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Description

Sustainability Reporting: Framing the Standards, Running Double Materiality and Collecting Data

Understand what sustainability reporting standards require of a company before launching the reporting work

  • 0.14 days — 1 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Foundation
  • Up to 6 participants

Non-financial reporting is changing in nature. Published information is becoming standardised and subject to assurance, while the underlying data remains scattered across departments and produced without any audit trail. Teams discover that the choice of topics disclosed must be justified just as rigorously as the figures themselves.

This one-hour module sets out the framework of international sustainability reporting standards. Participants identify what these requirements change compared with earlier voluntary disclosure, understand the principle of double materiality and pinpoint the data that must be made reliable first within their organisation.

Learning objectives

  • Position the purpose of sustainability reporting standards and the entities concerned
  • Distinguish a standardised sustainability report from earlier non-financial disclosure
  • Explain the principle of double materiality, both impact and financial
  • Justify the selection of material topics to an assurance provider
  • List the data to be made reliable before the first reporting cycle

What makes this programme different

Double materiality is practised by positioning topics on both axes
Traceability requirements are addressed from the assurance provider's standpoint
The module closes with the identification of the three weakest data points in the organisation

Programme

1What sustainability reporting standards change

Positioning the requirement and its effects

  • Purpose of sustainability reporting standards and the entities concerned
  • Shift from voluntary non-financial disclosure to a standardised report
  • Articulation with international sustainability disclosure frameworks
  • Role of the assurance provider and the level of reliability expected

2Double materiality

Choosing what must be disclosed

  • Principle of impact materiality and financial materiality
  • Method for identifying topics with stakeholders
  • Prioritising and justifying the topics retained
  • Traceability of the analysis for the assurance provider

3Organising data collection

Preparing the first cycle

  • Inventory of data already produced within the company
  • Appointment of contributors and data owners
  • Control points and audit trails to be retained
  • Scheduling the work across a reporting cycle

Who is it for

Chief financial officers and management controllers, together with sustainability managers, corporate secretaries and reporting project leaders involved in preparing the sustainability report.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites

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.