Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)

Program Overview:

ESG stands for Environmental Social and Governance, and refers to the three key factors when measuring the sustainability and ethical impact of an investment in a business or company.

It is a generic term used in capital markets and commonly used by investors to evaluate the behavior of companies, as well as determining their future financial performance.

The Environmental Social and Governance factors are a subset of non-financial performance indicators which include ethical, sustainable and corporate government issues such as making sure there are systems in place to ensure accountability and managing the corporation's carbon footprint.

Core Areas of focus are

Environmental

• Waste & Pollution

• Resource depletion

• Greenhouse gas emission

• Deforestation

• Climate Change

Social

• Employee relations and diversity

• Working conditions

• Local communities

• Health & Safety

• Conflict

Governance

• Taxation strategy

• Executive renumeration

• Donations & Political lobbying

• Corruption and Bribery

• Board diversity and structure

Learning Objectives of the Program:

• To create awareness & understanding of ESG within the financing community

• To equip the organization with methodology and tools for ESG compliance

• To provide learning through best practices and case studies

Who should attend?

Fund Managers, Portfolio Managers, Chief Financial Officers, CSR Heads, HR Heads, Compliance Directors, Chief Risk Officers, Chief Sustainability Officers, Board of Directors, CEO's, COO's, Chief Audit Officers

Program Structure and Outline:

9am – 12pm

• Current Issues and Global Risks 2020

• Why ESG is gaining Context in today's world

• What is ESG / Social Responsibility / Sustainability

• Benefit / Purpose of Corporates undertaking ESG

• ESG for Financial Institutions

• ESG Best Practices

• Philippines

• Outside Philippines

1:15pm – 5pm

• Key Indicators to measure ESG Performance for Financial Institutions

• Key Elements of ESG for Corporates

• Stakeholder Management

• Materiality Assessment

• ESG Reporting

• Standards Related to ESG

• GRI Standards

• UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Robeco & Sam / Dow Jones Sustainability Index

• SAS

Resource Speaker: Mr. Kama Neson Ganeson

Schedule: 22 July 2022 (Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM)

Training Fee per Participant:

From Member Institution – P 2,240.00

From Non-Member Institution – P 3,360.00

**VAT inclusive