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ESG-Officer

Certificate Course

Become an expert in sustainability in business. Learn all about ESG, EU taxonomies, stakeholder management and more.

Become an Expert for Sustainability in your Company

Certificate Course ESG-Officer
Start:
2025
Language:
German
Exam:
Case Study
Location:
Online
Duration:
6 modules on 8 days (48 h)
In cooperation with:
Fachmedien Otto Schmidt
Price:
3.990 € plus VAT
Degree:
Certified ESG-Officer (HSBA)

Target Group

  • (Prospective) sustainability experts

  • Employees in companies / associations who are entrusted with the area of sustainability

  • Consultants

Course Content

Environment, Social & Governance (ESG), a formalised approach to sustainability, has become a game changer for companies. Alongside digitalisation, the implementation of sustainability in business is the dominant topic - from strategic planning to reporting in the annual financial statements.

The certificate course provides you with the necessary tools to manage the topic of ESG optimally and individually within the company and offers you the best opportunities to achieve your professional goals. You will expand your business and legal knowledge in the field of corporate sustainability while working. The content of the course ranges from a discussion of EU taxonomies to practical applications of strategic stakeholder management, the recording and assessment of sustainability KPIs and the establishment of ESG advisory boards. Lectures, case studies, exercises and interactive methods prepare you optimally for the application of the course content in business practice.

  • Benefit from the excellent know-how of your team of speakers

  • All topics are presented in a theoretically sound and practical manner

  • Optimal digital learning success thanks to a limited group size

The course is part-time, virtual and practice-oriented. Register now - we look forward to welcoming you virtually to the “Certified ESG Officer” course!

Dates & Modules

All modules can also be booked individually

On Boarding 5 September 2024, 9.00 AM – 12.00 PM

  • Introduction of the participants
  • Introduction of the speakers
  • Introduction to the topic
  • First round of questions

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Daniel Graewe

Module 1 | Environmental Management 6 September 2024, 9.00 AM – 5.00 PM

  • Environmental management: Why?
  • Green – Deal!
  • Environmental management as a strategy
  • Operational functional areas and environmental protection
  • Reporting: CO2 balance & Co.
  • "Green analysis" of annual reports
  • Green finance

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Thomas Meuser 

Module 2 | Sustainable Finance 17 September 2024, 9.00 AM – 5.00 PM

  • Monitor and evaluate sustainable financial performance through:
    • Financial KPIs
    • Non-financial KPIs
  • Sustainable corporate finance and capital markets in terms of:
    • The regulatory environment
    • ESG ratings
    • Empirical data on investments and performance

Speakers: Prof. Dr. Torsten Keller &
Prof. Dr. André Küster Simic 

Module 3 | Social Issues in ESG 19 September 2024, 9.00 AM – 5.00 PM

  • Spectrum and relevance of social issues in ESG
  • Focus on supply chain
  • Focus on human rights

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Sarah Jastram

Module 4 | Sustainable Corporate Governance 27 September 2024, 9.00 AM – 5.00 PM

  • ESG advisory boards in companies
  • Remuneration policy and sustainability
  • Sustainability Boards: Sustainability expertise on the board
  • Dealing with corporate crises
  • Dealing with crises in individual boards (dead locks)
  • Resilience in contracts and dealing with contract disruptions
  • Legal handling of new work and gender issues from the employer's perspective
  • Employee participation programmes

Referent: Prof. Dr. Daniel Graewe

Module 5 | Managing and Leading Change 7 October 2024, 9.00 AM – 5.00 PM

  • Understand the mission and business case for change management
  • Understanding the roles in change management
  • The phases of change from the point of view of those affected
  • Recognising and understanding resistance in change processes and dealing with it constructively
  • The importance of management and leadership in change processes
  • Leading change, driving processes forward and bringing people with you
  • Getting to know and applying leadership styles in change
  • Transferring insights into real case studies

Referent: Maximillian Späte

Module 6 | Sustainable Project Management 11 October 2024, 9.00 AM – 5.00 PM

  • Project management function – strategic and operational
  • Sustainable Development and the 2030 Agenda
  • Rationale and importance of sustainable project management
  • Project management for sustainability projects
  • The Sustainable Project Management Office
  • Sustainability as a framework for project management
  • Sustainability in the project from start to finish
  • Sustainability in the project outcome
  • Case Study: Sustainable event management

Speaker: Muriel Pöhler

Exam & Off Boarding 21 October 2024, 9.00 AM – 12.00 PM

  • Presentation of the case study
  • Conclusion & Q&A session
  • Evaluation

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Daniel Graewe

Lecturers

Prof. Dr. Daniel Graewe, LL.M.

Prof. Dr. Daniel Graewe, LL.M.

Attorney at law. Advice in the area of corporate sustainability (ESG). Head of the Institute for Applied Business Law at HSBA.


Modules: Academic Head

Prof. Dr. Sarah Jastram, HSBA

Prof. Dr. Sarah Jastram

HSBA Vice President for Research and International Affairs. Professor of International Business Ethics and Sustainability, and General Business Administration.


Prof. Dr. Torsten Keller

Prof. Dr. Torsten Keller

HSBA professor of general business administration specialising in accounting and corporate accounting.


Prof. Dr. André Kuester Simic

Prof. Dr. André Kuester Simic

HSBA professor of general business administration specialising in corporate accounting and finance.


Prof. Dr. Thomas Meuser

Prof. Dr. Thomas Meuser

Board of Directors Gaia Institute for Environmental Management.


Muriel Pöhler

Muriel Pöhler

Independent management consultant for strategy, innovation and sustainability.


Maximilian Spaete

Maximilian Späte

Transformation Leader and Interim Manager.


Admission requirements

General higher education entrance qualification OR secondary school leaving certificate AND at least 2 years of relevant professional experience.

Registration

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Laura Hoffjann

Executive Education and Transfer

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executive.education@hsba.de

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