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Green Building: Operation and Maintenance Protocol

Free conceptual quiz on GRIHA Criterion 29 — putting in place O&M procedures, a facility team, supplier training and maintenance manuals so building systems keep performing.

Green Building: Smart Metering and Monitoring

Free conceptual quiz on GRIHA Criterion 28 — smart metering and monitoring of energy and water consumption to analyse and improve building performance.

Green Building: Project Commissioning

Free conceptual quiz on GRIHA Criterion 27 — ensuring all electro-mechanical systems are designed, installed and third-party commissioned to meet the owner operational requirements.

Green Building: Positive Social Impact

Free conceptual quiz on GRIHA Criterion 26 — creating a healthy environment through clean indoor and outdoor air, tobacco smoke control and environmental awareness among occupants and the community.

Green Building: Dedicated Facilities for Service Staff

Free conceptual quiz on GRIHA Criterion 25 — providing dedicated rest rooms and toilets for service staff to ensure dignity and equity at work.

Green Building: Universal Accessibility

Free conceptual quiz on GRIHA Criterion 24 — making the built environment barrier free and accessible to all, including people with disabilities and elderly persons.

Green Building: Safety and Sanitation for Construction Workers

Free conceptual quiz on GRIHA Criterion 23 — ensuring safe, healthy and hygienic working and living conditions for construction workers as per NBC 2016.

Green Building: Life Cycle Cost Analysis

Free conceptual quiz on GRIHA Criterion 22 — assessing the payback period of green strategies across energy, water and materials using Life Cycle Cost analysis.

Green Building: Alternative Materials for External Site Development

Free conceptual quiz on GRIHA Criterion 21 — substituting conventional road, pavement and footpath materials with alternatives like plastic-waste bitumen, fly ash concrete, and C&D waste paver blocks.

Green Building: Reduction in GWP through Life Cycle Assessment

Free conceptual quiz on GRIHA Criterion 20 — using Life Cycle Assessment to choose low global warming potential materials and reduce the embodied carbon of a building.

Green Building: Utilization of Alternative Materials in Building

Free conceptual quiz on GRIHA Criterion 19 — using alternative building materials such as fly ash cement, recycled aggregate, AAC blocks, CSEB and bamboo to conserve resources and divert waste from landfill.

Green Building: Organic Waste Treatment

Free conceptual quiz on GRIHA Criterion 18 — diverting organic waste from landfill through on-site or off-site treatment (composting, vermicomposting, biogas) and reusing the by-products.

Green Building: Waste Management - Post Occupancy

GRIHA v2019 Criterion 17 — Waste Management (Post Occupancy). Conceptual questions on source segregation with colour-coded bins, dedicated waste storage, recycler tie-ups, diverting recyclables, and complying with India's waste-management rules during building operation. Free exam.

Green Building: Water Quality and Self-Sufficiency

GRIHA v2019 Criterion 16 — Water Quality and Self-Sufficiency. Conceptual questions on water quality standards (BIS for drinking, CPCB for treated water), moving toward net-zero water through rainwater and recycled water, and reducing dependence on municipal/ground water. Free exam.

Green Building: Rainwater Management

GRIHA v2019 Criterion 15 — Rainwater Management. Conceptual questions on managing stormwater runoff on-site, rainwater harvesting (storage tanks and recharge pits), permeable surfaces, groundwater recharge, and reducing runoff and flooding. Free exam.

Green Building: Wastewater Treatment

GRIHA v2019 Criterion 14 — Wastewater Treatment. Conceptual questions on grey-water and black-water segregation, on-site treatment (STP or natural systems), reuse of treated water, and reducing dependence on freshwater. Free exam.

Green Building: Water Demand Reduction

GRIHA v2019 Criterion 13 — Water Demand Reduction. Conceptual questions on water-efficient fixtures (low-flow taps, dual-flush WCs, sensor taps), efficient appliances, drip irrigation, and native/drought-tolerant landscaping to cut building and landscape water demand. Free exam.

Green Building: Maintaining Indoor Air Quality

GRIHA v2019 Criterion 12 — Maintaining Indoor Air Quality. Conceptual questions on fresh-air ventilation, filtering particulates (PM2.5/PM10), CO2 monitoring and demand-controlled ventilation, entrance mats, green cleaning, and source-control measures. Free exam.

Green Building: Thermal and Acoustic Comfort

GRIHA v2019 Criterion 11 — Thermal and Acoustic Comfort. Conceptual questions on thermal comfort standards, the adaptive comfort model, natural ventilation and cross-ventilation design, ceiling fans, and acoustic insulation against noise. Free exam.

Green Building: Visual Comfort

GRIHA v2019 Criterion 10 — Visual Comfort. Conceptual questions on daylighting, glare and shading control, window-to-wall ratio, glazing visible light transmittance, daylight sensors, and balancing daylight with heat and glare. Free exam.

Green Building: Low ODP and GWP Materials

GRIHA v2019 Criterion 9 — Low ODP and GWP Materials. Conceptual questions on choosing CFC/HCFC-free insulation and refrigerants, halon-free fire systems, and low-GWP (HFC-free) materials in HVAC, refrigeration, and firefighting. Free exam.

Green Building: Renewable Energy Utilization

GRIHA v2019 Criterion 8 — Renewable Energy Utilization. Conceptual questions on on-site and off-site renewable systems (rooftop solar PV, solar water heating), offsetting lighting/HVAC/hot-water energy, and reducing dependence on conventional fuels. Free exam.

Green Building: Energy Optimization

GRIHA v2019 Criterion 7 — Energy Optimization. Conceptual questions on building-envelope performance, ECBC compliance, efficient lighting (luminous efficacy), BEE star-labelled equipment, and reducing the Energy Performance Index. Free exam.

Green Building: Construction Management Practices

GRIHA v2019 Criterion 6 — Construction Management Practices. Conceptual questions on material stacking and storage, safe construction-waste disposal and recycling, and water-efficient curing and conservation during construction. Free exam.

Green Building: Topsoil Preservation

GRIHA v2019 Criterion 5 — Topsoil Preservation. Conceptual questions on stripping, stockpiling, stabilising, and reusing fertile topsoil for landscaping, and avoiding its degradation during construction. Free exam.

Green Building: Air and Soil Pollution Control

GRIHA v2019 Criterion 4 — Air and Soil Pollution Control during construction. Conceptual questions on dust suppression, barricading, wheel washing, DG/CPCB compliance, spill prevention, and soil-erosion control measures to implement on site. Free exam.

Green Building: Design to Mitigate Urban Heat Island Effect

GRIHA v2019 Criterion 3 — Design to Mitigate UHIE. Conceptual questions on cool/high-albedo surfaces, shading, vegetation, reducing hard paving, and other measures to lower site air temperature and the urban heat island effect. Free exam.

Green Building: Low-Impact Design Strategies

GRIHA v2019 Criterion 2 — Low-Impact Design Strategies. Conceptual questions on protecting and incorporating natural site features (topography, microclimate, drainage) and prioritising passive design strategies in the project. Free exam.

Green Building: Green Infrastructure

GRIHA v2019 Criterion 1 — Green Infrastructure. Conceptual questions on site planning, tree preservation, native plantation, land-use optimization, proximity to amenities, and sustainable transport measures to implement on a project site. Free exam.

GovernanceBeginner

Corporate Governance Essentials

Assess your understanding of board composition, audit committees, related-party transactions and governance norms under SEBI LODR.

25 min4 Qs

GovernanceBeginner

BRSR & Sustainability Reporting

Master Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR) requirements mandated by SEBI for top listed companies in India.

25 min6 Qs

General ESGBeginner

ESG Foundations

Test your foundational knowledge of ESG principles, frameworks, and Indian regulatory context. Perfect for beginners exploring sustainability careers.

30 min10 Qs

PREMIUM

Deep-dive tests

Social Risk Management & Stakeholder Engagement

Master the Social pillar of ESG and stakeholder management. Covers social risk identification, stakeholder mapping and engagement, materiality, grievance mechanisms, human and labour rights, community relations, social impact measurement, the S in BRSR, and social licence. For sustainability, HR, community-relations, and risk professionals.

Supply Chain Sustainability & Responsible Sourcing

Master sustainable and responsible supply chains across sectors. Covers supplier codes of conduct, ESG due diligence and audits, Scope 3 and supplier decarbonisation, social and environmental risks, traceability, certifications, supplier engagement and capacity building, and due-diligence laws. For procurement, supply-chain, and sustainability professionals.

India's NDCs, Net Zero Roadmap & Paris Agreement

Master India's climate commitments and policy. Covers the Paris Agreement, NDCs, India's net-zero-by-2070 target, emissions-intensity and renewable targets, LiFE, key missions (solar, green hydrogen), carbon market (CCTS), adaptation, and equity/CBDR. For policy, sustainability, and finance professionals.

35 min1 Qs

GovernanceBeginner

ESG for SMEs: Simplified Reporting & Value Chain

Master ESG for small and medium enterprises. Covers why SMEs face ESG pressure (value-chain demands, BRSR Core), simplified and proportionate reporting, materiality for SMEs, practical first steps, cost and capacity challenges, access to green finance, and the SME role in large companies' Scope 3 and supply chains. For SME owners, consultants, and sustainability professionals.

Human Rights in Business: ILO & UN Guiding Principles

Master business and human rights. Covers the UN Guiding Principles (Protect, Respect, Remedy), human-rights due diligence, the ILO core labour standards, forced and child labour, freedom of association, modern slavery laws, grievance and remedy, salient human-rights issues, and supply-chain human rights. For sustainability, compliance, and HR professionals.

DEI Metrics, Measurement & SEBI Requirements

Master diversity, equity and inclusion in ESG. Covers DEI concepts, representation and pay-equity metrics, inclusion measurement, board diversity, SEBI/Companies Act requirements (women directors), BRSR DEI disclosures, accessibility, the business case, and avoiding tokenism. For HR, governance, and sustainability professionals.

Water Risk & Corporate Water Stewardship

Master corporate water stewardship across sectors. Covers water stress and scarcity, water footprint, physical/regulatory/reputational water risk, watershed/basin thinking, the AWS Standard, CDP Water, water targets and replenishment, the water-energy-food nexus, and disclosure. For sustainability, operations, and risk professionals.

Nature & Biodiversity Risk: TNFD Framework

Master nature-related risk and the TNFD. Covers biodiversity loss and ecosystem services, dependencies and impacts, the TNFD framework and LEAP approach, nature-related risks (physical, transition, systemic), the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, natural capital, double materiality, and how TNFD relates to TCFD. For sustainability, risk, and finance professionals.

ESG in Smart Cities & Urban Planning

Master sustainability in cities and urban development. Covers compact and transit-oriented development, public transport, urban green and blue infrastructure, smart-city technology and data, energy and waste systems, inclusive and affordable cities, the SDG 11 agenda, India's urban missions, and urban climate resilience. For urban planners, infrastructure, and sustainability professionals.

Climate-Resilient Infrastructure

Master resilience and sustainability in infrastructure. Covers physical climate risk to assets, adaptation vs mitigation, nature-based solutions, resilient design and standards, lifecycle and embodied carbon, green vs grey infrastructure, infrastructure finance and disclosure, and India's infrastructure context. For engineering, infrastructure, finance, and sustainability professionals.

Water & Tailings Management in Mining

A focused exam on water and tailings — mining's biggest environmental risks. Covers tailings storage facilities and dam safety, the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management, tailings reprocessing and dry stacking, acid mine drainage, water balance and recycling, dewatering, monitoring, and emergency preparedness. For mining, EHS, and tailings professionals.

Community Rights & Social License to Operate

Master community relations and rights in project-heavy industries. Covers social licence to operate, Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC), stakeholder engagement, grievance mechanisms, resettlement and livelihoods, indigenous and land rights, benefit sharing, human-rights due diligence, and the IFC Performance Standards. For project, community-relations, and sustainability professionals.

ESG in Mining & Natural Resources

Master ESG in the mining and extractives sector. Covers environmental impacts, energy and emissions, biodiversity, mine closure and rehabilitation, community and indigenous rights, safety, transparency (EITI), critical minerals for the energy transition, and responsible mining standards. For mining, resources, and sustainability professionals.

Sustainable Logistics, Freight & Last-Mile

Master decarbonising freight and logistics. Covers transport emissions by mode, modal shift, electric and alternative-fuel fleets, last-mile delivery, route and load optimisation, warehousing energy, reverse logistics, Scope 3 transport emissions, and green logistics in India. For supply-chain, logistics, and sustainability professionals.

Carbon Offsetting, SAF & Aviation ESG

Master decarbonising aviation. Covers aviation emissions, Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), CORSIA, fuel and operational efficiency, hydrogen and electric aircraft, carbon offsetting and integrity, non-CO2 effects, and aviation's hard-to-abate status. For aviation, travel, logistics, and sustainability professionals.

Responsible Marketing & Consumer ESG

Master ethical marketing and consumer-facing ESG. Covers greenwashing and misleading claims, advertising standards (ASCI), green claims substantiation, responsible marketing to vulnerable groups, product transparency and labelling, consumer data ethics, nudging sustainable choices, and the social dimension of consumer protection. For marketing, brand, and sustainability professionals.

Deforestation-Free Supply Chains

Master deforestation risk in commodity supply chains. Covers forest-risk commodities, drivers of deforestation, the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), traceability and geolocation, certification schemes, no-deforestation commitments, monitoring (satellite), biodiversity and carbon links, and smallholder inclusion. For sourcing, agribusiness, and sustainability professionals.

35 min1 Qs

Plastic & Packaging ESG: India's EPR Rules

Master plastic and packaging sustainability. Covers India's Plastic Waste Management Rules and EPR, plastic categories, recycled content and recyclability, single-use plastic bans, the circular economy for packaging, sustainable packaging design, marine plastic, and brand-owner obligations. For FMCG, packaging, retail, and sustainability professionals.

Access to Medicine & Social Impact in Pharma

A focused exam on access to medicine and pharma social impact. Covers affordability and pricing, generics and biosimilars, compulsory and voluntary licensing, the Medicines Patent Pool, neglected diseases R&D, equitable distribution, the Access to Medicine Index, and India's role in global access. For pharma, public-health, and social-impact professionals.

Medical & Biomedical Waste Management

Master safe handling of healthcare waste. Covers biomedical waste categories and colour-coded segregation, India's Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, treatment technologies (autoclave, incineration), sharps and infectious waste, pharmaceutical and cytotoxic waste, occupational and community risk, and sustainable healthcare. For healthcare, EHS, and compliance professionals.

ESG in Pharma & Healthcare

Master ESG in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sector. Covers access to medicine, drug pricing, clinical-trial ethics, antimicrobial resistance, pharmaceutical pollution (APIs in water), product quality and safety, supply-chain integrity, patient data privacy, and India's role as the "pharmacy of the world". For pharma, healthcare, and sustainability professionals.

End-of-Life Vehicles & Circular Economy

Master vehicle end-of-life management and automotive circularity. Covers ELV directives and scrappage, dismantling and depollution, material recovery and recycling rates, design for recyclability, remanufacturing, battery second-life and recycling, India's Vehicle Scrappage Policy, and circular business models. For automotive, recycling, and sustainability professionals.

SocialAdvanced

Battery Supply Chain & Critical Minerals

Master ESG in battery and critical-mineral supply chains. Covers lithium, cobalt, nickel and graphite, artisanal mining and human rights, environmental impacts of extraction, supply concentration and security, recycling and circularity, due-diligence and traceability, the Battery Passport, and India's critical-mineral strategy. For supply-chain, mining, EV, and sustainability professionals.

ESG in Automotive & Electric Vehicles

Master sustainability in the automotive sector and EV transition. Covers tailpipe vs lifecycle emissions, the EV shift, well-to-wheel analysis, Scope 3 (use of sold products), battery and supply-chain issues, India's EV policy (FAME), charging infrastructure, end-of-life, and manufacturing footprint. For auto, mobility, and sustainability professionals.

Regenerative Agriculture & Soil Carbon

Master regenerative farming and soil carbon. Covers regenerative principles, soil organic carbon, cover cropping, reduced tillage, crop rotation, rotational grazing, agroforestry, soil carbon credits and MRV, co-benefits, and challenges of permanence and measurement. For agribusiness, carbon-project, and sustainability professionals.

Water Risk in Food & Beverage Supply Chains

Master water as a strategic risk for food and beverage companies. Covers water footprint, water stress and scarcity, agricultural water use, watershed/basin risk, the water-related ESG disclosures (CDP Water), water stewardship, reputational and operational water risk, and reduction strategies. For F&B, agribusiness, and sustainability professionals.

ESG in Agriculture & Food Systems

Master sustainability across agriculture and food. Covers agricultural GHG emissions, water and land use, soil health, fertiliser and pesticide impacts, food loss and waste, farmer livelihoods and labour, deforestation-free sourcing, certifications, and FMCG supply-chain ESG. For agribusiness, FMCG, food, and sustainability professionals.

Green Hydrogen & Industrial Decarbonisation

Master green hydrogen and its role in decarbonising industry. Covers hydrogen colours (green, grey, blue), electrolysis, applications in steel/ammonia/refining, India's National Green Hydrogen Mission, cost and infrastructure challenges, storage and transport, and hydrogen vs electrification. For energy, industry, and climate professionals.

Decarbonising Steel & Cement: Hard-to-Abate Sectors

Master decarbonisation of the toughest industrial sectors. Covers why steel and cement are hard to abate, process vs energy emissions, green steel (hydrogen DRI, scrap/EAF), cement clinker substitution and CCUS, India's role as a major producer, CBAM exposure, and transition pathways. For industry, climate, and sustainable-finance professionals.

Supply Chain Transparency & Traceability

Master visibility and traceability across supply chains. Covers transparency vs traceability, supplier mapping, chain of custody models, certifications, technology (blockchain, digital product passports), forced-labour and import bans, due-diligence laws (CSDDD, UFLPA), Scope 3 data, and multi-tier risk. For procurement, supply-chain, and sustainability professionals.

Chemical Management & ZDHC Framework

Master safe chemical management in manufacturing supply chains. Covers the ZDHC programme and MRSL/RSL, restricted substances, REACH and RoHS, GHS classification and safety data sheets, input vs output chemical management, wastewater guidelines, safer-substitution, and chemical-related ESG risk. For EHS, compliance, sourcing, and sustainability professionals.

ESG in Textiles & Apparel

Master sustainability in the textile and garment value chain. Covers water and chemical use, dyeing pollution, cotton vs synthetics, microfibres, labour rights and living wages, certifications (GOTS, OEKO-TEX, BCI), circular fashion, EU due-diligence pressure on Indian exporters, and traceability. For textile, sourcing, compliance, and sustainability professionals.

35 min2 Qs

Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) in ESG

Master workplace health and safety as a core social-pillar issue. Covers ISO 45001, hazard identification and risk assessment, the hierarchy of controls, leading vs lagging indicators, safety culture, India's OSH Code, incident investigation, contractor safety, and OHS disclosure in BRSR. For EHS, HR, operations, and sustainability professionals.

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in India

Master India's EIA process. Covers the EIA Notification 2006, project categorisation (A/B), the EIA stages (screening, scoping, public consultation, appraisal), environmental clearance, the role of expert appraisal committees, EMP, cumulative impacts, and compliance monitoring. For environmental consultants, infrastructure, and compliance professionals.

Waste Management & Circular Economy in Industry

Master industrial waste and circularity. Covers the waste hierarchy, hazardous vs non-hazardous waste, India's waste rules and EPR, the circular economy and R-strategies, industrial symbiosis, waste-to-energy, recycling vs recovery, design for circularity, and BRSR waste disclosure. For operations, EHS, and sustainability professionals.

Industrial Water Management & Zero Liquid Discharge

Master water stewardship in industry. Covers water risk and stress, water withdrawal vs consumption, effluent treatment, Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD), water recycling and reuse, the water-energy nexus, CPCB norms, water intensity metrics, and corporate water stewardship. For EHS, operations, and sustainability professionals in water-intensive sectors.

ESG in Manufacturing & Industrial Operations

Master ESG in the manufacturing sector. Covers energy and emissions, resource efficiency, pollution control, the Indian regulatory landscape (CPCB, consent to operate), worker safety, circular production, BRSR for manufacturers, supply-chain ESG, and decarbonisation levers. Built for plant managers, EHS officers, operations, and sustainability professionals.

NASSCOM ESG Framework & IT Sector Reporting

A focused exam on ESG reporting for India's IT/BPM sector. Covers NASSCOM's role and ESG guidance, material ESG topics for IT services, BRSR for software companies, GRI/ISSB alignment, how TCS/Infosys/Wipro/HCL report, renewable energy and net-zero commitments, diversity and skilling, and data governance. For sustainability teams and freshers entering ESG roles at IT firms.

GovernanceAdvanced

Cybersecurity & Data Privacy as ESG Governance

Understand why cybersecurity and data privacy are core ESG governance issues. Covers data protection laws (GDPR, India DPDP Act), breach risk and ESG ratings, board oversight of cyber risk, privacy by design, data governance, third-party/supply-chain cyber risk, and how rating agencies assess data security. For CISOs, IT governance, compliance, and risk professionals.

Digital Inclusion & Social Impact in Tech

Explore the social pillar of technology. Covers the digital divide, accessibility (WCAG), inclusive design, gender diversity in tech, tech-for-development (fintech, agritech, healthtech), responsible product design, algorithmic fairness, and how companies measure and report social impact. For HR, CSR, product, and social-impact professionals in technology.

IT Supply Chain ESG & Responsible Sourcing

Learn how technology supply chains are governed for ESG. Covers the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) code, supplier audits and scorecards, conflict and critical minerals, semiconductor manufacturing impacts, labour and human rights, supplier decarbonisation, traceability, and how global tech buyers evaluate Indian vendors. For procurement, vendor management, and supply-chain professionals.

E-Waste & Circular Economy in Electronics

Master e-waste and circularity in the electronics value chain. Covers India's E-Waste Management Rules and EPR, the global e-waste challenge, the circular economy and R-strategies, right to repair, conflict minerals (3TG), urban mining, design for disassembly, and responsible recycling. For procurement, compliance, operations, and sustainability professionals.

ESG Data Analytics & Sustainability Reporting Tools

Learn the emerging ESG data analyst role. Covers ESG data sources and quality, materiality assessment, data collection and automation, KPIs and metrics, reporting tools (SAP, Salesforce Net Zero Cloud, Workiva, IBM Envizi), dashboards, audit trails for assurance, and automating BRSR/GRI/ISSB reporting. For analysts, finance, and tech professionals entering ESG.

Carbon Accounting for Software & Tech Companies

Learn how technology companies measure their carbon footprint. Covers Scope 1/2/3 for asset-light firms, why Scope 3 dominates, cloud and purchased-goods emissions, use-of-sold-products for software, employee remote-work and commuting, market- vs location-based electricity, the Software Carbon Intensity metric, and how Indian IT majors report. For sustainability analysts and tech finance professionals.

35 min2 Qs

AI Ethics & Responsible AI

Understand the governance pillar of AI in ESG. Covers AI bias and fairness, transparency and explainability, accountability, privacy, the EU AI Act, the OECD AI Principles, AI's energy/environmental footprint, human oversight, and how ESG frameworks treat AI governance. Built for data scientists, ML engineers, product managers, and tech professionals.

Sustainable IT: Data Centers, Cloud & Green Computing

Master sustainability in IT infrastructure. Covers data center energy use, PUE and other efficiency metrics, cooling technologies, cloud vs on-premise carbon, renewable energy procurement (PPAs), green computing, server utilisation, e-waste from hardware, and how hyperscalers report emissions. Built for cloud architects, infrastructure engineers, and IT professionals entering ESG.

35 min1 Qs

ESG in Affordable Housing & Urban Development

Explore ESG in India's housing and urban growth. Covers affordable housing as a social-impact theme, sustainable urban planning, slum redevelopment, basic services access, transit-oriented development, climate-resilient cities, the social pillar in real estate, government missions (PMAY, AMRUT, Smart Cities), and social/affordable housing finance. For real estate, urban-planning, and development professionals.

Net Zero Buildings & Energy Efficiency in India

A focused exam on decarbonising buildings in India. Covers Net Zero Energy Buildings, the Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC, ECBC+, Super ECBC), BEE star ratings, EPI, passive design, renewable integration, operational vs embodied carbon, retrofits, and India's building-energy policy landscape. For architects, engineers, facility managers, and sustainability professionals.

GovernanceAdvanced

Climate Risk in Banking: RBI Guidelines

A deep dive into how banks manage climate-related financial risk under emerging RBI expectations. Covers physical and transition risk transmission to credit/market/liquidity/operational risk, climate stress testing, scenario analysis, the NGFS, disclosure (RBI draft framework), green deposits, and governance of climate risk. For risk managers, bankers, and finance professionals.

RBI Green Finance Framework & Sustainable Banking

A focused exam on the Reserve Bank of India's role in sustainable finance. Covers RBI's climate risk guidance, the Framework for Acceptance of Green Deposits, priority sector lending for renewables, sovereign green bonds, disclosure expectations, the RBI's climate-risk and stress-testing direction, and India's sustainable-banking landscape. For bankers, treasury, and finance professionals.

ESG in Credit Risk & Lending

Learn how banks integrate ESG into lending and credit decisions. Covers ESG factors in credit risk, environmental & social risk management (ESMS), the Equator Principles, financed emissions and PCAF, exclusion lists, sustainability-linked loans, ESG covenants, and how climate risk feeds into credit ratings. Built for credit analysts, relationship managers, and banking professionals.

Executive Compensation & ESG Linkage

Understand how ESG is built into executive pay. Covers linking remuneration to ESG/sustainability metrics, short- vs long-term incentives, common ESG KPIs in pay, say-on-pay, the risks of poorly designed ESG pay, SEBI/Companies Act governance of remuneration in India, and investor expectations. For governance, HR, reward, and board professionals.

ESG for REITs in India

A specialised exam on ESG in Real Estate Investment Trusts. Covers REIT structure and SEBI regulation, why ESG is material to real estate, green building certifications, GRESB benchmarking, energy and water performance, BRSR for REITs, climate risk to property portfolios, and how investors assess REIT ESG. Ideal for real estate finance, REIT, and investment professionals.

Climate Finance: Blended Finance & Green Taxonomy

Understand how climate-aligned capital is mobilised at scale. Covers climate finance flows, blended finance and concessional capital, green taxonomies (EU and others), the $100bn pledge, multilateral development banks and climate funds, adaptation vs mitigation finance, first-loss capital, and de-risking instruments. For development finance, policy, and sustainable-finance professionals.

Transition Finance & Stranded Asset Risk

Understand how capital flows to high-carbon sectors decarbonising over time. Covers transition finance vs green finance, credible transition plans, stranded assets and carbon lock-in, transition bonds and taxonomies, hard-to-abate sectors, the role of banks and the just transition. Aligned with climate-risk and sustainable-finance roles.

GovernanceAdvanced

ESG Due Diligence in M&A & Private Equity

Learn how ESG is assessed in deals. Covers ESG due diligence in mergers, acquisitions and private equity, red flags and deal-breakers, value creation through ESG, the 100-day plan, ESG in valuation and risk, the PRI's private-equity guidance, portfolio monitoring, and exit considerations. Built for IB, PE/VC, corporate development, and finance professionals.

SEBI ESG Mutual Fund Regulations

A focused exam on how ESG mutual funds are regulated in India. Covers SEBI's ESG scheme sub-category, the five permitted ESG strategies, the 80% investment rule, BRSR Core-based stock selection, stewardship and voting disclosure, anti-greenwashing safeguards, and how this compares to global rules like the EU SFDR. Ideal for mutual fund distributors, advisors, and finance students.

Green Bonds & Sustainable Finance Instruments

Master the fast-growing market for labelled debt. Covers green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked bonds, the ICMA Green Bond Principles, use-of-proceeds vs KPI-linked structures, second-party opinions, greenium, India's Sovereign Green Bonds and SEBI's green-debt-securities framework, and EU taxonomy alignment. Key for finance, treasury, and ESG professionals.

UN SDGs & Corporate Alignment

Understand the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals and how businesses align with them. Covers the 2030 Agenda, the 17 goals and 169 targets, the difference between SDGs and the earlier MDGs, SDG washing, the UN Global Compact, materiality of goals to business, and how companies map and report SDG contributions. Useful for sustainability, CSR, and ESG strategy professionals.

GRI Standards: Universal, Sector & Topic Standards

Master the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) — the world's most widely used sustainability reporting standards. Covers the modular structure (Universal, Sector, Topic standards), impact materiality, the GRI 2021 update, double materiality, stakeholder inclusiveness, and how GRI differs from SASB and ISSB. Essential for sustainability reporters and ESG professionals.

Climate Scenario Analysis & Stress Testing

Learn how organisations test resilience to climate change. Covers physical and transition scenarios, the NGFS scenarios, IEA and IPCC pathways (RCPs/SSPs), orderly vs disorderly vs hot-house futures, climate stress testing by central banks, financial impact assessment, and the role of scenario analysis in TCFD/ISSB. Aligned with the GARP SCR curriculum.

Science-Based Targets (SBTi) & Net Zero Strategy

Learn how companies set credible climate targets. Covers the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), the difference between carbon neutral and net zero, the SBTi Net-Zero Standard, near-term vs long-term targets, the mitigation hierarchy, abatement vs neutralisation, the 1.5°C pathway, and common pitfalls. Essential for corporate sustainability and climate strategy professionals.

SASB Standards & Industry-Specific Materiality

Master the SASB Standards — the investor-focused, industry-specific sustainability disclosure framework now part of the ISSB/IFRS Foundation. Covers financial materiality, the 77 industries, the SICS classification, the five sustainability dimensions, disclosure topics and metrics, and how SASB differs from and complements GRI and TCFD. Aligned with the FSA Credential.

ESG Integration in Investment Analysis

Learn how investors embed ESG into the investment process. Covers ESG integration vs screening vs impact investing, the seven responsible-investment strategies, the PRI, materiality in valuation, active ownership and stewardship, fiduciary duty, and ESG in equity and fixed income. Aligned with the CFA Certificate in ESG Investing. Ideal for analysts, fund managers, and finance students.

Carbon Markets & India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme

Understand how carbon is priced and traded. Covers compliance vs voluntary carbon markets, cap-and-trade vs carbon tax, carbon credits and offsets, India's Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS), the earlier PAT scheme, Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, additionality, and the integrity challenges of offsets. Key for sustainability, finance, and policy professionals.

ESG Ratings: MSCI, Sustainalytics & CRISIL Methodology

Understand how ESG ratings actually work. Covers the methodologies of MSCI ESG Ratings, Sustainalytics ESG Risk Ratings, S&P Global, and India's CRISIL/CARE, the concept of financial materiality, rating scales, the divergence problem, controversies scores, and how investors use ratings. Vital for ESG analysts, fund managers, and IR professionals.

SEBI ESG Disclosure Requirements

A deep dive into SEBI's ESG regulatory framework for listed companies and investors. Covers BRSR and BRSR Core under LODR, ESG rating provider (ERP) regulations, ESG mutual fund scheme rules, anti-greenwashing measures, and disclosure timelines. Essential for compliance officers, company secretaries, and ESG analysts in India.

TCFD Framework & Climate Risk Reporting

Master the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) — the global blueprint for climate risk reporting. Covers the 4 pillars, 11 recommended disclosures, physical vs transition risks, scenario analysis, and the transition to ISSB/IFRS S2. Core knowledge for GARP SCR candidates and ESG/risk professionals.

BRSR Core & Assurance Framework

India's flagship sustainability disclosure mandate. Covers the Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report (BRSR), the 9 NGRBC principles, BRSR Core KPIs and reasonable assurance, applicability thresholds, value chain disclosures, and SEBI's phased rollout. Essential for compliance, finance, and sustainability professionals at listed Indian companies.

GHG Protocol: Scope 1, 2 & 3 Emissions

Master corporate greenhouse gas accounting using the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard. Covers Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, the 15 Scope 3 categories, location- vs market-based methods, organizational boundaries, GWP and CO2e, base years, and emission factors. The single most-asked topic in ESG interviews.

ESG in Real Estate: Green Buildings & LEED/IGBC/GRIHA

Master green building certifications and ESG principles for the built environment. Covers LEED, IGBC, GRIHA, ECBC, energy efficiency, water management, embodied carbon, and ESG disclosure requirements for Indian real estate companies and REITs.

40 min25 Qs