Corporate ESG Program Implementation: Targets, KPIs & Performance Tracking Training Course

Course Overview

Learning Objectives

• Explain what separates an ESG program that runs inside the company from an ESG strategy on paper.
• Select the material topics the program will act on and the evidence behind each choice.
• Establish baselines for each topic using records, meters, and systems the company already holds or can set up.
• Set company-level targets and break them down to sites, functions, and suppliers.
• Define key performance indicators with clear formulas, units, scope, and frequency.
• Assign owners for targets, indicators, and data, with defined responsibilities for collection, review, and approval.
• Design data collection routines, controls, and evidence that withstand audit and assurance.
• Build action plans and budgets that show how each target will be reached.
• Link the ESG program to the risk register, business planning, and performance appraisal.
• Track progress through a performance dashboard and regular management reviews at company, function, and site level.
• Respond to off-track performance with corrective actions and revised plans that name an owner and a deadline.
• Report program progress to management and the board in a consistent format.
• Prepare an implementation plan that phases the program across the company.

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Learning Outcomes

• By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
• Explain the components of an ESG program that runs inside the company, from governance to data routines.
• Select the material topics the program will act on and justify each choice.
• Establish baselines from records and systems the company already holds.
• Set company-level targets and cascade them to sites, functions, and suppliers.
• Write KPI definitions with formulas, units, scope, and frequency.
• Assign owners for targets, indicators, and data, with clear review and approval steps.
• Design data routines and controls that support audit and external assurance.
• Build action plans and budgets that show how targets will be met.
• Link the ESG program to the risk register, business planning, and appraisal.
• Track performance with a dashboard, regular management reviews, and corrective actions.
• Report program progress to management and the board in a consistent, comparable format.
• Prepare a phased implementation plan that rolls the ESG program out across the company.

Course Outline