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ESG Risk Management and Sustainability Reporting

Equips risk and sustainability practitioners to integrate environmental, social and governance risk into enterprise risk management and investor reporting, reflecting growing pressure from JSE listing requirements, lenders and international customers for credible disclosure. Covers materiality assessment, climate risk, social license to operate and greenwashing pitfalls relevant to South African and regional operations.

What you will be able to do

  • Explain the components of ESG risk relevant to South African organisations.
  • Conduct a materiality assessment to identify priority ESG risk areas.
  • Assess climate related physical and transition risk exposure.
  • Evaluate social license to operate risk in community and labour relations.
  • Apply recognised sustainability reporting frameworks to organisational disclosure.
  • Design an ESG risk register integrated with enterprise risk management.

Course outline

  1. 01ESG Risk Fundamentals
  2. 02Materiality Assessment Methods
  3. 03Climate Risk and Transition Exposure
  4. 04Social License to Operate
  5. 05Governance Dimensions of ESG
  6. 06Sustainability Reporting Frameworks
  7. 07Avoiding Greenwashing Pitfalls
  8. 08Integrating ESG into Enterprise Risk

Who should attend

Risk managers, sustainability and ESG officers, investor relations staff and executives responsible for non financial reporting.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 19 Aug 2026Mauritius3US$1,500
24 to 26 Aug 2026Dubai3US$1,500
31 Aug to 2 Sep 2026Lagos3US$1,500
7 to 9 Sep 2026Harare3US$1,500
14 to 16 Sep 2026Kampala3US$1,500
21 to 23 Sep 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500
28 to 30 Sep 2026Pretoria3R13,000
5 to 7 Oct 2026Cape Town3R13,000
19 to 21 Oct 2026Online3US$900
26 to 28 Oct 2026Mozambique3US$1,500
2 to 4 Nov 2026Cairo3US$1,500
9 to 11 Nov 2026Accra3US$1,500
16 to 18 Nov 2026Lusaka3US$1,500
23 to 25 Nov 2026Kigali3US$1,500
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Nairobi3US$1,500
7 to 9 Dec 2026Durban3R13,000
14 to 16 Dec 2026Johannesburg3R13,000

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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