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★★★★★ 4.9 from 2,140 South African reviews
Master ESG & Sustainability Reporting in 14 days — South Africa focused.
South Africa's most complete sustainability programme — GRI, IFRS S1/S2, TCFD, GHG Protocol, King IV, JSE Disclosure Guidance and the Carbon Tax Act. Includes a publish-ready report template and an optional AI Bot that drafts your disclosures.
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Sample LessonDay 04 · 38 min
Scope 1, 2 & 3 Deep Dive
Cape Town frozen-foods manufacturer, R1.8bn revenue, ~178,200 tCO₂e/year — 90% sits in Scope 3.
Scope 1 — direct4,200 tCO₂e
Scope 2 — energy9,800 tCO₂e
Scope 3 — value chain164,200 tCO₂e
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Teams from these JSE-listed companies have enrolled
SasolAnglo AmericanSibanye-StillwaterMondiStandard BankNedbankWoolworthsMTNShopriteDiscovery
Your 14-day journey
Two weeks. Ten guided modules. Zero guesswork.
A structured day-by-day path from ESG foundations to a publishable, JSE-aligned sustainability report.
Week 01
Foundations
Week 02
Reporting & Strategy
- 06Day 6 — Exercise 1: Stakeholder Mapping and Double Materiality Assessment30m
- 07Day 7 — Exercise 2: ESG Data Collection and KPI Workbook28m
- 08Day 8 — Exercise 3: Framework Gap Analysis and Disclosure Drafting30m
- 09Day 9 — Exercise 4: Writing the Report Sections30m
- 10Day 10 — Capstone: Assemble, Assure and Present30m
What graduates say
Trusted by South African ESG teams.
★★★★★
"Replaced a R45,000 Big-4 advisory engagement. Our FY2026 GRI index was signed off by audit first time."
Thandi Mokoena
Sustainability Lead · JSE-listed retailer
★★★★★
"The Scope 3 module alone was worth 10× the price. I built our category 11 footprint in two afternoons."
Sipho Ndlovu
ESG Analyst · Sasol contractor
★★★★★
"We onboarded six analysts through ESG African Institute. The AI Bot writes the first draft of every TCFD section we publish."
Lerato Khumalo
Head of Climate · Tier-1 bank
★★★★★
"I charge R1,800/hr for what this course teaches. It pays for itself on the first client engagement."
Naledi Pillay
Sustainability Consultant
The CurriculumTwo weeks. Ten lessons.
Two weeks. Ten lessons.
One JSE-grade credential.
Each lesson uses real disclosures from Sasol, Clarios, Momentum and Nampak — with linked practicals, model answers and an assessment graded at 70% to certify.
Foundations of ESG in South Africa
Week 0101→02→03→04→05→
Module 1 — ESG Fundamentals and the Reporting Landscape
What ESG actually is (and is not), the three materiality lenses, and a complete framework map covering GRI, ISSB IFRS S1/S2, ESRS/CSRD, SASB, TCFD, CDP, the UN SDGs, King IV and JSE Sustainability and Climate Disclosure Guidance.
Module 2 — Governance and Strategy (the G Pillar)
Board oversight, policy architecture, target-setting rules, ESG-linked pay and a structural defence against greenwashing.
Module 3 — Environmental Pillar and Climate Disclosure
IFRS S2's four pillars and the bridge to the GHG inventory; plus energy, water, waste and biodiversity metrics with worked examples drawn from the Meridian case.
Module 4 — Social Pillar and the Supply Chain
Workforce KPIs (TRIR/LTIFR, diversity, training, turnover), the human-rights due-diligence cycle, and an honest treatment of supplier-programme gaps.
Module 5 — Materiality, Data, Report Writing and Assurance
The 7-step double materiality assessment, the ESG data system merged with the GHG IMP, report architecture, writing rules and ISAE 3000/3410 assurance.
Practical Reporting & Strategy
Week 0206→07→08→09→10→
Day 6 — Exercise 1: Stakeholder Mapping and Double Materiality Assessment
Map Meridian's stakeholders, score 12 candidate topics on impact and financial lenses, plot the matrix, and validate with the Audit & Risk Committee.
Day 7 — Exercise 2: ESG Data Collection and KPI Workbook
Compute the full Meridian KPI set with formulas, evidence and QC checks; design the report-ready performance-data table.
Day 8 — Exercise 3: Framework Gap Analysis and Disclosure Drafting
Assess Meridian against 14 GRI/IFRS S2 disclosure requirements; run three drafting drills (renewable claim, exceedance, Scope 3 coverage); write the Scope 3 data-quality statement.
Day 9 — Exercise 4: Writing the Report Sections
Draft the IFRS S2 climate disclosure, the materiality section and the CEO statement using only verified Meridian data, then peer-review against the writing rubric.
Day 10 — Capstone: Assemble, Assure and Present
Assemble the Meridian ESG Report Summary (4–6 pages) and basis of preparation; survive a 75-minute mock assurance; present to a panel playing the Audit & Risk Committee.
Newsroom
ESG & climate, this hour
A continuously refreshed brief from ESG Today, Climate Home News and Engineering News South Africa — the same wires sustainability teams read every morning.
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Once you complete the training, you are added to our professional database for possible sustainability and GHG assessment project work alongside other sustainability practitioners.
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