Finance & Accounting
IFRS S1 and S2 Sustainability Disclosures
This in-depth course develops directly applicable capability in IFRS S1 and S2 Sustainability Disclosures. It connects General Disclosure Architecture, Climate Risks and Opportunities, and Metrics, Targets, and Emissions to the decisions, controls, and activities participants need to perform in their workplace.
Overview
Practical learning for workplace transfer.
This in-depth course develops directly applicable capability in IFRS S1 and S2 Sustainability Disclosures. It connects General Disclosure Architecture, Climate Risks and Opportunities, and Metrics, Targets, and Emissions to the decisions, controls, and activities participants need to perform in their workplace. The five-module curriculum progresses toward Disclosure Readiness Workshop, using evidence, scenarios, and work products appropriate to the subject.
Objectives
- Analyze general disclosure architecture, including investor-focused materiality and sustainability-related financial information.
- Configure or structure climate risks and opportunities, including physical and transition risk across short, medium, and long term.
- Evaluate metrics, targets, and emissions, including cross-industry metrics and industry-based considerations.
- Manage controls, data, and reporting process, including source systems, owners, estimates, evidence, review, and assurance readiness.
- Apply disclosure readiness workshop, including map requirements to current reports and data.
Target audience
- Professionals responsible for this subject area
- Managers, supervisors, and team leaders
- Analysts, specialists, engineers, or coordinators working with the relevant processes
- Project, implementation, assurance, or improvement team members
- Professionals preparing for broader responsibilities in this field
Program outline
A clear structure for the learning journey.
Program outline
Outline points are grouped in one designed block instead of being treated as separate module cards.
Module 1: General Disclosure Architecture
Investor-focused materiality and sustainability-related financial information
Governance, strategy, risk management, metrics, and targets
Reporting entity, connected information, and timing
Module 2: Climate Risks and Opportunities
Physical and transition risk across short, medium, and long term
Business model, value chain, strategy, and financial effects
Climate resilience and scenario analysis
Module 3: Metrics, Targets, and Emissions
Cross-industry metrics and industry-based considerations
Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions boundaries and estimation
Targets, baselines, progress, and carbon credits
Module 4: Controls, Data, and Reporting Process
Source systems, owners, estimates, evidence, review, and assurance readiness
Judgments, uncertainty, comparative information, and corrections
Link sustainability and financial reporting governance
Module 5: Disclosure Readiness Workshop
Map requirements to current reports and data
Assess a material climate risk and financial connection
Build a gap and implementation plan
Materials provided
- ○ Course-specific presentation slides
- ○ Guided exercises, scenarios, or configured-environment activities appropriate to the subject
- ○ Course-specific worksheets, checklists, or calculation templates
- ○ Applied workplace case materials
- ○ 4D Certificate of Completion issued by 4D Training & Consultancy
- ○ Post-course support for implementation questions
Training Options
Programs can be delivered in-house, online, or in a blended format depending on your team's schedule, location, and learning objectives. When an external certificate or exam is included, certification rules and fees remain under the relevant awarding body's policies, while 4D provides the training and preparation support.
Why choose 4D
4D Training & Consultancy adapts the program to the client’s operating environment. Delivery combines structured explanation with subject-specific analysis, exercises, and implementation decisions so participants can transfer the learning to real responsibilities without implying vendor authorization.
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