About the training
As demands amplify for supply chain participants to enhance and communicate on their sustainability-related practices and impacts, smaller companies and those with limited sustainability experience are facing demands they do not know how to fulfill. This workshop helps participants navigate a series of practical tools and frameworks designed specifically for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and companies with limited expertise on sustainability-related topics to help get started on integrating sustainability into governance, strategy, operations and disclosures.
Training Format
- Hosted by SSE Partner Exchanges
- Facilitated by experts from the UN SSE with guests from the Ethical Supply Chain
- Delivered online with interactive activities and direct interaction with expert facilitators
- Q&A open for live interaction throughout the training
- Training includes 120 min of live facilitation
- Certified by CPD UK
Participants
This workshop is relevant for the leadership and employees of SMEs or at companies that are just starting to integrate sustainability into business decision-making.
A note to listed companies
Listed companies are encouraged to share this invitation with all companies in their supply chain, and encourage widespread participation. This will help listed companies be able to collect the information they need to effectively assess sustainability-related risks and opportunities in their supply chain.
Content
The workshop provides participants with practical guidance and tools to understand the drivers of sustainability integration, identify key sustainability-related risks and opportunities, and begin communicating sustainability-related information effectively. The workshop includes live polling, interactive exercises, and a guest presentation from the Ethical Supply Chain Program illustrating what sustainability integration looks like in practice for SMEs. It is designed to be accessible to participants with no prior sustainability experience, while remaining relevant and actionable for those already beginning their journey.
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Training modules
How to participate
The training program is delivered via stock exchanges around the world. The exchange hosts the training, convening its local market participants and other relevant stakeholders, while the UN SSE and IFRS deliver the training. All at no cost to the exchange or the training participants.
Stock exchanges and regulatory authorities that wish to host training for their market on this topic can contact the SSE team directly.
If you are not working for a stock exchange or regulatory authority and you are interested in this training, please reach out directly to your local exchange and ask them to host a training. You may also wish to join the SSE’s mailing list to learn about any training programs we hold that are open to the general public.
Technical Assistance
The SSE works with stock exchanges to advance climate action in their markets through donor-sponsored technical assistance. For more information, please contact the SSE team directly.
Testimonials
"RSEB would like to express its sincere appreciation to the UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative and its partners for organizing the Sustainability for SMEs and Beginners Workshop. The workshop provided practical and accessible guidance for companies at the early stages of their sustainability journey, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises with limited resources and experience. Through its structured approach covering preparation, alignment, implementation, and communication of sustainability practices, the workshop helped participants better understand the growing importance of sustainability in governance, strategy, risk management, and disclosure. The interactive format and practical examples made the content highly relevant and actionable for our market participants. Such capacity-building initiatives play an important role in strengthening sustainability awareness and supporting the development of more resilient and responsible businesses within Bhutan's corporate landscape."
Mr. Dorji Phuntsho
Chief Executive Officer, RSEB