About Us

Asia Business Responsibility Council (ABRC) is

engaged in research, dissemination, advocacy,
training and education in the area of environment,
energy and sustainability. ABRCs training
programmes are mainly designed to address the
knowledge supplementation required in industry
and business to address emerging challenges of
environment, energy and sustainability.
Knowledge Partner
RSM GC Advisory Services Pvt. Ltd. offer advisory
services in the areas of energy and sustainability.
Located in Mumbai and Chennai, more than 40
advisors of RSM GC, provide advisory services to
industry, business and government clients in India,
Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Singapore, Oman,
Kenya and Tanzania.

Training Program
This training program in materiality assessment is
designed to supplement the knowledge of
managers tasked with organizations material
issues. The course was designed by highly
experienced professionals who have the
knowledge on managing engagement with board,
management team of different relevant functions
by identifying the issues that are most significant
or material to the organizations. They have
experience in providing advisory services on
implementing materiality assessment for industry
and businesses since material issues have direct or
indirect impact on an organizations ability to create,
preserve or erode economic, environmental and social
value for itself, its stakeholders and society at large.

Asia Business Responsibility Council

(ABRC)
In association with
RSM GC Advisory Services Pvt. Ltd.
Conducting

Asia Business Responsibility

Council (ABRC)
7th Floor, B Wing, Kukreja Centre, Plot No.
13, Sector 11, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai
400 614/India
Phone: +91 22 2757 5346
Email: training@businessresponsibility.org
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Training to Enhance Capacities for Sustainability

TRAINING PROGRAMME IN
MATERIALITY
ASSESSMENT

INTRODUCTION

OBJECTIVE

COURSE COVERAGE

According to Global Reporting Initiative,

Sustainability impacts create both opportunities
and risks for an organization. The ability of an
organization to recognize opportunities and
risks, and act effectively in relation to them, will
determine whether the organization creates
preserves or erodes value. Hence identifying
material issues is an important element of
managing sustainability risks and harnessing
opportunities. Accordingly GRI G4 reporting
guidance mandates materiality for a reporting
organization. Materiality analysis include
identifying issues that have a direct or indirect
impact on an organizations ability to create,
preserve or erode economic, environmental and
social value for itself, its stakeholders and
society at large.

The training programme aims at:

MATERIALITY ASSESSMENT

Conducting materiality assessment is complex

and organizations follow varied methods.
However, common is the engagement and
discussions with businesses internal and
external stakeholders. While conducting
materiality assessment, often organizations tend
to identify most issues as material, inconvenient
issues not so material and stark contrast
between material issues identified by different
stakeholder groups. Hence following objective
methodology is essential for identifying right
issues as material and this in turn achieves the
objectives of sustainability reporting and
addresses sustainability risks and opportunities.

Understanding the Materiality and

conducting materiality assessment for an
organization
Differences between emerging materiality
approaches (GRI G4, IIRC, SASB) and
which
approach
best
fits
the
organizations sustainability reporting
strategy

WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE /

TARGET AUDIENCE

Sustainability Officers
Managers in Sustainability/EHS/CSR/
Compliance/Strategy functions
Managers in Quality/EHS/Energy
Management Systems/Business
Excellence
Managers/Directors with responsibility of
Sustainability strategy development and
implementation

METHODOLOGY

Training programme will be conducted

through class room lectures with audio
visuals, interactive brainstorming sessions,
group discussions, case studies. Emphasis
will be on sharing of experiences and
organizations requirement on materiality
assessment therefore active participation is
solicited from participants.

Different materiality approaches (GRI,

SASB and IIRC etc.)

How to identify and short list stakeholder

groups- may include groups of people such
as investors, employees, consumers,
suppliers, NGOs, government and the
media and what issues to be focused? Discussion with examples.
How (surveys, media research etc.) to
identify and prioritize major sustainability
indicators (economic, environmental, labor
practices, human rights, society, product
responsibility) using GRI Guidelines and
decide
on
the
most
important
sustainability indicators relating to your
organization, with reference to major
stakeholders.
Process of conducting a survey / FGD
across the organization with major
stakeholders and methods to rank
sustainability indicators.
Tools
to
arrive
at
material
aspects/issues/indicators and
their
scope/boundary
How to use materiality assessment to
develop sustainability strategy and future
proofing?
DURATION: 4.30 Hours

Case Studies on conducting materiality

assessment: 2.30 hrs
COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Dr. Ram Babu,

CEO
RSM GC Advisory Services Pvt. Ltd
REGISTRATION

Click the following link for the registration

form: Registration Form
TRAINING PROGRAMME FEES

Rs 3000/- for the complete one day

Rs 2,000/- additional for the optional
Evaluation Test at the end of training
session and for Certificate of
Participation

EARLY BIRDS / GROUP DISCOUNTS

Receive 30 % discount for registration

done
one
month
before
the
commencement of training programme*
Group bookings
for more than 3
persons shall receive 33% additional
discount*
*For limited participants. Terms &
Conditions Apply.
** Food & refreshment shall be provided
free of cost. Travel and stay not
included.

Our Earlier Successful Event Snap shot

Training Program Photographs conducted at RSM GC Office in Dec 2014