Online: The role of Internal Audit in ESG

In a changing world, ESG becomes a determining factor for companies in terms of compliance, attractiveness and talent retention. How can and will Internal Audit assess that companies are applying and evaluating continuous changing regulations without impacting companies' growth?

Kursinnehåll

The course covers the following areas:  

• What is Sustainability?  

• Overview Environmental risk and the role of Internal Audit  

• Overview Social risk and and the role of Internal Audit  

• Overview on Governance risk and the role of Internal Audit  

• ESG frameworks/standards  

• Sustainable Development Goals  

• Demystifying the Alphabet soup  

• How can a company look at sustainability from the point of view of shareholders  

• Sustainability – a Board matter or Audit Committee matter  

• Sustainability and change management  

• Role of Internal Audit  

PARTICIPANTS
 

• Internal Auditors  

• Chief Audit Executives  

KEY TOPICS  

• Definition of ESG and sustainability  

• Overview of ESG risks and the role of internal audit  

• Review of the ESG frameworks/standards  

LEARNING OBJECTIVES  

• To ensure ESG fundamentals are covered/ reviewed through practical exercises and examples