Master the frameworks, metrics, and governance strategies to build authentic sustainability and avoid the greenwashing trap.
Sustainability reporting has moved from voluntary best practice to legal obligation for many organisations across most major economies. “ESG Reporting, Metrics and Disclosure Frameworks” provides finance and business professionals with a practical grounding in ESG reporting frameworks, disclosure requirements, and performance measurement - equipping you to navigate mandatory regimes, build credible measurement systems, and communicate sustainability performance with confidence.
Across four lessons, the course examines the full landscape of ESG reporting including:
• the governance structures that make sustainability disclosure credible,
• the international and regional frameworks that define what must be reported,
• the metrics that capture environmental, social, and governance performance,
• the practical steps required to build an ESG reporting system that stands up to regulatory and investor scrutiny.
Lesson 1 establishes governance and accountability as the foundations of credible ESG reporting - covering enterprise risk management, executive remuneration linkage, board-level oversight, and the UK Corporate Governance Code and OECD Principles.
Lesson 2 surveys the global reporting landscape, from the UN frameworks and GRI through IFRS S1 and S2, and the EU's demanding CSRD regime, to national requirements across the UK, US, and other major jurisdictions.
Lesson 3 addresses ESG metrics, covering greenhouse gas emissions, energy, water, waste, and biodiversity KPIs, workforce and supply chain social metrics, and governance indicators including board composition, pay equity, and transparency.
Lesson 4 covers data quality, ESG data management platforms, the role of AI in sustainability measurement, greenwashing risks and consequences, and six practical principles for building an effective ESG reporting framework.
Designed as a companion to An Introduction to Business Sustainability, this course is equally valuable as a standalone programme for professionals with specific responsibility for ESG measurement, reporting, or assurance.
Business author and consultant, specialising in performance measurement and improvement
I am a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in the UK and work as an author of business courses and a process improvement consultant. I have over 30 years' experience and live near Stirling in Scotland, with my wife, daughter and Cocker Spaniel. I aim to make my courses accessible and understandable. My courses focus on business topics including KPIs, performance measurement, approaches to business improvement, Agile and Lean. I hope you enjoy my courses.
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