Professional sustainability training gives individuals and organisations an opportunity to build practical knowledge around corporate reporting, climate reporting, greenhouse gas management, and environmental requirements. As organisations facegrowing expectations around ESG performance and transparency. professionals need the right knowledge to understand reporting frameworks, environmental responsibilities, and relevant South African requirements.
Environmental & Sustainability Solutions (ESS) provides professional consulting and training across several environmental and ESG areas. Its services include sustainability and environmental accounting, environmental and regulatory audits, landfill and waste management, integrated and sustainability reporting, strategies, assurance, and training.
ESS’s sustainability training cover internationally recognised frameworks as well as subjects relevant to South African organisations. Its current programme includes GRI Sustainability Reporting, GRI Performance Indicators, climate reporting, greenhouse gas emissions inventories, GHG projects, SA GHG Reporting Regulations, and SA Carbon Tax Requirements.
Note that although these courses address environmental and reporting matters, Environment Social Governance (ESG) as a concept will also be addressed in all offerings.
ESS courses are offered virtually through Zoom, making professional learning accessible without requiring attendance at a physical training venue. Current training dates are available on the ESS website.
1. Sustainability Training Strengthens GRI Reporting Knowledge
Sustainability reporting helps organisations communicate their environmental, social, and economic impacts. However, meaningful reporting requires more than gathering information. Professionals need to understand reporting processes, frameworks, disclosures, and organisational responsibilities.
One of ESS’s key professional courses is the GRI Course on Sustainability Reporting.
The GRI Course on Sustainability Reporting is GRI certified and earns 2 SACNASP CPD credits. It costs R6 200 excluding VAT and is presented virtually through Zoom. Current training dates are available on the ESS website.
Developing stronger reporting knowledge can benefit environmental teams, ESG professionals, executives, corporate reporting teams, and employees responsible for collecting and communicating information.
ESS also provides consulting services in corporate reporting, meaning this subject forms part of both the company’s training and wider professional service offering.
For professionals wanting to expand their knowledge of recognised reporting practices, the GRI-certified course provides a structured learning opportunity.
2. Sustainability Training Explores GRI Performance Indicators
Understanding the broader reporting process is important, but organisations also need to understand the information and disclosures that support effective reporting.
ESS therefore offers a dedicated one-day Course on GRI Performance Indicators.
The Course on GRI Performance Indicators costs R2 990 excluding VAT and is delivered virtually through Zoom. Current training dates are available on the ESS website.
Participants can also combine the GRI Sustainability Reporting and GRI Performance Indicators courses at a discounted price of R7 950 excluding VAT for attendance of both courses combined.
This course allows participants to move beyond general ESG concepts and explore reporting information in greater detail.
For professionals involved in ESG reporting, a stronger understanding of performance indicators can support a more informed approach to collecting and communicating sustainability information.
3. Sustainability Training Develops Climate Reporting Knowledge
Climate-related information has become an important part of the broader corporate reporting environment. Professionals working in reporting and ESG may therefore need to understand how different standards approach climate-related information.
ESS addresses this through its GRI Certified Course on Completing the Picture: Climate Reporting with GRI and IFRS Standards.
The GRI Certified Course on Completing the Picture: Climate Reporting with GRI and IFRS Standards earns 2 GRI CEUs, costs R2 990 excluding VAT, and is delivered virtually through Zoom. Current training dates are available on the ESS website.
This specialised course allows professionals to develop their understanding of climate reporting while exploring GRI and IFRS Standards.
Climate information can connect with strategy, reporting, environmental performance, stakeholder communication, and wider sustainability objectives. Understanding climate reporting within the broader sustainability landscape can therefore help professionals approach the subject with greater context.
The course also complements ESS’s wider work across corporate reporting, environmental accounting and footprinting, audits, strategies, assurance, and related areas.
4. Carbon Training Builds GHG Management Knowledge
Greenhouse gas management is another important component of efficient environmental and sustainability practice. Organisations may need to understand where emissions originate, how they are quantified, and how emissions information connects with reporting and carbon-management activities.
ESS includes two important areas within its carbon-management training:
- GHG Emissions Inventory (ISO 14064-1)
- GHG Projects, Trading and Offsetting (ISO 14064-2)
These courses are offered as part of ESS’s carbon-management training at R4 740 excluding VAT and are delivered virtually through Zoom. Current training dates are available on the ESS website.
The GHG Emissions Inventory course aims to develop participants’ understanding of creating greenhouse gas emissions inventories according to ISO 14064-1 and relevant quantification methodologies.
Its objectives include understanding GHG principles, organisational and operational boundaries, quantification methodologies, reporting requirements, and the relationship with carbon tax.
ESS identifies carbon managers, energy managers, environmental managers, corporate reporting professionals, sustainability managers, and consultants among the relevant participants for its GHG training.
The training approach includes interactive presentations, group discussions, practical exercises, and case studies, giving participants opportunities to engage actively with the material.
5. Carbon Training Explains SA GHG Reporting Regulations
Environmental management does not only involve voluntary sustainability goals. Organisations may also need to understand regulatory requirements applying to their activities.
ESS therefore offers SA GHG Reporting Regulations (Half Day) as part of its Carbon Management programme.
The SA GHG Reporting Regulations half-day course costs R1 655 excluding VAT and is delivered virtually through Zoom. Current training dates are available on the ESS website.
ESS explains that greenhouse gas reporting in South Africa contributes to the national greenhouse gas inventory, supports international reporting obligations, and informs legislation. The course aims to develop participants’ understanding of reporting requirements and relevant technical guidelines.
Training covers who must report, what must be reported, applicable methodologies, record-keeping, and the connection between emissions reporting and carbon tax.
The training can be particularly relevant to environmental managers, sustainability professionals, carbon managers, corporate reporting professionals, executives, consultants, and government officials.
6. Carbon Training Covers SA Carbon Tax Requirements
Carbon management also has an important financial and regulatory dimension. For organisations that fall within applicable South African requirements, understanding carbon tax can form part of broader greenhouse gas and sustainability management.
ESS offers SA Carbon Tax Requirements (Half Day) as part of its Carbon Management programme.
The SA Carbon Tax Requirements half-day course costs R1 655 excluding VAT and is delivered virtually through Zoom. Current training dates are available on the ESS website.
Carbon tax and GHG reporting are connected topics. ESS explains within its GHG training material that carbon tax is based on compulsory greenhouse gas emissions reporting.
Professionals can therefore benefit from understanding emissions inventories, reporting regulations, and carbon requirements together rather than approaching each subject in isolation.
ESS makes this possible through its combined Carbon Management programme. Participants can attend GHG Emissions Inventory (ISO 14064-1), GHG Projects, Trading and Offsetting (ISO 14064-2), SA GHG Reporting Regulations (Half Day), and SA Carbon Tax Requirements (Half Day) at a combined price of R7 390 excluding VAT for attendance of all three courses combined. Current training dates are available on the ESS website.
A Comprehensive Range of Sustainability Training events
The courses highlighted include:
- GRI Course on Sustainability Reporting – GRI certified; earns 2 SACNASP CPD credits
- Course on GRI Performance Indicators
- GRI Certified Course on Completing the Picture: Climate Reporting with GRI and IFRS Standards – 2 GRI CEUs
- GHG Emissions Inventory (ISO 14064-1)
- GHG Projects, Trading and Offsetting (ISO 14064-2)
- SA GHG Reporting Regulations (Half Day)
- SA Carbon Tax Requirements (Half Day)
ESS’s training programme also includes Integrated Reporting for Practitioners, Stakeholder Engagement for Effective Management and Reporting, Developing and Implementing a Sustainability/ESG Strategy in your Organisation, Landfill Management, and training on integrating the Sustainable Development Goals into business strategy.
Several ESS courses use presentations, discussions, exercises, practical work, and case studies, allowing participants to connect theoretical information with practical situations.
Who Can Benefit from Sustainability Training?
Sustainability influences many areas of modern organisations. ESS identifies sustainability managers, environmental managers, carbon managers, energy managers, corporate reporting professionals, executives, consultants, government officials, and other practitioners among the audiences for its courses.
Reporting professionals may focus on the GRI courses. Carbon and environmental managers may prefer ISO 14064, GHG Reporting Regulations, and Carbon Tax courses, while professionals responsible for climate-related information can explore the GRI and IFRS climate reporting course.
Why Choose Environmental & Sustainability Solutions?
Environmental & Sustainability Solutions combines specialised training with professional environmental and sustainability services.
The company’s broader offering covers environmental and sustainability accounting, environmental and regulatory audits, landfill and waste management, integrated and sustainability reporting, strategies, assurance, and training.
ESS works with organisations across corporate, government, NGO, and municipal sectors, combining environmental, social, and economic considerations as part of wider sustainability management.
Its training brings together internationally recognised frameworks and South African requirements. Participants can develop knowledge of GRI and ISO 14064 while also learning about South African GHG reporting and carbon tax requirements.
Conclusion
Professional sustainability training can help individuals and organisations strengthen their understanding of reporting, climate matters, greenhouse gas management, and South African environmental requirements.
Environmental & Sustainability Solutions CC provides training across GRI Sustainability Reporting, GRI Performance Indicators, climate reporting, GHG management, SA GHG Reporting Regulations, and SA Carbon Tax Requirements.
With virtual learning, specialised subject areas, internationally recognised frameworks, practical training, and courses offered on an ongoing schedule, ESS sustainability training provides valuable opportunities for professionals and organisations to expand their knowledge and build stronger sustainability capabilities.
Contact Us Today to find out more: 082 882 7700/ maryna@ess-sustainability.co.za