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Sustainability & Climate Reporting

Internal Sustainability Audit Capability Training

Build in-house capability to audit ESG data before external assurance does. External assurance is coming, ready or not. This intensive programme builds your internal audit team's capability to plan and perform risk-based sustainability audits, so you walk into external assurance prepared rather than scrambling.

Programme duration

21 hrs

Delivery mode

Online, Live

Certificate issued by

TEMBUSU Academy

Assurance standard aligned

ISSA 5000

Next Public Cohort

Dates

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Time

Dates

Format

Online, Live

Duration

21 hrs total

To Be Announced

Note

• Slots filling up fast

Overview
WHY INTERNAL SUSTAINABILITY AUDIT MATTERS

External assurance is coming. The only question is whether your data will be ready for it.

75%
of companies are not yet ready to have their ESG data independently assured
74%
of companies lack a clear audit trail for their non-financial ESG information
ISSA 5000
is the first-ever global standard for sustainability assurance engagements, issued by the IAASB in November 2024
COURSE OBJECTIVES

What you'll walk away able to do

External assurance is coming, ready or not. This intensive three-day programme builds your internal audit team's capability to plan and perform risk-based sustainability audits, so you walk into external assurance prepared rather than scrambling.

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Audit-Ready Internal Teams

Build the capability to plan and perform risk-based sustainability audits using recognised methodologies.

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Smoother External Assurance

Walk away better prepared to navigate external audit requirements and regulatory compliance.

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Stronger ESG Data Controls

Learn to evaluate ESG risks and internal data controls with a practical, evidence-based approach.

YOUR LEARNING PATHWAY

Three topics, audit-ready confidence

This course walks your internal audit team from regulatory foundations to a practical mini-audit, so you're ready for external assurance rather than scrambling.

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STEP 01

Foundations & Reporting Frameworks

Get up to speed on regulatory drivers, timelines, and reporting frameworks including IFRS S1/S2.

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STEP 02

Auditing ESG Data & Methodology

Apply auditing methodologies aligned with ISSA 5000 and ISO 14064-3 through a practical capstone mini-audit.

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STEP 03

Navigating External Sustainability Assurance

Learn what external assurance providers expect and how to prepare your organisation's workflows.

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OUTCOME

Ready for External Assurance

Walk into your organisation's next external assurance engagement with a repeatable, risk-based audit approach already in place.

Course Outline
COURSE OUTLINE

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This course prepares your internal audit team using methodologies aligned with ISSA 5000, the global sustainability assurance standard, and ISO 14064-3 for GHG assertion validation.

Who Should Attend
About the Academy
WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Built for the people who'll own audit-readiness before assurance does

Internal Audit Professionals

Build a risk-based sustainability audit methodology you can apply immediately.

Sustainability Risk Managers

Learn to evaluate ESG data controls with the same rigour as financial risk controls.

Governance Compliance Officers

Get ahead of regulatory timelines before mandatory assurance requirements take effect.

ESG Reporting Specialists

Understand exactly what external assurance providers will scrutinise in your disclosures.

Financial Control Managers

Apply the same audit trail discipline your team already uses for financial data to ESG data.

ABOUT TEMBUSU ACADEMY

Practitioner-led, not textbook-led

TEMBUSU Academy is the education division of TEMBUSU Asia Consulting, a leading environmental and sustainability consulting company. Our programmes are crafted and delivered by highly experienced environmental and sustainability professionals, grounded in real-world knowledge and practical application.

Our Pedagogy

  • Interactive formats: discussions, group activities, practical exercises

  • Case studies drawn from decades of consulting experience across sectors

  • Direct engagement with trainers and peer-to-peer learning

  • Custom corporate programmes tailored to your organisation's needs

Trainers
COURSE TRAINER(S)

Learn from people who've done the work

Er. TAN Seng Chuan

LEAD TRAINER

Er. TAN Seng Chuan

Er. Tan holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) and Master of Science (Building Science) from the National University of Singapore. He is a Professional Engineer (Civil) and Chartered Engineer (Environment & Water) registered in Singapore, a GRI Certified Sustainability Professional, an NEA accredited GHG Lead Verifier and a Senior Practicing Management Consultant (Sustainability) certified by SBACC.

Er. Tan has 40 years of professional experience covering Engineering, Environmental and Program Management in the sectors of Sustainability, Climate Change, Environmental, Water, Energy, Manufacturing, Built Environment & Infrastructure, Chemical and Petrochemical, Oil & Gas and other infrastructure projects in the Asia Pacific region.

Some of the representative projects include Financing Low-Carbon, Climate-Resilient Urban Infrastructure in Asia and the Pacific for ADB, Jurong Island Air Quality Study for NEA, Deep Tunnel Sewerage System and Changi Water Reclamation Plant for PUB, Petronas Sustainability Development Program which includes low carbon, energy efficiency, air emission and water management initiatives and other Industrial Program Development.

Chris SNG

CO-TRAINER

Chris SNG

Chris holds a B.Eng (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore and Continuing Education for Professionals in Sustainability with the Singapore Management University Academy. Chris was part of the Carbon Management team at the UN Global Compact Network Singapore (GCNS) where he was involved in carbon accounting training for companies and research on emerging trends in global sustainability initiatives such as environmental and carbon legislation, carbon pricing, and reporting standards. With close to over 15 years of experiences across the Oil & Gas and the Aviation industry and as a Senior Consultant at TAC, Chris supports businesses in realizing their ambition towards a more sustainable future by providing advisory to better alignment their corporate reporting with both international and local reporting standards such as ISSB, GRI, TCFD, SASB, UN SDGs and the development of their decarbonization roadmap.

Schedule & Fees
SCHEDULE & FEES

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Please note:

Refunds are not allowed; participants may defer to the next available course date. Course fee excludes any bank charges for overseas fund transfers. In the event minimum enrolment is not met, TEMBUSU Asia Consulting reserves the right to adjust scheduling; participants will be notified with alternative options where possible.

Corporate Training
FOR TEAMS & ORGANISATIONS

Train your whole sustainability function at once

Customised training programmes directly addressing your organisation's reporting challenges, delivered by the same practitioners, using case studies relevant to your industry, and designed to help your team build stakeholder trust while complementing GRI with the other reporting standards your business already uses.

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Interactive sessions that foster collaboration within your team

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Practical case studies relevant to your industry and context

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Learning aligned to your organisation's sustainability objectives

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Cost-optimised for training multiple employees simultaneously

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