Career Transition: Pivoting to ESG

LEGALESG PRESENTS:

Career Transition:

Pivoting to ESG


Accelerating ESG performance, advice, and counsel


Next Cohort:

In-Person/Chicago // March 9 & 10 // 2023


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ESG WITHIN YOUR FIRM:


  • Who Owns It? 
  • Who Leads It? 
  • Who Coordinates?
  • Who Communicates?
  • Who Measures / Manages the Metrics?


These questions are top-of-mind for each of my law firm and accounting firm clients. 


Most firms engage organically in a variety of ESG-related programs, practices and policies, but there is no one leading, managing or measuring these initiatives, resulting in the impression of “randomness” at best.


Given the increasing ESG expectations coming from all stakeholders – clients, prospects, recruits, employees, vendors, and communities, it is no longer sufficient to “hope” that your firm can somehow be comprehensive, consistent, and coherent when addressing these expectations and when responding to inquiries.


Hope is not a successful strategy. ESG must be led and managed by design, not by default.


Firms that take deliberate and decisive measures to make sure ESG is embedded and is properly led, coordinated, and communicated – internally and externally – will emerge as leaders.


NURTURING AN ESG LEADER FOR YOUR FIRM

It is likely your firm already has a manager/director who could fill the role successfully - someone who knows the firm well, is respected by partners and colleagues, and knows how to “get things done.” 


However, he/she will need a “bootcamp” of ESG Literacy to be equipped to take the reins.


Introducing Amity Advisory’s latest workshop - Career Transition: Pivoting to ESG.

OVERVIEW

The demand for ESG "talent" is accelerating.


Duration: 

12 Hours

 

Style: 

In-Person Live / Online/Virtual Workshop


Faculty:

Pamela Cone

ESG and Sustainability Sage

CEO / Amity Advisory

Co-Founder / ESG Intelligence Group


Cohort Options:

This hands-on, educational workshop is offered in two formats:


  • Two-Day, In-Person Workshop, March 9 & 10 in downtown Chicago. 
  • Virtual, 2-hour Segments over 6 days: March 14,15,16, and 21,22,23. 


The cohort for each format is limited to 15 Participants to allow for intimate, engaged, hands-on work.


Tuition:

Whether attending the in-person two-day workshop in Chicago or enrolling for the series of virtual sessions over a two-week period, the tuition to enroll is: $3,495 USD

Exclusive

Introductory offer:


Confirm your place on this course by January 20th and save 20% on your enrollment.

Use the discount code GWRL20 when placing your order.


Enroll here

CURRICULUM


March 9th / 11:00 AM CST - 1:00 PM CST


1. Greenwashing Basics


  • General overview
  • Why should you care? What do your clients need to know?
  • Consumers want “green” products / high demand
  • What are your obligations? Competence, RPC 1.1


2. What is greenwashing?


  • Where did it come from? What is the history?
  • A few definitions
  • Examples from various contexts (text, images, content left out or highlighted)

CURRICULUM


Day One / In-Person/Chicago // March 9 // 2023


Welcome and Introductions


  • ​​Your ESG role/ function within the firm
  • ​​ESG Responsibilities? Whose job is it anyway?
  • ​​Expectations of the workshop / Why are you here today?


Lunch (and continue with conversations above)


Introduction to Environmental, Social and Governance


  • ​​What it is
  • ​​What it is NOT
  • ​​The Politics of ESG


Growing Stakeholders’ Expectations


  • ​​Recruits, employees, prospects, clients, vendors, suppliers, communities
  • ​​What does this look like at your firm?


Regulations and Ratings


  • ​​Overview of regulatory developments around the globe
  • ​​Direction of travel / future regulations


BREAK


Reporting Frameworks


  • ​​Overview / attributes of main frameworks
  • ​​Aligning with client industries 
  • ​​Which is most fitting for professional services firms?


Supply Chain Assessment – What, Why, How, When?


  • ​​EcoVadis, SupplyShift, IntegrityNext, etc.
  • ​​And what of your own firm’s supply chain / vendor management?


Wrap Up of Day One


  • ​​Questions / homework for day two
  • ​​What does mean for your firm?

Day Two / In-Person/Chicago // March 10 // 2023


Breakfast and Welcome Back


  • ​​Goals for the day


Environmental – the E of ESG


  • ​​Climate and carbon accounting
  • ​​Scopes 1, 2 & 3
  • ​​Do firms need to care? Why?
  • ​​What of greenwashing?


Social – the S of ESG


  • ​​Social impact / societal impact
  • ​​Does client work count?
  • ​​From Transactional to Transformational
  • ​​​Case Studies
  • ​​Firm examples from group


BREAK


Governance – the G in ESG


  • ​​What is included?
  • ​​What does good governance look like?
  • ​​What does lack of good governance look like?
  • ​​What is a Benefit Corporation? What is a B-Corp?


LUNCH


ESG Opportunities / ESG Obligations for the Professions


Next Steps / Key Take-Aways


  • ​​3 Things to do immediately at your firm
  • ​​What does your firm’s roadmap look like?


Conclusion and Wrap Up

WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND

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These immersive workshops include group and individual engagement exercises tailored to each person’s / firm’s current position on the ESG journey – such that each participant will leave with a clear roadmap and to-do list for their firm’s ESG progress.

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Each participant who successfully completes the coursework will receive an ESG Ambassador Certificate from Amity Advisory.

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Participants in the program will gain a thorough understanding of the ESG elements and their importance within professional services firms. 

Pamela Cone

ESG and Sustainability Sage

CEO / Amity Advisory

Co-Founder / ESG Intelligence Group


Pamela Cone consults with leaders at professional services firms and their global networks to uncover, understand, explore and embrace their unique, strategic ESG practices, programs and positioning. 


Given her entire career in professional services firms and her graduate education, experience, and expertise in ESG, she is uniquely qualified to advise and counsel firms to move their efforts from "transactional" toward achieving greater "transformational" outcomes. Stakeholders expect nothing less.

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ENROLLMENT


Confirm your place on this course by January 20th and save 20% on your enrollment. Use the discount code CTPE20 when placing your order.


Additional team rates are available on request; please contact us for more information


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In-Person / Chicago


Registration for Two-Day / In-Person

Career Transition: Pivoting to ESG Workshop

March 9 & 10 / Chicago

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$3,495

($3145 through 01/10)


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