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Description

Green Taxonomy: Assessing Activities, Documenting and Publishing Alignment Ratios

Turning taxonomy reporting into a structured data-collection exercise rather than an improvised declaration

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

A taxonomy requires answers activity by activity, not at company level. You must first state which activities are eligible, then demonstrate that they are aligned by examining the substantial contribution to an environmental objective, the absence of significant harm and compliance with minimum safeguards. The relevant data sits with operational teams: collection is the real bottleneck.

This seven-hour programme connects the exercise to the sustainability report. Participants learn to map their activities, carry out the alignment analysis, build the three expected ratios and document everything that will later be reviewed.

Learning objectives

  • Map company activities against the activities listed in the taxonomy
  • Distinguish between eligibility and alignment of an activity
  • Analyse substantial contribution and the absence of significant harm
  • Verify compliance with minimum safeguards
  • Calculate the turnover, capital expenditure and operating expenditure ratios
  • Organise data collection and documentation with operational teams

What makes this programme different

Activity mapping is carried out on the participants' own real data
The numerator and denominator of each ratio are reconciled with the annual accounts
A collection plan with owners and supporting evidence is built during the session

Programme

1Mapping and Qualifying Your Activities

Moving from the company to the activity

  • Overall logic of the taxonomy and the environmental objectives targeted
  • The notion of economic activity and its link to the activity catalogue
  • Difference between an eligible activity and an aligned activity
  • Enabling activities and transitional activities
  • Defining the reporting scope and ensuring consistency with the sustainability report

2Analysing Alignment

Demonstrating rather than declaring

  • Criteria for substantial contribution to an environmental objective
  • Analysis of the absence of significant harm to the other objectives
  • Minimum safeguards and due diligence across the value chain
  • Technical evidence expected and the role of operational teams
  • Treatment of partially aligned activities

3Calculating the Ratios and Documenting

Connecting the taxonomy to the accounts

  • Composition of the numerator and denominator of each ratio
  • Allocation of the relevant capital and operating expenditure
  • Avoiding double counting between activities
  • Presentation of the tables and contextual information
  • Audit trail and retention of supporting documents

Who is it for

Accounting and finance managers as well as sustainability managers, management controllers and engagement leads contributing to the sustainability report.

Prerequisites

Familiarity with your organisation's financial statements and with the scope of its sustainability report.

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.