- Professional Certificate Course
Certificate in Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)
Gain essential insights into the CSRD and improve your sustainability reporting with this CPD-certified course. Join today to enhance transparency, and competitiveness, and stay ahead of evolving sustainability reporting requirements.

Course Glance
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Duration
8 weeks, flexible online learning
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Certification
Professional Certificate in Decarbonization
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Access
Lifetime access to materials and updates
Course Outcomes
Equip yourself with the knowledge, tools, and strategies needed to implement effective decarbonisation initiatives and lead your organosation to a sustainable future.
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Course Overview
Our comprehensive curriculum is designed to give a historic understanding of business sustainability across multiple dimensions
Curriculum
Course Format
Certification
Introduction to Business Sustainability
Understand what sustainability means for businesses and learn about strategic frameworks for sustainable practices and stakeholder engagement.

Course Curator: Laura Adams
Senior Consultant, Grain Sustainability
Module Content
Explore key sustainability challenges organisations face
Learn the strategic framework for embedding sustainability into business practices
Assess how SDGs can align with organisational sustainability goals
Sustainability Plan Development
Understand how to develop a sustainability plan, conduct a materiality assessment and implement a sustainability framework.

Course Curator: Melina Taprantzi
Founder, Wise Greece
Module Content
Learn the steps for developing a sustainability plan
Comprehend the process of conducting a materiality assessment
Explore stakeholder engagement and implementing a sustainability framework
Sustainability Plan Implementation
Learn how to transform your sustainability goals into actionable steps, ensuring support, and commitment across your organisation.

Course Curator: Mark Kane
CEO, Sustainabil-IT
Module Content
Discover methods for measuring progress through baselining and benchmarking
Recognise the importance of stakeholder engagement in implementation
Explore strategies to incorporate resilience and seek feedback effectively
Decarbonisation: Achieving Net Zero
Develop carbon literacy, understand climate impacts, and learn strategies to reduce your organisation’s carbon footprint.

Course Curator: Ben Craig
Big Blue Mountains
Module Content
Leverage best practices to interpret your organisation’s carbon footprint
Understand product life cycle assessment and product carbon footprinting
Learn about key carbon targets for your decarbonisation plan
Circular Economy
Learn how to apply circular principles to create eco-friendly, socially responsible, and profitable products.

Course Curator: Dr. Maurizio Catulli
Senior Lecturer in Sustainability Innovations, University of Hertfordshire
Module Content
Understand circular economy; assess its risks and opportunities
Assess the value chain for circular economy integration
Explore circular business models and sustainable product design strategies
Business with Biodiversity
Understand the relationship between nature and business, and how to ensure compliance with biodiversity policies and regulatory frameworks.

Course Curator: Ann Whyte, Lecturer
Glasgow Caledonian University
Module Content
Realise the business cases of initiatives to combat biodiversity decline
Understand global and EU policies affecting biodiversity in organisations
Realise the responsibilities organisations have for financial reporting concerning biodiversity
Sustainability Plan Implementation
Explore how to integrate DEI into your organisation’s sustainability efforts and acquire data-driven strategies to foster an inclusive, equitable and sustainable business.

Course Curator: Dr. Emma McDaid
Assistant Professor, UCD College of Business
Module Content
Evaluate current DEI strategies and identify improvement opportunities
Leverage to articulate the DEI business case effectively
Implement bias-free ways to collect and interpret data
Sustainable Finance
Dive into green bonds, loans, and impact investing to reshape your financial strategies and how to adhere to global reporting standards and regulations.

Course Curator: Dr. Seán O'Reilly
Assistant Professor, University College Dublin
Module Content
Build foundational knowledge of sustainable finance, terminology, and trends
Learn how financial systems can drive economic and social benefits
Key components and considerations involved in creating a financial strategy
Sustainable Operations
Understand sustainable operations as a way to reduce environmental and social impacts and discover strategies to drive responsible decisions.

Course Curator: Michele Hallahan
Senior Sustainability Consultant, EcoLogic
Module Content
Analyse the environmental and social impacts of business operations
Explore the role of technology in enhancing data collection and reporting
Gain an overview of management systems and ISO standards
Sustainable Supply Chain
Learn how to build a sustainable supply chain to drive operational success and meet sustainability goals.

Course Curator: Dr. Paul Davis
Assistant Professor of Management, DCU Business School
Module Content
Evaluate global supply chain risks and collaboration opportunities
Learn the six steps to building a sustainable supply chain
Understand life cycle costing and carbon footprint analysis
Green Marketing
Discover how to create a transparent communication plan that highlights your products’ environmental benefits, supports sustainability, and boosts your reputation.

Course Curator: Patricia Kane
Founder and CEO, reuzi
Module Content
Understand the role of communication in delivering effective sustainability strategies
Design a green marketing plan; understand challenges and opportunities
Learn to navigate the Green Claims Code to ensure compliance
ESG Reporting and Auditing
Explore key frameworks and compliance strategies to improve transparency, credibility, and alignment with global standards.

Course Curator: Dr Seán O'Reilly
Assistant Professor, University College Dublin
Module Content
Dive into ESG reporting frameworks and organisational requirements
Learn about common ESG reporting challenges and solutions
Dive into ESG issues and the steps required for reporting

Video Lectures
12+ hours of expert-led video content accessible anytime

Reading Materials
Comprehensive guides, case studies, and industry reports

Interactive Workshops
Hands-on sessions to apply concepts to real-world scenarios
Learning Experience
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Professional Certificate in Decarbonisation
Our platform combines real-world insights with flexibility, so professionals can learn when and how it suits them, without compromising on quality or application.
Course Highlights

Access interactive modules, downloadable tools, and up-to-date content – all in one

Access interactive modules, downloadable tools, and up-to-date content – all in one

Access interactive modules, downloadable tools, and up-to-date content – all in one

Access interactive modules, downloadable tools, and up-to-date content – all in one

Faculty Spotlight
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Dr. Sarah Johnson
Program Director
DEI
Sustainable Finance
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Dr. Sarah Johnson
Program Director
DEI
Sustainable Finance
- Connect on Linkedln
Area of Expertise:
Our platform combines real-world insights with flexibility, so professionals can learn when and how it suits them, without
PhD in Environmental management
Dr. Sarah Johnson
Program Director
DEI
Sustainable Finance
- Connect on Linkedln
Area of Expertise:
Our platform combines real-world insights with flexibility, so professionals can learn when and how it suits them, without
PhD in Environmental management
What Our Graduates Say
Join hundreds of professionals who have successfully implemented decarbonization strategies in their organizations.

Brian Reed
Chief Executive Officer
“The training allowed us as a company to prioritise the topics that matter most to our organisation and align our sustainability strategy with the UN SDGs”


Kate Lynch
Operations Manager
“The course covered key sustainability topics and provided us with a greater understanding of opportunities and challenges that companies face on their journey of change to a more sustainable business model.”


Cerasela Marin
Managing Partner
"The ISS training gave us the tools to have more meaningful conversations around sustainability internally and with our clients. It’s helped embed purpose into every aspect of our work."


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Frequently Asked Questions
More questions? Speak to our course advisor or email us at [email protected].
Participants will have the opportunity to engage in peer interaction and networking through the Learning Management System, our community channel ISS Connect, and our exclusive Masterclass Series.
This time frame encourages you to focus on completing your course and receiving your Diploma/Certificate. Plus, you will have access to our Alumni and faculty to clarify your queries, discuss sustainability topics and grow your network throughout the course period.
For invoice or instalment plans the Diploma course fee is €3,300/£2,800/$3,800.
Certificates courses are priced at €495 and discounts are available on purchases of more than 3 and 6.
On completion of our Diploma, you will be awarded 24 SCQF credits which is equivalent to 12 European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System or ECTS credits. ECTS enables the transfer of credits taken at one institution to be counted towards a qualification studied for at another, promoting greater student mobility.
The short certificate courses are CPD-certified which means participants earn CPD hours.
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