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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Cape Town frozen-foods manufacturer, R1.8bn revenue, ~178,200 tCO₂e/year — 90% sits in Scope 3.
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A structured day-by-day path from ESG foundations to a publishable, JSE-aligned sustainability report.
"Replaced a R45,000 Big-4 advisory engagement. Our FY2026 GRI index was signed off by audit first time."
"The Scope 3 module alone was worth 10× the price. I built our category 11 footprint in two afternoons."
"We onboarded six analysts through ESG African Institute. The AI Bot writes the first draft of every TCFD section we publish."
"I charge R1,800/hr for what this course teaches. It pays for itself on the first client engagement."
Each lesson uses real disclosures from Sasol, Clarios, Momentum and Nampak — with linked practicals, model answers and an assessment graded at 70% to certify.
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.
Board oversight, policy architecture, target-setting rules, ESG-linked pay and a structural defence against greenwashing.
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.
Workforce KPIs (TRIR/LTIFR, diversity, training, turnover), the human-rights due-diligence cycle, and an honest treatment of supplier-programme gaps.
The 7-step double materiality assessment, the ESG data system merged with the GHG IMP, report architecture, writing rules and ISAE 3000/3410 assurance.
Map Meridian's stakeholders, score 12 candidate topics on impact and financial lenses, plot the matrix, and validate with the Audit & Risk Committee.
Compute the full Meridian KPI set with formulas, evidence and QC checks; design the report-ready performance-data table.
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.
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.
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.
A continuously refreshed brief from ESG Today, Climate Home News and Engineering News South Africa — the same wires sustainability teams read every morning.
Once you complete the training, you are added to our professional database for possible sustainability and GHG assessment project work alongside other sustainability practitioners.
Join 4,200+ South African professionals already certified. Every module is peer-reviewed by senior sustainability practitioners — we don't discount our quality.
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