TEMBUSU Academy
Sustainability Disclosures: Explained
Decoding the Sustainability Reporting Landscape
Online (Live)
09:00-12:30 (SGT)
5 November 2025
TEMBUSU Asia Consulting is a GRI Certified Training Partner. Our trainer, as well as training materials are certified by GRI, with tailored local and regional examples to ensure the most relevant and practical learning outcome.
Course Overview
This course offers a deep dive into the sustainability reporting landscape. It covers the latest trends in sustainability reporting, including concepts crucial to understanding the differences between the various instruments that populate the landscape.
The course provides an overview of the main sustainability reporting instruments, including the GRI Standards, European Sustainability Reporting Standards, IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards, the TCFD and TNFD recommendations, as well as key climate disclosure laws in the United States.
The course also delves into the alignment between these instruments, describing how they can be used in conjunction with the GRI Standards to enhance reporting effectiveness.
This course covers 1 of the 4 modules required to sit for GRI’s 2025 Sustainability Professional Certification exam:
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Transparency for Tomorrow: Decoding the Sustainability Reporting Landscape
Course Content
The course is structured as follows:
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Introduction
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Part 1: State of Play
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Part 2: Key Concepts
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Part 3: The main players in sustainability reporting
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Part 4: A deeper dive into each reporting instrument
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Part 5: Where do you go from here?
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Wrap up
Who Needs To Attend?
This course is designed for reporting practitioners who are beginning their climate reporting journey and want — or are required — to report on climate using both the GRI and IFRS Standards. Other stakeholders interested in climate reporting, such as academics, investors, civil society, and government representatives, will also find it useful.
Course Certificate
Upon course completion, participants will receive a Certificate of Completion from GRI and TEMBUSU Asia, provided they achieve at least 75% course attendance.
Why Register For This Course?
In an era of heightened environmental consciousness and corporate responsibility, organizations worldwide are recognising the importance of transparency and accountability in their sustainability efforts. This course will help you:
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Navigate the complex sustainability reporting landscape, which is currently at an all-time high with a multitude of standards, frameworks, and guidelines.
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Understand the differences between sustainability reporting standards, frameworks, and certifications.
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Learn how sustainability reporting relates to financial reporting.
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Identify key instruments in the sustainability reporting landscape and how they can be used together.
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Gain a solid understanding of reporting instruments, disclosure requirements, and compliance strategies to avoid penalties and reputational risks, enabling you to lead your organisation effectively.
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Stay up-to-date on developments and trends to best advise clients or internal stakeholders on reporting strategy and future direction.
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Discover the organisational benefits of sustainability reporting, such as managing performance and risk, setting goals, attracting investment, enhancing reputation and brand value, improving efficiency, and building trust.
Why TEMBUSU?
TEMBUSU Asia is dedicated to advancing sustainability in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Our training program is led by experienced sustainability advisors with extensive experience in crafting top-tier reports, conducting impactful training sessions, and auditing leading sustainability reports across ASEAN and the Asia region. Our broad expertise across various industries ensures engaging discussions and practical application of concepts through real-life case studies, providing participants with relevant and actionable insights.
Meet your Trainers
Er. Tan Seng Chuan, Lead Trainer
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 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.
Alfred Chan, Co-Trainer
Alfred holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management and Digital Innovation from University of London (LSE) with Second ClassHonours (Upper Division). Bringing 3 years of experience across the Education, Technology, and Finance sectors, with a primaryfocus on Education, Alfred has cultivated key skills in instructional design, curriculum development, training delivery, projectmanagement, and stakeholder engagement. In his current role as Training and Development Manager at TEMBUSU Asia Consulting,Alfred is focused on developing TEMBUSU Academy. The academy aims to equip professionals across Asia with the essentialknowledge and skills to navigate the evolving landscape of sustainability reporting, including expertise in GRI standards, ISSB (IFRS S1& S2), and the broader SDGs framework.
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"Overall, the workshop was incredibly enriching. It provided valuable insights and practical knowledge that will undoubtedly benefit my professional growth."
Course Fee
Regular fee: SGD 440/ pax
Early bird: SGD 396/ pax (For 10% OFF, use code <EBSD>, expires 2 weeks before commencement)
Group discount (≥ 4 pax): SGD 352/ pax (20% OFF in single checkout, use code <GRSD>)
* 9% GST (Singapore) is applied at checkout.
* Refunds are not allowed, however participants can defer the training to the next available course date.
* Course fee is exclusive of any bank charges for overseas fund transfer for participants.
Disclaimer
Kindly note that in the event where minimum course enrolment is not achieved, TEMBUSU Asia Consulting reserves the right to make necessary scheduling adjustments. Participants will be promptly notified and provided with alternative options where possible. Please be advised that no refunds will be provided under any circumstances. We greatly appreciate your understanding and cooperation in this matter.