enrol

Amazing Education for Busy Professionals

This program packs rich, practical skills and techniques into a timeframe that easily fits your work schedule. Learn the frameworks of ESG with just 3 three-hour sessions and leave with tools, resources, frameworks and opportunities to introduce ESG into the workplace.

Stand Out from the Crowd

Stay competitive by understanding relevant ESG challenges and opportunities and learn and use a framework for seamlessly introducing ESG to your workplace.

Learn From An Industry Leader

Dive deep into the fundamentals of ESG with strategic consultant and seasoned change leader Nicole Boivin.

Earn Higher Pay

Schulich ExecEd students gain the confidence, skills and perspective to attain better roles, launch new ventures, and lead their teammates.

Who Will Benefit

Mid-Career Leaders

Mid-career leaders across multiple industries can form a better understanding of ESG and the impact it will have on their teams. Level up in your career by demonstrating leadership and acquiring skill and knowledge in an area that is becoming increasingly relevant in the world today.

Senior Leaders

Executives and other senior leaders will learn how ESG impacts their organization and industry. This program walks participant through how to comply to new disclosure requirement coming their way. Become a leader who can spearehead the introduction of ESG into your organization, and navigate change, limited resources and multiple competing priorities.

Program Overview

  • Learn the fundamentals of ESG: what is Environmental, Social and Governance, where it comes from and how it is evolving.

  • Discuss the concept of resistance and how to fight it. Jumpstart your ESG strategy and learn how to sustain it.

  • Explore the implications of different stakeholders such as Employees, Customers, Suppliers and the Community. Explore practical approaches to addressing post-pandemic workforce issues such as flexible work, employee health and safety, DEI practices and Human Rights.

  • Spring 2023 Dates Time
    Module 1: What Is ESG 6/14/2023 - 6/14/2023 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Module 2: Where to Start with ESG 6/15/2023 - 6/15/2023 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Module 3: Where is ESG Going – Rapidly Evolving Social Expectations 6/16/2023 - 6/16/2023 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Faculty

Nicole Boivin,
MBA, ICD-D

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What You Get

After completing Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), you'll receive an authentic digital badge from the #1 business school in Canada that employers will recognize.

As more and more companies look for candidates with specific skills, this badge on your CV will be a credible assurance of your achievements and expertise, allowing the right roles to find you faster.

Foundational Badge

Signifies that you’ve gained information and insight into new skills.

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