Introduction
ESG, or Environmental, Social, and Governance, has become a critical requirement for doing business in today’s world Investors, customers, employees, and other stakeholders are placing greater emphasis on ESG considerations when evaluating companies. Companies that fail to consider ESG factors risk losing the trust and support of their stakeholders, which can have significant negative impacts on their reputation and bottom line.
This is why the Society for Corporate Governance Nigeria, in partnership with ESG in Action Africa, is inviting you to participate in the ESG Strategy and Execution Workshop, a transformative two-day training designed to equip Board Members, and Senior Executives with practical knowledge to lead ESG initiatives within their organisations.
In this Workshop you will:
- Understand ESG and sustainability, its evolution, and why it is a game-changer in today’s business landscape
- Learn how to align your organisation’s goals with ESG principles to build a holistic, integrated strategy
- Gain tools to develop a risk and opportunity matrix, stakeholder map, and engagement plan for sustainable value creation
- Discover how to measure and report performance using key ESG metrics, standards, and reporting frameworks
- Learn how to communicate ESG achievements to investors, customers, employees, communities, and partners
- Understand how to influence positive behavioural change across stakeholder groups through ESG-driven initiative.
Training Modules
Module 1: What Is ESG - An Introduction and Your Role As Executive Management
Participants will gain an understanding of ESG and sustainability, its history and its importance in today’s business landscape. They will explore the different dimensions of ESG, including environmental impact and climate change, social and cultural issues with regard to how organisations operate to improve results for all stakeholders, as well as ethical governance. We will clarify how ESG fits into Sustainability and the nexus of the two.
Participants will also gain insight as to the role of the Executive Management in ESG and overall governance as a backdrop to the modules on strategy execution, risk and opportunity management, board governance, reporting and brand management.
Module 2: Developing an Integrated Business and ESG Strategy
To develop a business strategy that integrates ESG factors effectively. Participants will learn how to align their organisation’s goals and objectives with ESG principles, thereby developing an integrated strategy. It will cover how to identify ESG risks and opportunities, assess the materiality of ESG issues, and develop a strategy that aligns with the company’s mission and values. We will go one step further to talk about how you embed ESG in the organisation for sustainability.
Module 3: Stakeholders, Risk and Opportunity Management
Participants will learn how to develop their risk and opportunity matrix along with the attendant stakeholder map and engagement plan, to execute value creation and protection initiatives for enhanced business success. Participants will fully appreciate their stakeholders’ needs and expectations, and incorporating that feedback into the integrated strategy
Module 4: Measuring Success: Reporting & Compliance
This will cover tracking progress and reporting. Participants will learn how to measure and report the performance of the organisation’s integrated strategy and agreed metrics and goals.
They will be introduced to the standards and reporting frameworks and how to focus on the key measures relevant to their ESG journey
Module 5: Sustainable Brand Positioning & Communications
This module will cover strategies for creating a brand position that aligns with the company’s values and ESG ambition. It will focus on frameworks for strategic brand positioning and communication. Participants will learn how to communicate their organisation’s ESG performance and initiatives to various stakeholders, including customers, investors, employees, community and supply chain, as well as how to nudge behavioural change across these stakeholder segments.
Date
May
20th –21st, 2025
Location
Victoria Island
Lagos
Attendance Mode
Physical
Time
09:00am
WAT
Training Fee
NGN 750,000 per participant
(10% discount applies to a group of 3 or more participants from the same organisation).
Target Audience
This training is designed for Board Members, and Senior Management across various sectors aspiring to enhance their understanding of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) frameworks, align with global best practices, and lead effective ESG integration within their organisations.
Meet the Facilitators
- Over 35 years of professional experience in finance, strategy consulting, operational management, and board governance.
- Managing Director of InVivo Partners Ltd
- Served on boards in developing and emerging markets across FMCG, Oil & Gas, Healthcare, Financial Services and Technology sectors.
- Former partner at McKinsey and Company in Europe
- Head of Strategy and Business Development, Pfizer Inc.
- Former Vice President of Strategic Planning and Business Development at Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Inc
- She has previously served on the boards of PZ Cussons PLC (UK); Barloworld Ltd (South Africa), Stanbic IBTC Holdings (Nigeria), Seven Energy (Nigeria). UAC (Nigeria), Diamond Bank PLC (Nigeria); Vlisco Group (the Netherlands) as well as a number of privately held businesses.
- Holds current board seats at Imperial Brands PLC (UK), Guinness /Diageo (Nigeria), Bank of Africa, BMCE Group (Morocco) and subsidiaries of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, where she brings valuable insights on strategy, operations, ESG issues and sustainability practices.
Ngozi Edoziem
Nkemdilim Uwaje Begho
- Over 15 years of experience in business/digital transformation, change leadership, risk oversight, and digital marketing.
- CEO of Future Software Resources Ltd. (Futuresoft)
- Designed and executed innovative brand strategies, digital marketing campaigns, and digital transformation projects across Africa.
- Currently holds board seats on Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC (Nigeria), Novare Investment Fund Ltd (Nigeria), Lagos State Research & Innovation Council (LASRIC), The BudgIT Foundation, Global Leaders Today (USA), Society of Corporate Governance Nigeria (Nigeria).
- 2019 Obama Africa Leader
- Over 14 years of experience in crafting and executing brand and growth strategies for African and global enterprises eyeing expansion across the continent.
- CEO of Caizen Business Development Company (Caizen), a sustainability marketing company.
- Founder and Editor-in-Chief of ASPIRE Luxury Magazine.
- Led and worked with cross-regional teams on multi-million-dollar marketing projects, fostering sustainable development and elevating brands to industry prominence.
- Highly sought-after certified sustainability and marketing consultant.
- Advisory board member and mentor for several Pan-African ambitious startups, social impact and not-for-profit organisations.
