ESG Foundation
Gain solid foundational knowledge about how ESG - Environmental, Social and Governance - is shaping financial markets, and the impact of ESG regulations on data and technology, with our on-demand course
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Learning Outcomes
This training course will give you a strong foundation in the shifting requirements for ESG data and technology. You will:
- Understand the driving forces behind ESG including the connection to the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals (SDG)
- Gain a holistic view of all the ESG dimensions including environmental, societal, and governance considerations
- Learn all the essentials of ESG including recognised definitions
- Understand the World Economic Forum's Stakeholder Capitalism model
- Gain an appreciation of the data challenges involved in ESG reporting
- Recognise the importance of data governance and meta-data in the context of ESG reporting in order to avoid greenwashing, fines and reputational risks
Who should attend
This course is open to all levels within financial operations including:
- ESG operational teams
- ESG analysts and research teams
- Data management teams
- Data governance teams
- Regulatory change teams
- Regulatory reporting officers
- Operations teams
- Compliance personnel
- Finance officers
- Risk officers
- Members of the board
- HR
About the Instructor
Hany Choueiri has had a long successful career in data, having worked in the world’s most complex private sector organisations such as HSBC, AON and Deutsche Bank and in a public sector role at the Bank of England where he was appointed as their first Chief Data Officer (CDO). A top 100 data influencer (DataIQ), Mr Choueiri is TCFD qualified and a strong advocate of the World Economic Forum's Stakeholder Capitalism model and has advised a number of organisations in ESG best practice while having been a member of ESG Steering Committees.Course Overview
Our four modules give you the foundational knowledge about the definition of ESG, its drivers, the regulatory approach, and the data challenges it poses.
Module 1
ESG definition and drivers, including population growth, poverty, loss of biodiversity, climate change, gender inequality, and more. Module 2
The World Economic Forum’s Stakeholder Capitalism ESG Model (WEF-SC) Module 3
Detailed drill down into 9 key metrics from the WEF-SC model Module 4
A look at the data challenges, the role of data governance and meta data in the context of ESG reporting to avoid greenwashing, fines and reputational risks Why Choose A-Team Group Training?
Established in 2001, A-Team Group has long been educating the financial technology industry about important topics, ranging across business areas such as market data, trading technology, data management, regulatory technology, and more recently ESG through its dedicated ESG Insight news service and ESG Data & Tech Summits.
We are partnering with seasoned executives to bring deeper training to the industry and are proud to offer this timely and highly valuable ESG accredited foundation course to you, in collaboration with ESG and data expert Hany Choueiri.
“A-Team Group continues to deliver high value, insightful information to our industry and this new initiative to provide relevant and valuable training courses on the hottest topics in industry is a welcome development,” says David Cowland, Independent RegTech Advisor and Former Head of Compliance Operations.
FAQs
I have a whole team or department I’d like to register, can you help me?
Yes. Please get in touch with our team at training@a-teamgroup.com and we can help make the process easy for you!
What other courses can I do with you?
A-Team Group is partnering with a range of knowledgeable and experienced industry practitioners to bring you further industry training such as this one. Take a look at our Market Abuse Regulations (MAR) fundamentals course here and our quarterly Insider’s View from Brussels virtual briefings here. We’re also working on plans for courses on Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MICA) and more. To find out more or to pre-register your interest, please email training@a-teamgroup.com.
What other options do you have for me to learn more about ESG data and technology
A-Team Group provides a wealth of content, events and webinars focused on ESG data and technology. You can become a member of our ESG Insight news service to receive regular updates or read more here. We host ESG Data & Tech events each year – find out more here. You can also download our free ESG Data & Tech Handbook here, and register for any upcoming webinars (or listen to past ones) here.
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