A Peek Inside a LittPark Workshop
Many businesses are realizing the benefits of developing an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) or Sustainability strategy, and they’re curious about what it takes. It can feel daunting at the beginning. Many senior leaders have immeasurable professional skills and experience, but built their careers at a time when ESG was a ‘nice to have’ rather than the table stakes competency it’s considered today. Meanwhile, team members may have a degree in sustainability studies, but lack the career experience to implement organization-wide change. How do you begin to bridge this gap in order to implement ESG or Sustainability?
Well, we have a few ideas. But first, here’s why this knowledge gap might be putting your organization at risk:
You may fail to meet ESG criteria for future capital and investment
You’re not accurately informing on ESG for your disclosures or corporate reporting
Mismanagement of sustainable supply chains
Misunderstanding your stakeholders’ needs
Not meeting customer demands for sustainable products and services
Not meeting emerging carbon target legislation locally and globally
Loss of employee experience and talent acquisition benefits
Poor brand reputation of a business not based in transparency
A cohesive approach to sustainability is considered essential in today’s business world, particularly by investors, who know that sustainable companies demonstrate higher return on equity and have significantly lower risk profiles. So, how do you begin your ESG journey, especially if you have a generational skills and knowledge gap on your team?
We have found that clients who take our ESG Program Design course are:
Better able to examine their organization for ESG opportunities;
Gain the introductory knowledge to apply ESG principles to organizational priorities
Understand the unique applications of ESG for all their internal and external stakeholders; and
Report accurately on ESG for corporate disclosures
What’s more, they are able to see the potential for innovation using ESG as the lens for program design. Participants gain valuable inclusive design skills including developing an understanding of the practices that are essential for inclusive products, services, processes and policies, and uncovering meaningful stakeholder engagement and insight collection strategies for ESG program design.
In short, this 6-hour course provides you with the building blocks you need to begin designing your ESG strategy, even if you have no prior ESG experience.
What’s involved in an ESG Course?
When you leave the LittPark ESG Program Design Course, you will walk away with an informed ESG plan outline, inspired by design thinking.
In the interactive workshop, participants examine case studies from organizations who have succeeded -and failed- at ESG and design thinking, conduct individual and group exercises for immediate application of learning and instant feedback, and have access to subject matter experts who facilitate sessions on the topics of ESG and Design thinking.
Our workshops are designed for senior leaders ready to introduce ESG to their organization, communication professionals required to lead their organization’s communication strategy, and team members supporting ESG development or who need to engage stakeholders on ESG matters. In other words, people who need to quickly build ESG knowledge and who will be hands-on in its implementation.
As such, this course won’t have you sitting in endless classroom-style lectures. You’ll be immersed from the get-go in exploring the ESG and Inclusive Design competencies you need to develop your ESG strategy, getting immediate feedback to maximize your learning and growth.
