StretchLearn Course

Make ESG real for your small or mid-size business

Frameworks, carbon math, and reporting you can actually run, without an enterprise budget

Beginner9 hrSelf PacedRegistered

Course Overview

What this course is designed to develop

This course demystifies ESG for owners and operators of small and mid-size companies. You will learn the major reporting frameworks, measure a basic carbon footprint using the GHG Protocol, run a materiality assessment, and build a credible sustainability program without greenwashing or enterprise-sized budgets.

Learning Outcomes

What the learner should be able to understand, build, or execute.

01

Distinguish the E, S, and G pillars and map them to your own business risks and opportunities

02

Measure Scope 1, 2, and basic Scope 3 emissions using the GHG Protocol and recognized emission factors

03

Run a materiality assessment to identify the handful of ESG topics that actually matter to your stakeholders

04

Select an appropriate reporting framework (GRI, SASB, ISSB, or B Corp) and assemble a first sustainability disclosure

05

Operationalize ESG into procurement, energy, HR, and governance routines without greenwashing

06

Build a credible 12-month ESG roadmap with targets, owners, and metrics

Curriculum Preview

Inside the curriculum: a structured path from fundamentals to execution.

Preview the course structure, see how the modules build on one another, and understand the path this program is designed to take you through.

Module 1

Module 1: ESG Foundations and the Business Case

What ESG actually means, why it matters financially for smaller companies, and how the pillars map to real risks and opportunities.

3 lessons
What ESG Is (and Is Not)Content · 45 min
Preview Enabled
The Financial Case for ESG in Smaller CompaniesContent · 45 min
LMS Access
The ESG Landscape: Standards, Ratings, and RegulatorsContent · 45 min
LMS Access
Module 2

Module 2: Measuring Your Carbon Footprint

Hands-on carbon accounting using the GHG Protocol: scopes, emission factors, data collection, and a worked example.

3 lessons
The GHG Protocol and the Three ScopesContent · 45 min
LMS Access
Collecting Data and Applying Emission FactorsContent · 45 min
LMS Access
A Worked Footprint: A 20-Person OfficeContent · 45 min
LMS Access
Module 3

Module 3: Materiality and Sustainability Reporting

Finding the ESG topics that matter and turning your data into a credible, framework-aligned disclosure.

3 lessons
Running a Materiality AssessmentContent · 45 min
LMS Access
Choosing a Reporting FrameworkContent · 45 min
LMS Access
Setting Credible Targets and Avoiding GreenwashingContent · 45 min
LMS Access
Module 4

Module 4: Operationalizing ESG and Building the Roadmap

Embedding ESG into procurement, operations, governance, and a concrete 12-month plan with owners and metrics.

3 lessons
Embedding ESG into Operations and ProcurementContent · 45 min
LMS Access
Governance, Social Practices, and Stakeholder TrustContent · 45 min
LMS Access
Building Your 12-Month ESG RoadmapContent · 45 min
LMS Access

Built for Application

A complete learning path, not a one-off inspiration hit.

This program is designed around progression: focused lessons, structured modules, applied resources, assessments, and a course rhythm that turns information into usable capability.

ESGsustainabilitycarbon accountingGHG Protocolsustainability reportingmateriality assessmentB Corpresponsible business