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ESG Reporting and Sustainability Strategy

Investors, lenders and large customers now ask South African companies to show their environmental, social and governance performance, not just describe it. Sustainability strategy is connected to reporting practice: material topic selection, data collection, common frameworks, and the assurance questions that boards face once figures become public.

What you will be able to do

  • Define ESG materiality and select the topics that matter to your stakeholders.
  • Map reporting requirements from common frameworks used across African markets.
  • Build data collection routines that produce figures able to withstand assurance.
  • Link sustainability targets to business strategy and capital allocation.
  • Draft a report that reads honestly and avoids greenwashing claims.
  • Prepare the board and executives for investor and lender scrutiny.

Course outline

  1. 01The ESG reporting landscape and who is asking for what
  2. 02Materiality assessment and stakeholder engagement
  3. 03Common frameworks and how they overlap
  4. 04Environmental metrics including emissions, energy, water and waste
  5. 05Social and governance indicators and data sources
  6. 06Setting targets and connecting them to strategy
  7. 07Assurance readiness and avoiding greenwashing
  8. 08Board reporting and investor communication

Who should attend

Sustainability and ESG managers, company secretaries, investor relations and finance staff supporting disclosure, risk officers, and executives accountable for what appears in the integrated or sustainability report.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 21 Aug 2026Kampala5US$1,800
24 to 28 Aug 2026Dar es Salaam5US$1,800
31 Aug to 4 Sep 2026Pretoria5R18,000
7 to 11 Sep 2026Cape Town5R18,000
21 to 25 Sep 2026Online5US$900
28 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Mozambique5US$1,800
5 to 9 Oct 2026Cairo5US$1,800
12 to 16 Oct 2026Accra5US$1,800
19 to 23 Oct 2026Lusaka5US$1,800
26 to 30 Oct 2026Kigali5US$1,800
2 to 6 Nov 2026Nairobi5US$1,800
9 to 13 Nov 2026Durban5R18,000
16 to 20 Nov 2026Johannesburg5R18,000
30 Nov to 4 Dec 2026Mauritius5US$1,800
7 to 11 Dec 2026Dubai5US$1,800
14 to 18 Dec 2026Lagos5US$1,800
21 to 25 Dec 2026Harare5US$1,800

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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