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SDG Impact Standards for Enterprises Training Course

Learn how to use the SDG impact standards for sound impact management and reporting.

The current challenge

The year 2023 marks the midpoint in humanity’s commitment to achieving the UN SDGs. Sadly, the latest Global Sustainable Development Report signals that we are seriously off-track to achieving the SDGs, and even more so than four years ago. Unless significant course correction actions are undertaken, our vulnerability to future crises becomes real.

For enterprises, this means taking steps to integrate impact management practices at the core of business strategy and operations becomes urgent and important.

A study published by PwC in 2019 shows that 72% of companies mention the SDGs in their annual reporting, only 25% refer to SDG in their business strategy and just 1% report measures of SDG progress.

This data calls for accelerated adoption of SDG impact standards.

If you...

  • have been communicating about the SDGs in your reporting but struggle to see how to actively manage your SDG impact contributions
  • seek a roadmap to integrate sustainability at the core of strategy, management and reporting work
  • are looking for a standard that will support reporting that is aligned with CSRD and ISSB
  • Then this training programme is likely to be game-changing for you.

Learning goals

  • Discover how to integrate SDG impact contribution into your business strategy
  • Identify what material sustainability issues to manage as priority
  • Define relevant impact goals and targets aligned with the SDGs
  • Recognise the impact data you need to collect to report trustworthy information
  • Leverage data to inform decisions and report in line with standards (CSRD, ISSB, etc.)

By the end of the course, you should have completed the SDG Impact Self-Assessment Tool to identify priority gaps to tackle in your current practice.

SDG Impact Standards for Enterprises

Programme

Join a one-day online yet interactive course covering the SDG impact standards and their applications, split into 3 x 2-hour sessions over a month's time to cover the 12 key actions to design and integrate a strong impact management process.

Session 1: Introduction to the SDG impact standards & integration into business strategy 🕒 120 mins

The first session will set the scene, introduce the 12 enterprise actions and cover the key practice indicators related to developing an SDG-aligned strategy. This session will cover identifying sustainability outcomes, performing a materiality assessment and setting targets in relationship to thresholds.

Enterprise actions: 1-4

Session 2: SDG impact data collection 🕒 120 mins

In this session, we look at the key steps to measure progress against impact targets, based on stakeholder engagement and the identification of impact indicators. We’ll delve into ways to integrate impact measurement in your current workflows to streamline data collection efforts.

Enterprise actions: 5-7

Session 3: Impact management & reporting 🕒 120 mins

Finally, we will cover practical cases and approaches to use SDG impact data to inform decision-making and reporting purposes. We’ll cover the need to be responsive to changes and engage stakeholders in the process. The session will close by looking at how SDG impact data and practices can support sustainability reporting efforts in line with CSRD or ISSB.

Enterprise actions: 8-12
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Who is this course for?

The course is primarily for sustainability managers and officers with medium-sized and large enterprises, consultants and coaches eager to specialise in impact management and learn how to grow beyond SDG communication. The course is sector and geography-agnostic. Given the range of topics covered in the course (governance, management incentives, stakeholder engagement) we recommend this course for professionals who have some level of influence on strategic matters.

Our Partners

We develop the course close partnership with standard-setting organisations and practitioners.

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SDG Impact

SDG Impact is a global UNDP flagship initiative working to accelerate private sector activity and investment towards sustainability and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.

SDG Impact

Social Value International (SVI) is a leading global standard setter for social impact measurement and management, Social Value and SROI.

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Together with leading experts

We’re a squad of professionals committed to helping you develop effective impact management practices with inspiration, practical guidance and empowering training.

Rebecca Cain

Rebecca is one of Australia’s most experienced social impact practitioners. She advises not-for-profits, social enterprises, philanthropic funds, government agencies and corporates on how to manage for better impact. She is a Level 3 Advanced Practitioner with a passion for understanding the connections between social, environmental and economic value.

Timothy Lambert

Timothy is the Co-founder and CEO of Efiko Academy. He is a Level III accredited Social Value and SROI practitioner. Through his Associate role at SI3, a pioneering Social Impact Fund in Europe, as well as board positions, he has advised dozens of impact ventures and investors in their journey to understand, measure and manage their social impact. His passion for improving people’s lives and ensuring that impact measuring results in strategic and operational insights for decision-making is contagious.

Bonnie Chiu

In her current role, Bonnie advises foundations and impact investors on diversity, equity and inclusion and impact strategies. She has delivered DEI training to over 80 impact investors around the world and co-founded the Diversity Forum for Inclusive Social Investment. She is a Senior Contributor on Forbes Women and an Investment Committee member of Access – Foundation for Social Investment.

Filippo Montesi

Fascinated by the complexity of people, communities, and social change, Filippo has obtained years of experience assisting profit, non-profit, public and private organisations in their impact and sustainability-driven decision-making. He is currently a Senior Advisor at Human Foundation in Rome and the Secretary-General at Social Impact Agenda per l’Italia – Global Steering Group for Impact Investment.

Agata Fortuna

Agata was involved in various national and international projects on youth empowerment, intercultural learning, and dialog in a conflict setting, social technology, and social entrepreneurship. Since 2015 she has been working at Koç University Social Impact Forum as a senior project and training specialist. The main field of her work and interest is social impact management, social entrepreneurship and social finance.

Rebecca Cain

Rebecca is one of Australia’s most experienced social impact practitioners. She advises not-for-profits, social enterprises, philanthropic funds, government agencies and corporates on how to manage for better impact. She is a Level 3 Advanced Practitioner with a passion for understanding the connections between social, environmental and economic value.

Timothy Lambert

Timothy is the Co-founder and CEO of Efiko Academy. He is a Level III accredited Social Value and SROI practitioner. Through his Associate role at SI3, a pioneering Social Impact Fund in Europe, as well as board positions, he has advised dozens of impact ventures and investors in their journey to understand, measure and manage their social impact. His passion for improving people’s lives and ensuring that impact measuring results in strategic and operational insights for decision-making is contagious.

Bonnie Chiu

In her current role, Bonnie advises foundations and impact investors on diversity, equity and inclusion and impact strategies. She has delivered DEI training to over 80 impact investors around the world and co-founded the Diversity Forum for Inclusive Social Investment. She is a Senior Contributor on Forbes Women and an Investment Committee member of Access – Foundation for Social Investment.

Filippo Montesi

Fascinated by the complexity of people, communities, and social change, Filippo has obtained years of experience assisting profit, non-profit, public and private organisations in their impact and sustainability-driven decision-making. He is currently a Senior Advisor at Human Foundation in Rome and the Secretary-General at Social Impact Agenda per l’Italia – Global Steering Group for Impact Investment.

Agata Fortuna

Agata was involved in various national and international projects on youth empowerment, intercultural learning, and dialog in a conflict setting, social technology, and social entrepreneurship. Since 2015 she has been working at Koç University Social Impact Forum as a senior project and training specialist. The main field of her work and interest is social impact management, social entrepreneurship and social finance.

Rebecca Cain

Rebecca is one of Australia’s most experienced social impact practitioners. She advises not-for-profits, social enterprises, philanthropic funds, government agencies and corporates on how to manage for better impact. She is a Level 3 Advanced Practitioner with a passion for understanding the connections between social, environmental and economic value.

Timothy Lambert

Timothy is the Co-founder and CEO of Efiko Academy. He is a Level III accredited Social Value and SROI practitioner. Through his Associate role at SI3, a pioneering Social Impact Fund in Europe, as well as board positions, he has advised dozens of impact ventures and investors in their journey to understand, measure and manage their social impact. His passion for improving people’s lives and ensuring that impact measuring results in strategic and operational insights for decision-making is contagious.

Bonnie Chiu

In her current role, Bonnie advises foundations and impact investors on diversity, equity and inclusion and impact strategies. She has delivered DEI training to over 80 impact investors around the world and co-founded the Diversity Forum for Inclusive Social Investment. She is a Senior Contributor on Forbes Women and an Investment Committee member of Access – Foundation for Social Investment.

Filippo Montesi

Fascinated by the complexity of people, communities, and social change, Filippo has obtained years of experience assisting profit, non-profit, public and private organisations in their impact and sustainability-driven decision-making. He is currently a Senior Advisor at Human Foundation in Rome and the Secretary-General at Social Impact Agenda per l’Italia – Global Steering Group for Impact Investment.

Agata Fortuna

Agata was involved in various national and international projects on youth empowerment, intercultural learning, and dialog in a conflict setting, social technology, and social entrepreneurship. Since 2015 she has been working at Koç University Social Impact Forum as a senior project and training specialist. The main field of her work and interest is social impact management, social entrepreneurship and social finance.
SDG Impact Standards for Enterprises

Pricing

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Join three interactive online sessions with two expert trainers and a group of like-minded professionals. The sessions will blend theory, practical case studies, break-out rooms and experience-sharing moments.

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What's in this package?
  • 3 x 2 hours online sessions
  • Coverage of all 12 SDG impact actions
  • Examples and case studies
  • Certificate of Completion
  • Q&A and experience sharing
  • Networking
  • Self-assessment Tool included

Are you part of a small enterprise (<10 FTEs)?

We offer a discount on the journey for small enterprises.

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SDG Impact Standards for Enterprises Training Course

Session schedule

Cohort March 2024

Friday, March 24
Friday, March 29
Friday, April 5

From 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM CEST

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Information session

Thursday, February 1 (from 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CET)

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Frequently Asked Questions

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This training programme is delivered through three interactive live sessions where participants learn from the experts and each other. It covers all 12 enterprise actions and guides you in completing your first SDG Impact Self-Assessment using a dedicated tool. The course developed by CASE offered on Coursera is a good complementary solution. It is a foundational course covering concepts and frameworks related to impact management and delivered through self-paced learning modules. You can access the training on the Coursera platform here.

We offer different secure payment options from Credit card payment to Paypal or Bank transfer. Upon registering for the course you will be guided to a secured checkout page where you will be able to indicate your preferred payment method.
Yes, you can request an invoice at support@efiko.academy before or after your purchase of the course. Please make sure to provide us with your company name, tax number and headquarters address.
The course is delivered in English.
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Efiko Academy is located in Europe and its official currency is therefore the euro (€). This does not mean that you cannot pay with another currency. Stripe, our payment processor, offers payments in 130+ different currencies. PayPal also allows you to make a transfer using a vast array of currencies. In case you encounter any issues or have any questions about this topic, please contact us at support@efiko.academy.

Yes, we do offer reimbursement on the course in case you’re not satisfied with it. The reimbursement applies following these conditions:
a) Up to 15 calendar days after you enrolled on the course
b) Up until the day following the first session delivery

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