Summary

Learning Outcomes

• With ESG issues taking centre stage, there is a rising need from cor-porations, investors, and lenders to understand ESG landscape and the risks associated with it.
• Leveraging on CRISILs strong domain expertise in ESG risk assess-ment and its proprietary frameworks the 'ESG Risk Analysis' training programme will help the participants in gaining a strong understanding of environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks and how they can impact a company's long-term success. It will help them in under-standing the regulatory landscape, key terminologies and the major reporting frameworks used in India as well as globally.
• The training programme will also cover new market trends and best practices which can help corporations to build capacity for new-age sustainable development. 
  

Who should attend?

• Investment & Product teams with Asset Managers
• Relationship managers and Business development teams across Lenders & Investors
• Financial Analysts & Credit Underwriters
• Strategy, Finance & Investor Relations teams with Corporates
• Governance & Risk Management teams

Day1

Introduction to ESG current developments

• A few definitions - current state in EU, US, India. Evolution of ESG over time, how focus has shifted.
• from Stakeholder focus to impact focus - relationship with Sustainability, SDG, emerging sectors.

Environment Pillar - Climate Change - challenges - Paris Agreement

• E Pillar - key issues - climate change, GHG emissions, Net Zero, 1.5-degree goal by end of century. Background to Paris, Paris agreement - common goals, but differentiated responsibility. Climate Finance.

GHG protocol and its application

• GHG protocol - contents, examples - Scope 1, 2 & 3 - challenges - double counting, value chain emissions. Application in Finance. Emission accounting
• Computation of GHG - examples in different contexts

Group work

• A fictitious case around an industry sector - cement or similar or 4 different cases for 4 different groups - Estimation of GHG Presentation by groups
• Presentation, followed by explanations by facilitator.

Disclosures - CDP, TCFD

• Disclosures of GHG emissions, goals, ESG strategic ambitions around Climate - example from Global & Indian companies

Open Discussions

Day 2

Recap Day 1

TCFD

• Environment Pillar - continued - water, waste, biodiversity.
• Different topics on Environment - illustration through practical stories from different reports
  

Social Pillar

• Topics under Social - employees, community, value chain, customers [product responsibility], human rights etc.
  

Governance

• Quick run through key topics/ developments - materiality - double materiality, stakeholder engagement, ESG strategy, goal settings, operational management systems, audits, BoD responsibilities in ESG, organization external disclosures
  

ESG in Business

• Carbon pricing, carbon tax, SDG, sustainable finance, bonds, thematic funds - IFC performance standards, World Bank ESS, Equator principles, CDP, GRI, SASB - now ISSB (overview on developments)Presentation, followed by explanations by facilitator.

Developments in EU

• Taxonomy approach, examples from pension funds, banks - approach to ESG credit risk assessment, example from UNPRI - stewardship in financing - Run through of PCAF.

Illustration of ESG in Indian companies

• Examples from ITC, M&M, Maruti, ONGC, IOCL, NTPC

Future evolution in India

• Developments with SEBI RBI, Niti Ayog, expected path in Carbon markets, supply chain challenges, export(trade) barriers.

Q&A, Open discussions

Trainer Profile:

The trainer is an experienced professional with diverse expertise of 32 years in environment, social & governance areas. He is a practitioner and is in advisory capacity in different areas of sustainability & climate change. He has been an assessor of ESG performance of enterprises of different industrial sectors, both domestic and international. He has worked closely with many multinationals as part of global team of assessors in supporting them in extending ESG into their supply chains.

Training dates - February 23-24, 2026

Training fees - ₹ 30,000 + applicable taxes