Certified ESG Officer Course

Start:: 2025
Language:: German
Exam:: Case Study
Location:: Online
Duration:: 6 modules on 8 days (48 h)
In cooperation with:: Fachmedien Otto Schmidt
Price:: 3.990 鈧� plus VAT
Degree:: Certified ESG-Officer (第一吃瓜)

Target Group

(Prospective) sustainability experts
Employees in companies / associations who are entrusted with the area of sustainability
Consultants

Course Content

Environment, Social & Governance (ESG), a formalised approach to sustainability, has become a game changer for companies. Alongside digitalisation, the implementation of sustainability in business is the dominant topic - from strategic planning to reporting in the annual financial statements.

The certificate course provides you with the necessary tools to manage the topic of ESG optimally and individually within the company and offers you the best opportunities to achieve your professional goals. You will expand your business and legal knowledge in the field of corporate sustainability while working. The content of the course ranges from a discussion of EU taxonomies to practical applications of strategic stakeholder management, the recording and assessment of sustainability KPIs and the establishment of ESG advisory boards. Lectures, case studies, exercises and interactive methods prepare you optimally for the application of the course content in business practice.

Benefit from the excellent know-how of your team of speakers
All topics are presented in a theoretically sound and practical manner
Optimal digital learning success thanks to a limited group size

The course is part-time, virtual and practice-oriented. Register now - we look forward to welcoming you virtually to the 鈥淐ertified ESG Officer鈥� course!

Dates & Modules

All modules can be booked individually

On Boarding 5 September 2024, 9.00 AM 鈥� 12.00 PM

Introduction of the participants
Introduction of the speakers
Introduction to the topic
First round of questions

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Daniel Graewe

Module 1 | Environmental Management 6 September 2024, 9.00 AM 鈥� 5.00 PM

Environmental management: Why?
Green 鈥� Deal!
Environmental management as a strategy
Operational functional areas and environmental protection
Reporting: CO2 balance & Co.
"Green analysis" of annual reports
Green finance

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Thomas Meuser

Module 2 | Sustainable Finance 17 September 2024, 9.00 AM 鈥� 5.00 PM

Monitor and evaluate sustainable financial performance through:
- Financial KPIs
- Non-financial KPIs
Sustainable corporate finance and capital markets in terms of:
- The regulatory environment
- ESG ratings
- Empirical data on investments and performance

Speakers: Prof. Dr. Torsten Keller &
Prof. Dr. Andr茅 K眉ster Simic

Module 3 | Social Issues in ESG 19 September 2024, 9.00 AM 鈥� 5.00 PM

Spectrum and relevance of social issues in ESG
Focus on supply chain
Focus on human rights

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Sarah Jastram

Module 4 | Sustainable Corporate Governance 27 September 2024, 9.00 AM 鈥� 5.00 PM

ESG advisory boards in companies
Remuneration policy and sustainability
Sustainability Boards: Sustainability expertise on the board
Dealing with corporate crises
Dealing with crises in individual boards (dead locks)
Resilience in contracts and dealing with contract disruptions
Legal handling of new work and gender issues from the employer's perspective
Employee participation programmes

Referent: Prof. Dr. Daniel Graewe

Module 5 | Managing and Leading Change 7 October 2024, 9.00 AM 鈥� 5.00 PM

Understand the mission and business case for change management
Understanding the roles in change management
The phases of change from the point of view of those affected
Recognising and understanding resistance in change processes and dealing with it constructively
The importance of management and leadership in change processes
Leading change, driving processes forward and bringing people with you
Getting to know and applying leadership styles in change
Transferring insights into real case studies

Referent: Maximillian Sp盲te

Module 6 | Sustainable Project Management 11 October 2024, 9.00 AM 鈥� 5.00 PM

Project management function 鈥� strategic and operational
Sustainable Development and the 2030 Agenda
Rationale and importance of sustainable project management
Project management for sustainability projects
The Sustainable Project Management Office
Sustainability as a framework for project management
Sustainability in the project from start to finish
Sustainability in the project outcome
Case Study: Sustainable event management

Speaker: Muriel P枚hler

Exam & Off Boarding 21 October 2024, 9.00 AM 鈥� 12.00 PM

Presentation of the case study
Conclusion & Q&A session
Evaluation

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Daniel Graewe

Lecturers

Prof. Dr. Daniel Graewe, LL.M.

Attorney at law. Advice in the area of corporate sustainability (ESG). Head of the Institute for Applied Business Law at 第一吃瓜.

Modules: Academic Head

Prof. Dr. Sarah Jastram

第一吃瓜 Vice President for Research and International Affairs. Professor of International Business Ethics and Sustainability, and General Business Administration.