This course is focused on providing a sound understanding of the requirements of the Corporate Social Responsibility Directive (CSRD) that came into effect for large public-interest companies from 1 January 2024 as well as the accompanying European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). The EU taxonomy is also covered as it interlinks with the CSRD.

Participants will gain a technical understanding of, among other things, procurement practices, anti-corruption, anti-competitive behaviour and tax.

Course overview

Participants will gain a technical understanding of, among other things, procurement practices, anti-corruption, anti-competitive behaviour and tax.

This course will also cover:

Voluntary and mandatory standards and regulations that apply to ESG reporting in Europe

The requirements of the CSRD

The application of ESRS

Recent developments in the field within Europe

Double materiality

The links between CSRD, ESRS with standards such as GRI, TCFD, SFDR and IFRS sustainability standards

Topic list

Introduction

Introduction to ESG reporting reporting in Europe
EU regulations taxonomy for sustainable activities

CRSD

Reporting requirements for ESG information and the link to ESRS
Requirements to certify that an adequate risk and control framework safeguarding and governing reported ESG information
Assurance requirement of reported ESG information
Requirements to digitally ‘tag’ the reported ESG information

ESRS

ESRS 1 General principles
ESRS 2 General, strategy, governance and materiality assessment 
ESRS E1 Climate change
ESRS E2 Pollution
ESRS E3 Water and marine resources 
ESRS E4 Biodiversity and ecosystems
ESRS E5 Resource use and circular economy
ESRS S1 Own workforce
ESRS S2 Workers in the value chain
ESRS S3 Affected communities
ESRS S4 Consumers and end-users
ESRS G1 Governance, risk management and internal control
ESRS G2 Business conduct

Training delivery

Teaching method and resources
Our expert instructors use a range of engaging contemporary teaching methods on all VantagePoint Training courses. You can expect:

Group live instruction
Interactive exercises
Participation will be encouraged
At VantagePoint, we have a policy to avoid unnecessary printing. All course materials will be provided in soft copy. The only printed materials will be those necessary for exercises in class.

Instructors
Your course will be facilitated by experienced instructor/s from our Faculty. If you would like more detailed information about the instructor/s assigned to your chosen event, please feel free to reach out to us at training@vantagepoint.consulting. We are here to assist you in any way we can.

Venue
Our face-to-face courses are typically held in meeting rooms at reputable 4-star hotels or conference centres, located in central downtown areas for your convenience. Should you have any queries about the venue for your selected training, please don't hesitate to ask. We are more than happy to provide updates and ensure that you have all the details you need.

CPE/CPD credits

CPE / CPD credits
16 hours

Field of study
Accounting

Program level
Basic

Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course.

Advance preparation
There is no advance preparation required for this course.

CPE/CPD accreditation
VantagePoint is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org. For information regarding administrative policies such as our complaint policy and refund policy, please contact us at training@vantagepoint.consulting.

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