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Sustainability courses for working professionals

ESG and CSR training with real field work

Three progressive levels that take you from foundations to board-ready leadership. Every level pairs classroom learning with hands-on field work on live Earth5R sites across India.

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Built for individual professionals. Looking to train a company team instead? Use the companies path below.

Saurabh Gupta training SIDBI officers on sustainable banking, Earth5R session

Professional training grounded in Earth5R field practice, not slides alone.

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Training for professionals

Individual working professionals who want to enter or grow inside sustainability, ESG and CSR roles. Levels 1 to 3, each with field work and a certificate of completion.

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Training for companies

Company-wide sessions mapped to BRSR, TERRA Score and workforce coverage. Completion registers your filing can use.

Open corporate training

Run by Earth5R A Mumbai based environmental organisation recognised under UNESCO Green Citizens, running programmes across India since 2014.

UNESCO Green Citizen Field work since 2014 BRSR and ESG practice

Who these courses are for

Built for people already in the workforce

Not a student programme. These levels are for professionals who need skills they can use at work this quarter.

01

Moving into sustainability

Engineers, analysts, marketers, operations and finance people who want a structured path into ESG, CSR or sustainability departments.

02

Already on the CSR or ESG team

Team members who sit on CSR boards or sustainability cells and need sharper reporting, measurement and field sense.

03

Aiming for CXO or CSO roles

Senior professionals preparing for Chief Sustainability Officer or board-facing leadership, with strategy and governance depth.

The Earth5R difference

Classroom alone does not train field sense

Most ESG courses stop at frameworks. Ours put you on the ground with communities, waste and water systems, suppliers and site teams, so you can collect evidence the way disclosure and assurance actually work.

Live field sitesWaste audits, household surveys, scrap-yard pathways, river and lake programmes, and community conversations on active Earth5R projects.
Disclosure that matches practiceBRSR, GRI, ISSB and GHG Protocol taught against the same indicators your company will later report.
Certificate of completionEach level ends with a named certificate. Capstone work stays with you as a portfolio piece.
Earth5R field survey with a clipboard in a Mumbai lane
Field and user research on live community programmes. This is the practice every level includes.

Three levels

A clear path from foundations to leadership

Take one level, or progress through all three. Each level has its own modules, field work, capstone and certificate of completion.

Level 1

Foundations

Corporate sustainability literacy for people entering ESG and CSR work.

  • ESG, CSR and BRSR basics
  • Climate, waste, water literacy
  • First field observation

Fees, dates and formats on enquiry · Certificate of completion

Level 1 details Level 2

Practitioner

Reporting and measurement for people who write and evidence disclosures.

  • BRSR Core, GRI, ISSB
  • GHG Scope 1, 2 and 3
  • Field data for one indicator

Fees, dates and formats on enquiry · Certificate of completion

Level 2 details Level 3

Leadership

Strategy and governance for people heading toward CSO and CXO roles.

  • ESG strategy and board oversight
  • Net zero, SBTi, nature and social
  • Leadership field immersion

Fees, dates and formats on enquiry · Certificate of completion

Level 3 details

Level 1

Foundations of corporate sustainability

For professionals entering sustainability, ESG or CSR roles, and for CSR board members who need a shared language with their teams.

Fees and dates on enquiry Format shared on enquiry

What you will learn

ESG and the Indian corporate contextWhat ESG means in practice, how it reaches boards, and how it differs from philanthropy branding.
CSR under the Companies ActSection 135, Schedule VII themes, CSR policy, project design basics and impact assessment literacy.
BRSR and NGRBC overviewThe nine principles, what listed companies disclose, and where training coverage itself becomes a filing number.
Climate and carbon literacyGHG Protocol Scope 1 and 2 in plain language, net zero ideas, and why intensity and absolute numbers both matter.
Circular economy, waste and EPRSegregation, diversion, plastic rules and extended producer responsibility as Earth5R practises them on the ground.
Water, biodiversity and social basicsWater stewardship, nature risk in brief, and people issues that sit beside environmental metrics.
Greenwashing risk and claimsHow weak claims get made, what evidence looks like, and how to ask better questions of any report.

Capstone

A short personal ESG learning map plus a field brief from your site visit. You leave with something you can show a hiring manager or your CSR committee.

Field work component

See one system up close

A guided visit on a live Earth5R programme. You meet people, observe a waste or water system, and write a structured field note.

  • Site orientation and safety briefing
  • Observation walk with a trainer
  • Short stakeholder conversation
  • Field note that feeds your capstone
Outcomes

Explain ESG and CSR clearly. Read a BRSR at overview level. Spot weak claims. Carry a first field evidence note and a Level 1 certificate of completion.

Who should take Level 1

  • Career switchers into sustainability
  • Early-career analysts and coordinators
  • CSR board members needing foundations
  • Anyone before Level 2 Practitioner

Level 2

Practitioner: reporting and measurement

For people who compile disclosures, gather ESG data, or manage CSR programmes that must stand up to review.

Fees and dates on enquiry Level 1 or equivalent recommended

What you will learn

BRSR and BRSR Core in depthSections, essential and leadership indicators, Core attributes under assurance, and evidence habits that reduce restatements.
GRI StandardsUniversal and topic standards, disclosures that map cleanly to Indian filings, and how to avoid copy-paste reporting.
ISSB, IFRS S1 and S2, TCFD and CDPHow the global climate and sustainability disclosure stack fits together, and what Indian teams are asked for by investors.
SASB and ESRS / CSRD basicsIndustry metrics and the European reporting direction in enough depth to brief a manager, not to pretend you are a lawyer.
GHG Protocol Scope 1, 2 and 3Boundaries, activity data, emission factors, Scope 3 categories that usually matter, and common data traps.
Materiality and supply chain ESGDouble materiality ideas, supplier questionnaires, MSME readiness, and sustainable procurement basics.
EPR, circular pathways and ESG ratingsPlastic and packaging obligations, what counts as a verified circular pathway, and how rating agencies read your public data.
Carbon markets and CCTS IndiaOffsets versus reductions, claim risk, and the Indian Carbon Credit Trading Scheme in practical terms.

Capstone

A mini disclosure pack for one BRSR or GRI indicator, built from field evidence you collected. Suitable for a portfolio or an internal pilot.

Field work component

Collect evidence, not anecdotes

A site walkthrough focused on data quality, plus a supplier, scrap or waste-pathway visit. You practise primary data collection for one disclosure indicator.

  • Indicator selection with a trainer
  • On-site measurement and record check
  • Value-chain or scrap-pathway visit
  • Evidence log for your capstone pack
Outcomes

Draft stronger BRSR and GRI content. Build a basic GHG inventory plan. Brief colleagues on ISSB and Scope 3. Hold a Level 2 certificate of completion with a disclosure pack you authored.

Who should take Level 2

  • Sustainability and BRSR analysts
  • CSR programme managers
  • Procurement and supplier ESG roles
  • Consultants moving into ESG delivery

Level 3

Leadership: strategy and governance

For senior professionals preparing for Chief Sustainability Officer, CXO adjacency, or board-facing ESG ownership.

Fees and dates on enquiry Level 2 or equivalent recommended

What you will learn

ESG strategy and capital allocationSetting priorities that survive a budget cycle, linking material issues to spend, and saying no with evidence.
Board governance and oversightWhat directors should ask, how assurance tests governance, and how to write a board paper that gets a decision.
Net zero, SBTi and transition plansTarget architecture, near-term versus long-term pathways, and the difference between a pledge and an operating plan.
Nature, biodiversity and social riskHow nature and human rights land on the same risk register as carbon, and what leadership ownership looks like.
Greenwashing, claims and reputationLegal and market risk of over-claiming, marketing handoffs, and building an evidence culture.
Reading scores and ratingsHow tools such as TERRA Score surface weak dimensions, and how training and projects close them over a reporting cycle.
Leadership communicationBriefing investors, employees and communities without sliding into hype or jargon.

Capstone

A board-ready ESG strategy memo with a field evidence annex. Designed to be something you could table in a real leadership meeting after adaptation to your company.

Field work component

Lead from the ground up

An immersion that pairs community and operations perspectives. You walk a site risk, sit in a moderated stakeholder dialogue, and turn that into board-level recommendations.

  • Leadership site risk walk
  • Moderated stakeholder dialogue
  • Operations and community viewpoints
  • Annex of evidence for your strategy memo
Outcomes

Own an ESG agenda at leadership level. Connect field reality to strategy and governance. Leave with a Level 3 certificate of completion and a strategy memo you can refine for your organisation.

Who should take Level 3

  • Sustainability leads and heads of CSR
  • Aspiring Chief Sustainability Officers
  • CXO and board-adjacent professionals
  • Senior consultants advising leadership teams

How the path works

Progress at the pace your role needs

Start at the level that matches your current work. Many people take Level 1 then 2. Leadership candidates often enter at Level 2 or 3 after a placement conversation.

Step A

Enquire and place

Tell us your role and goal. We recommend a level and share fees, dates and formats on enquiry.

Step B

Learn, then go to the field

Modules first, then the field component on a live Earth5R site. City and virtual options are shared on enquiry.

Step C

Capstone and certificate

Submit your capstone, receive a certificate of completion, and keep the portfolio piece for your next role or board paper.

Ready to talk about a level?

Fees, dates and formats are shared on enquiry. Tell us your role and we will recommend a level.

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Questions

FAQ on sustainability courses for working professionals

What makes these ESG courses different from typical online certificates?

Every level includes real field work on live Earth5R programmes. You practise observation, stakeholder conversations and evidence collection, then finish with a capstone and a certificate of completion. Frameworks are taught against that practice, not instead of it.

Is this an ESG course in India suitable for working professionals with a full-time job?

Yes. The programme is designed for working and corporate professionals. Session timing, weekend or hybrid options, and cohort dates are shared when you enquire.

Do you cover BRSR training and GRI reporting?

Level 1 introduces BRSR and NGRBC. Level 2 goes deep on BRSR, BRSR Core, GRI Standards, ISSB and IFRS S1 and S2, with GHG Protocol Scope 1, 2 and 3 and materiality. That is the practitioner reporting track.

Is this the same as Earth5R corporate sustainability training for companies?

No. This page is for individuals. Companies that need workforce sessions, completion registers and BRSR-mapped programmes should use the corporate sustainability training page.

How does the field work relate to the FIELDWORK Fellowship?

FIELDWORK is Earth5R’s verified student programme. These professional levels borrow the same field discipline and live sites, but they are built for working professionals and corporate sustainability practice, not for student admissions portfolios.

Will I get a certificate or a formal accreditation?

Each completed level includes a certificate of completion from Earth5R. Ask on enquiry about any external accreditation partners that may apply to your cohort.

How do I enquire about fees, dates and formats?

Use the Enquire for fees and dates button to reach the contact page. We will share placement advice, upcoming cohorts, fees and formats for the level that fits your role.

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