Environmental, Social and Governance – Principles & Practice

Conceptual Framework of Corporate Governance:

• Evolution of Corporate Governance,
• Corporate governance concepts, Corporate Governance Forums,
• Corporate Governance Codes and international legislative  framework on corporate governance,
• Indian & International concept of Corporate Governance.

Legislative Framework of Corporate Governance in India:

• Listed Companies, Unlisted Companies,
• PSUs, Banks and Insurance Companies,
• Stewardship Code.

Board Effectiveness:

• Role clarity of Board and Management,
• Composition and Structure, Duties and Liabilities, Evolution of Jurisprudence,
• Diversity in Board Room, Selection and Appointment Process,
• Independent Directors, expectations, liabilities and their role,
• Code of Conduct, Responsibilities and Effectiveness, Conflict Management,
• Related Party Transactions, Role of directors’ in Prevention of Insider Trading.
• Board Processes through Secretarial Standards

Board Committees:

• Composition & Terms of Reference,
• Roles and Responsibilities.

Building Better Boards:

• Directors’ Training, Development,
• Familiarization,
• Board Evaluation,
• Succession Planning.
• Concept of Governance in professional managed company & promoters driven company Board Disclosures and website disclosures.

Data Governance:

• Importance of data governance,
• Data governance challenges,
• Difference between data governance and data management,
• Implementing an effective data governance framework.

Stakeholders Rights:

• Whistle/ Vigil/ Grievance Redressal Mechanism, Human Rights, Health and Safety,
• Prevention of sexual harassment at workplace, Attrition Rate,
• Supplier code of conduct, Gender parity ratio at Workforce, Local procurement,
• Monetary and non-monetary benefits.

Business Ethics, Code of Conduct and Anti-bribery Board’s Accountability on  ESG Environment:

• Environmental Policy, Environmental Impacts,
• Energy Consumption,
• Awareness on environment    protection,
• energy conservation and management.

CSR:

• Policy, Practice, Need assessment,
• Impact assessment,
• Mapping Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with CSR Programs of the Company,
• Governance challenges.

Green Initiatives:

• Pollution abatement and testing,
• Reduction in Carbon/ CHG Emissions, Resource efficiency,
• Renewable Energy Intensity, Water Management, Waste Management.

Governance Influencers:

• ICSI- Corporate Leader in Corporate Governance,
• Investor Associations, Proxy Advisory Firms,
• Institutional Investors ESG Investment

Empowerment of the Company Secretary Profession:

• International View & Evolving Role of Company Secretary in 21st Century,
• Comparative analysis of law applicable to Governance Professionals in different jurisdictions,
• Facilitating innovation in Board Governance, Role of Company Secretary in ESG.
• Sustainability Audit, ESG Rating, Emerging Mandates from Government and Regulators,
•  Integrated Reporting Framework,
• Global Reporting Initiative Framework, Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting

• Risk Identification, Risk Analysis, Risk Measurement, Risk Mitigation, Risk Elimination,
• Importance of Risk Management Committee, Role of Internal Audit, Internal control, Material Risk and Opportunity Assessment, Reputation Risk, Climate Risk, Fraud Risk Management,
• Business Continuity Plan with Case Study,
• Risk Related Disclosures, Crisis Management,
• Disaster Risk Management, Relationship between Business Continuity Plan, Crisis Management and Disaster Recovery Plan, ESG Risk assessment,
• Cyber Risk Management, Fundamentals of cyber security threats and countermeasures, Identifying most critical assets and threats,
• Assessing Cyber Security Risks, Implementing a Cyber Risk Management Programme,
• Role of CS in Risk Management,
• Case studies in Risk Management.