Online: ESG Certificate - Internal Auditing for Sustainable Organizations March 2026 - IFACI

This certification program equips internal auditors with key ESG knowledge, focusing on EU mandatory reporting. Learn to audit, advise, and ensure robust sustainability practices, contributing to responsible business growth. After the course participants are eligible to sit for the certificate exam which is administered on the IIA’s LMS platform.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Establish a common understanding of ESG.

• Review the current global regulations governing ESG, including ESG reporting.

• Explore the future of ESG regulations, world-wide.

• Identify the components of a typical ESG Governance Framework and factors critical for establishing ESG governance.

• Examine key considerations for building an ESG audit strategy.

• Discuss practices for establishing sustainability leadership within the organization, including critical ESG roles.

• Practice ESG reporting and metrics, including necessary data requirements.

• Understand the impact of third-party actions on the organization’s ESG reporting requirements.

• Explore how internal audit can add organizational value as ESG regulation

PARTICIPANTS

This program is ideal for internal audit, risk management and compliance leaders who currently posess a basic understanding of ESG topics and wish to enhance their knowledge and practical application of leading practices on how to assess their organization's existing ESG governance and compliance program.

 COURSE INFORMATION

• Course duration : 2 days (4*4 hours), 09:00-13:00
• Participants who complete the course are eligible to sit for the certificate exam which is administered on The IIA’s LMS platform.
• CPE Hours available : 16
• Knowledge level : intermediate
• Prerequisites : ESG auditing experience.
• This certificate needs, to be obtained, a substancial personal work after the preparation training.
• Registration deadline, you need to sign up 14 days in advance to attend this course. 
• The link will be sent by IFACI prior to the training.

PRICE

• Members : 1 500€ (ex-VAT)
• Non-members : 2 000€ (ex-VAT)

IMPORTANT NOTE: Your registration is not fully confirmed until you have received a confirmation from IFACI. 

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