One-day 'Introduction' and 'Advanced' Sustainability Reporting Workshop
Since 2002 PAIA has been a training provider for CSR/Sustainability reporting workshops on behalf of ACCA, the Singapore Environment Institute and Singapore Compact.
ACCA Singapore, Singapore Compact for CSR and Singapore Environment Institute jointly organise the workshops and these are offered at two levels, dependent on where your organisation is in terms of its reporting journey.
Sustainability reporting is part of an organisation’s risk management process and overall communications strategy and understanding materiality is key to producing an engaging and usable report. Organisations must also remember that reports are not only externally focused documents, but are also tools to provide useful inputs into business planning, analysis and management strategy, when integrated into the corporate culture.
The 'Introduction to Sustainability Reporting Workshop' offers participants a clear understanding of where they should start the reporting process and why. Issues discussed during the interactive sessions include drivers for reporting, transparency and accountability in a sustainability context, identifying key indicators on which to report and introduction to the Global Reporting Initiative. It is the perfect introduction for those who have an interest in sustainability reporting or have been tasked with producing a first time report for their organisation
The ‘Advanced Sustainability Reporting Workshop’ is for organisations who are already reporting, but wish to improve upon their reporting processes and assess the implications of the latest developments in reporting. Issues discussed include key stakeholder identification, mapping and engagement, emerging best practice in CSR reporting, bridging the gap between credible CSR and engaging public relations, using GRI as a framework and not a straight jacket, best practice from alternative guidelines for CSR management (eg ISO 26000, IFAC Sustainability Framework, Carbon Disclosure Project, etc), assessing materiality and verification and assurance and why some institutional investors are requesting sustainability disclosures before making investments decisions
Paia also provides a range of bespoke training courses that can be fitted to the exact needs of your organisation. These include, for example, Introduction to Sustainability, specific Global Reporting Initiative programmes, implementing and understanding ISO14000 and ISO26000, materiality, stakeholder engagement or report development consultations.