ESG Climate Risk Disclosure & Compliance

Course Overview:

Climate risk disclosure is no longer voluntary. Regulators, investors, and stakeholders now treat climate disclosures as evidence of governance maturity and financial management.

This course positions climate disclosure as an extension of strategic risk management and financial reporting.

The purpose is to equip ESG and finance professionals with the capability to design defensible climate disclosures that withstand audits and build stakeholder trust.

The intended audience includes finance teams, operations managers, compliance teams, internal and external auditors, and reporting managers.

Learning Outcomes

• Explain climate risk and climate disclosure in professional, decision-relevant terms aligned with IFRS S1/S2.
• Tell the difference between credible disclosure and superficial or reputationally risky reporting.
• Understand how climate risk connects to governance, strategy, finance, and operations.
• Assess organisational readiness and capability gaps across governance, data, skills, and systems.
• Identify appropriate next steps for internal improvement, advanced analysis, or external support.

Course Structure:

Module 1 Climate Risk Disclosure as a Strategic Capability Governance Maturity

Climate risk disclosure is no longer a voluntary communication. Regulators throughout the global market are mandating climate-related financial disclosures with the same enforcement mechanisms applied to financial reporting. The IFRS S2 Climate-related Disclosures standard has established a global baseline. The EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive requires detailed climate reporting. The SEC has proposed climate disclosure rules. Global regulators are aligning around ISSB standards.

Module 2 Climate Risk in Organizations and Financial Context

How climate risk appears through physical and transitional risks. How they move through an organization, and how they end up affecting financial results. Positions climate risk as something boards need to pay attention to.

Module 3 What Credible Climate Disclosure Looks Like

Address what good disclosures actually looks like. The four areas regulators expect to see: (governance, strategy, risk management, metrics). Explains emissions data, how to choose which framework to use, and what mistakes to watch for.

Module 4 Organisational Readiness and Capability Positioning

Helps organizations figure out where they stand. Provides a way to think about what to do now instead of later without feeling overwhelmed.

Module 5 From Disclosure to Strategic Advantage Strengthening risk management and decision quality

Shows how getting a disclosure right improves decision-making, builds confidence with investors, and affects towards better strategy. Outlines what to do next.

Learning Mode and Assessment

Delivery Mode: Online, self-paced (approx. 3 hours total duration).
Assessment: Self-assessed learning with indicative answers provided.

Course Materials

The course includes:

• Lecture slides and recorded video lectures
• Applied case studies
• Knowledge-check quizzes
• Supplementary learning resources

Certification and Attribution

A Certificate of Completion is issued upon satisfactory completion of all modules.