Course overview
Audience
Managers, team leaders, HR professionals, and business students.
Level
Beginner to intermediate
Duration
2-3 hours self-paced
Learning track
ESG Basics for Managers
A practical introduction to environmental, social, and governance topics for team decisions.
What you will learn
- Describe what ESG means without turning it into jargon.
- Separate environmental, social, and governance examples in a business context.
- Identify basic ESG risks, opportunities, and communication boundaries.
- Create a simple ESG action note for a team, department, or business unit.
Course modules
- 1.What ESG means
- 2.Environmental factors
- 3.Social factors
- 4.Governance factors
- 5.ESG risks and opportunities
- 6.Basic ESG communication
- 7.Avoiding unsupported claims
Practical activity
Create a simple ESG action note for one department or business unit, including three actions, one evidence source, and one communication boundary.
Suggested self-study flow
- 1.Read the course overview and open the related Knowledge Hub pages.
- 2.Work through the modules in order and write short notes in your own words.
- 3.Use the related tool or template to turn learning into a practical action.
- 4.Review your result, note missing evidence, and choose one next step for the coming week.
Who should take this course
- Managers who need a practical ESG starting point.
- HR and admin professionals supporting workplace programs.
- Business students learning the difference between ESG and broader sustainability.
- Team leaders who need careful sustainability communication habits.