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Description

Sustainability Reporting: Framing the Approach, Collecting Data and Drafting

Producing a robust sustainability report when the required information sits scattered across every department

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

Sustainability reporting confronts an organisation with a very practical difficulty: the information expected rarely exists in a usable form. Social data sits in payroll, environmental data with the sites, governance elements with the corporate secretariat. Each team works with its own definitions and its own reporting boundaries.

One day to establish the method: understand the overall logic of sustainability reporting, carry out the priority issues analysis, organise data collection around shared definitions, then draft information that can be verified. Exercises are based on extracts from published reports.

Learning objectives

  • Position the sustainability report within the organisation's overall disclosure obligations
  • Conduct a priority issues analysis involving internal and external stakeholders
  • Define the reporting boundary and calculation rules for each published indicator
  • Organise data collection from contributing departments
  • Draft clear sustainability disclosures supported by evidence
  • Prepare the supporting documentation expected by the assurance provider

What makes this programme different

A single thread follows one report end to end, from issues analysis through to assurance
An indicator sheet template covering definition, boundary, source and owner
Extracts from published reports analysed to identify what holds up and what does not

Programme

1The Logic of Sustainability Reporting

Understanding what is expected and why

  • The place of the report within the organisation's published information
  • Linking environmental, social and governance issues
  • Accounting for the upstream and downstream value chain
  • The role of governance in validating disclosures

2Priority Issues Analysis

Deciding what will be published

  • Identifying issues and the sources used
  • Consulting internal and external stakeholders
  • Prioritisation criteria and the trade-offs made
  • Traceability of decisions and internal validation

3Data Collection and Drafting

Sustainable data and verifiable text

  • Indicator sheets: definitions and reporting boundaries
  • The role of contributors and the collection timetable
  • Consistency checks before publication
  • Factual drafting and the supporting evidence attached

Who is it for

Sustainability managers, management controllers, finance directors, legal counsel and non-financial reporting officers.

Prerequisites

Familiarity with your organisation's structure and activities, and with the basics of its existing reporting.

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.