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Description

SME Sustainability Reporting: Framing the Scope, Collecting Data and Publishing

One day to answer the ESG information requests of clients, banks and insurers with a framework suited to smaller companies

  • 1 day — 7 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Foundation
  • Up to 6 participants

Questionnaires arrive from a major client, from the bank, sometimes from the insurer. Each one has its own format and its own indicators. The company rebuilds its answers under pressure, chasing figures scattered between payroll, utility invoices and the memory of the maintenance supervisor. From one year to the next, nothing is comparable.

This 7-hour programme uses a voluntary, internationally recognised sustainability reporting approach for smaller companies to give the business a single consistent framework. Participants choose the level of reporting suited to their partners, select the indicators to document, organise data collection across departments and draft a report that is consistent with the financial accounts.

Learning objectives

  • Position voluntary SME sustainability reporting among the ESG information requests addressed to smaller companies
  • Choose the level of reporting suited to the expectations of your partners
  • Identify the environmental, social and governance indicators to be documented
  • Organise data collection across the departments concerned
  • Draft a report that is clear and consistent with the company accounts

What makes this programme different

A sorting exercise on the ESG questionnaires participants have already received
A data collection template broken down department by department
A first set of indicators completed using the company's available data

Programme

1Positioning the ESG information request

Expectations of clients, banks and insurers

  • Where the questionnaires received by smaller companies come from
  • The value of a single reference framework against scattered requests
  • Structure and logic of voluntary SME sustainability reporting
  • Choosing the level of reporting according to the stakeholders concerned

2Building the content of the report

Environmental, social and governance indicators

  • Energy consumption, waste and resource use
  • Headcount, working conditions and training
  • Governance practices and relations with business partners
  • Selecting the indicators that are relevant to the activity

3Collecting, publishing and sustaining the reporting process

Internal organisation, reliability and distribution

  • Allocating data collection across departments
  • Usable internal sources and consistency checks
  • Drafting a short and readable report
  • Preparing the next reporting cycle and tracking progress over time

Who is it for

Owners and managing directors of small and mid-sized companies, finance and administration directors, sustainability managers and management controllers responsible for ESG information requests.

Prerequisites

Familiarity with the organisation and main activities of your company.

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.