6 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗹𝘆 u𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱: f𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗘𝗦𝗚 c𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 c𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀

The ESG and sustainability space is moving fast, and so is the need to stay ahead. I’ve just updated my list of 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗘𝗦𝗚 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀 (𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀), credible programs from the UN, World Bank, OECD and others that reflect today’s latest conversations around climate risk, finance, and responsible business.

All are free and issue certificates of completion you can showcase on your profile or integrate into corporate ESG training.

I’ve also mapped them to the common frameworks we all use 𝗚𝗥𝗜, 𝗜𝗙𝗥𝗦 𝗦𝟮, 𝗧𝗖𝗙𝗗, 𝗨𝗡𝗚𝗣𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗘𝗖𝗗 𝗥𝗕𝗖 so every course connects back to the disclosure, governance, and due diligence standards shaping ESG practice today.

Net Zero 101 – UN CC: Learn (1.5h) → foundations; target-setting language.
Map: IFRS S2 basics, SBTs context, GRI 302/305.
https://lnkd.in/gEC6GTX7

Introduction to Sustainable Finance – UN CC: Learn (3h subset of full course) → why finance cares; cost of capital.
Map: IFRS S1 risk/opportunity; TCFD “Strategy”.
https://lnkd.in/gVcWeMWR

OECD Academy: Intro to Responsible Business Conduct (1.5h) → due diligence, salient risks.
Map: OECD RBC, UNGPs, GRI 2/3/13, supply-chain governance.
https://lnkd.in/gfN6EBt7

Plastic Waste and the Basel Convention – UN CC: Learn (2h) → practical E pillar content; waste controls.
Map: GRI 306, compliance risk under IFRS S1.
https://lnkd.in/g4M2KeqG

Gender & Human Rights in Climate Action & RE – UN CC: Learn (1.5h) → S and H guidance.
Map: UNGPs, GRI 405/406, just transition.
https://lnkd.in/g5zfaXHX

Green Fiscal Policy – UN CC: Learn (0.5–1h) → incentives, carbon taxes, subsidies.
Map: IFRS S1 “Regulatory risk”; TCFD “Metrics & Targets”.
https://lnkd.in/gTDVdKDn

World Bank OLC: Climate & Disaster Risk Screening (2h) → physical risk workflow.
Map: TCFD “Risk Management”; IFRS S2 physical risk.
https://lnkd.in/g6gdjkbK

OECD Academy: RBC for Institutional Investors (1.5–2h) → stewardship & due diligence.
Map: OECD RBC for investors, UNGPs.
https://lnkd.in/gfN6EBt7

UN CC: Learn – Advancing SD in Practice (1–2h selected modules) → linking impact, KPIs.
Map: GRI 3 (material topics), IFRS S1 metrics.
https://lnkd.in/gDZ8Gv3U

Mastering National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) – UN CC: Learn (2h selected units) → policy cycles.
Map: TCFD/IFRS S2 adaptation, resilience planning.
https://lnkd.in/gbCn55My

In for MEA: Environmental Governance (choose MEA primer) (2h) → MEA architecture (Basel/Stockholm/Paris).
Map: Compliance context for IFRS S1 risks.
https://lnkd.in/g77CwZYr

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