Course
Sustainability development has assumed such authority of enterprises.
Moreover, the sustainability report is the key disclosure to the company’s ESG performance. Enterprises need to not only make a commitment to sustainability, but also disclose their business strategy and implementation policies.
This critical disclosure requires the AA1000, the highest level of confidence in the world.
With nearly 30 years of experience in developing business responsibility assurance, AA1000 organization’s AA 1000 Assurance Standard V3 has been widely trusted and focused by stakeholders from all professionals in politics, economy, social, and sciences around the world. The future impacts are not to the sustainability reports, disclosed by the companies, but also includes the sustainability education training, professional function licenses, various popular sustainability workshops, and the qualifications maintenance of continuing education.
As one of the world's largest and most influential verification organizations, TÜV NORD has renowned reputation in leading practical and foresight initiatives for 150 years. AA1000 International License Training Course is the first internationally recognized professional qualification in the field of sustainability assurance. Through this training course, you will learn the key elements to practice Stakeholder Engagement, compose sustainability reports through international standards, follow the standards and principles when auditing in AA1000 assurance, plan the directions of applying AA1000 assurance standard, and study the practical cases.
Starting in 2025, at least one member of each assurance team must be qualified by ACSAP, and TUV NORD is an AA 1000 authorized training Provider.
Benefits
- Receive 3 international licenses of AA1000 at one time.
- International standards are in place at one time, and the quality of sustainable disclosure is fed back from the perspective of assurance.
- Enable practitioners to develop, validate, and communicate their competence in a systematic manner.
- Make it easier for organizations to identify credible assurance expertise.
- Improve stakeholder confidence in the expertise of sustainability assurance professionals engaged by an organization.
Audience
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Corporate Sustainability Report promoters
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Corporate Chief Sustainability Officers
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Corporate Internal Auditors
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Business Leaders
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Business Owners / Independent Shareholder
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Sustainability related Management Consultant Practitioners
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Audit Practitioners
Framework
- Module A—Stakeholder Engagement Practitioner Certificate (Not entitled to listing on AccountAbility website)
- Module B—Sustainability Practitioner (SP) Certificate (with listing on AccountAbility website)
- Module C—Associate Certified Sustainability Assurance Practitioner (ACSAP) Certificate (with listing on AccountAbility website)
Outline
| A.Stakeholder Engagement 1. Accountability Principles (AA 1000AP 2018) 2. Stakeholder Engagement (AA 1000 SES 2015) 3. Certificate only and no pre-requisites. | 1. Introduction to the AA1000 Series 2. Why having a Stakeholder Engagement Plan? 3. What to Prepare? 4. How to Implement the Engagement Plan? 5. What Should be Reviewed and Improved? |
| B. Sustainability Development 1. Application and reporting of each AccountAbility Principle (AA1000AP, 2018). 2. Participants who completed A + B modules will be listed on the AccountAbility website as “Corporate Responsibility Practitioner” for one year, 3. Renewable each year is needed to continue listing. | 1. Why do organizations report? 2. Why AA1000 AP (2018)? 3. What is AP’s detail with requirements? 4. How to apply AP? 5. What Should be emphasized on? |
| C. Sustainability Assurance 1. Basic sustainability assurance knowledge using the AA1000AS v3 2. Certification contributes toward the requirements to progress to higher CSAP levels, such as PCSAP and LCSAP. 3. Participants will be listed on the AccountAbility website as “Associate Certified Sustainability Assurance Practitioner (ACSAP)” for one year. 4. Renewable each year is needed to continue listing. | 1. Why AA1000AS? 2. Who is Assurance Practitioner (AP)? 3. How to engage with an Assurance Process? 4. How to write an AA1000AS Statement? 5. How to apply for PC, SP and ACSAP of AA1000? |
International Certificate
Completion of Programme Module A: You will obtain the Engagement Practitioner Certificate issued by AA1000.
Completion of Module A+B: You will obtain the Sustainability Practitioner Certificate (SP) issued by AA1000.
You will be registered as a Sustainability Practitioner (SP) on the AccountAbility website.
Validity: 1 year, renewable annually (at your own expense).
Completion of Modules A+B+C: You will be awarded the Associate Certified Sustainability Assurance Practitioner Certificate issued by AA1000.
Instructor
AA1000 Authorised Instructor
Recent Course Information
Oct 14-16, 2024 Shanghai
Time：9:30~17:00,lunch break 1 hour
Participants will be notified via email one week in advance of the course start and location.
Price
Module A+B+C (ACSAP Certificate): RMB 15,000 (Tax Included)
*Early Bird Discount for enrolment completed by 9/20 (Fri):
Module A+B+C: 5% off RMB 14,250 (Tax Included).
Please complete payment before the start of the course.
Host
TÜV NORD Training
Registration
Please fill in the [Registration Form] and Fax or mail to dajiang@tuv-nord.com