The Beginner's Guide to ESG

Level: Beginner

Duration: 45 minutes

Ready to understand the ESG and corporate sustainability ecosystem?
The Beginner’s Guide to ESG is an 8-module (see full outline below) crash course that demystifies corporate sustainability. Whether you’re upskilling, reskilling, or exploring a career in ESG, this course gives you the foundational knowledge needed to start understanding and navigating the relevant frameworks, reporting formats, and concepts.

When purchasing this course, you will also gain access to the YouSustain Community. Here you can ask questions on the forum, and you will also be invited to join our weekly online office hours. 

 

Course Content

  1. Introduction

    1 lesson
    1. Welcome!
  2. Module 1: The History of ESG

    2 lessons
    1. The History of Sustainability and ESG
    2. Knowledge Check: Module 1
  3. Module 2: Key Concepts

    2 lessons
    1. Key Concepts
    2. Knowledge Check: Module 2
  4. Module 3: Formats

    2 lessons
    1. Formats
    2. Knowledge Check: Module 3
  5. Module 4: Frameworks

    2 lessons
    1. Frameworks
    2. Knowledge Check: Module 4
  6. Module 5: Environment

    2 lessons
    1. Environment
    2. Knowledge Check: Module 5
  7. Module 6: Social

    2 lessons
    1. Social
    2. Knowledge check: Module 6
  8. Module 7: Governance

    2 lessons
    1. Governance
    2. Knowledge Check: Module 7
  9. Module 8: Summary & Feedback Survey

    2 lessons
    1. Summary (and a little surprise at the end)
    2. Feedback Survey - The Beginners Guide to ESG

Pay What You Want 

This course is offered on a pay-what-you-want basis. You decide the value of your learning investment (note: we had to increase the minimum to €3, due to taxes).

No matter what you choose to pay, 50% of your payment is donated to Doctors Without Borders, Norway. Learn more about their work here.

Donations are made quarterly, and receipts are published on our website for full transparency.

That means every enrollment supports both your career growth as well as life-saving medical work around the world.

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