ESG Readiness Lab — Workshop

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Introduction and rationale

Most Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) conversations end with a framework and a feeling of being overwhelmed. This one ends with a 90-day plan you can actually act on.

Azim Premji University in partnership with Nadhi-SheforClimate is running the first cohort of the ESG Readiness Lab for women — a one-day, in-person workshop for people who are done talking about ESG and ready to do something about it.

Who is this workshop for?

The target audience for this course will be founders, sustainability professionals, consultants, and strategy lead who are at the point where ​“we should take ESG seriously” needs to become a concrete plan.

The learners will be provided with a one-pager to gauge their understanding of — the ESG, Business Responsibility & Sustainability Reporting (BRSR), established standards and frameworks. They are expected to share the responses before the workshop.

Intended learning outcomes

You’ll come in with a real challenge your organisation is navigating. You’ll leave with: 

  • A personalised ESG relevance map for your organisation
  • 2 – 3 metrics you can start tracking immediately
  • A 90-day action plan with clear next steps
  • A peer cohort working through the same questions

Selection process

This is our pilot workshop and we’re keeping it open to all women+ professionals who are either navigating an ESG challenge in their current role or actively exploring sustainability as their next career move. Future cohorts will be selective. If you’ve been considering this, now is the time.

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Session 1

Participant mapping and ice-breaker

Overview of ESG and its relevance to the industry

Aligning ESG with business objectives

Role of leadership in ESG strategy

Overview of major ESG standards and frameworks

Comparison of ESG standards

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Exercise 1: Study ESG reports to unearth insights

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Lunch break

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Session 2

Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR)

Updates and Trends in ESG Standards

Best Practices in ESG Reporting

Tools for Measuring ESG Performance

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Exercise 2: Comparative analysis through BRSR report

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Go-forward blueprint

Drafting your 90-day ESG starter plan

Timelines

Last date to apply: 21 April 2026

Last day for the fee payment: 23 April 2026

Fee structure

Early Bird (until 15 April) – INR 8850

Regular (from 16 April until 23 April) — INR 9440

All rates are inclusive of GST and relevant taxes.

Certificate of participation

The participants will be awarded a certificate of participation after successful completion of the training.

Contact us

For any queries, please write to nadhi.​sheforclimate@​gmail.​com 

Course Instructor

Anveshi Gutta, Visiting Faculty, Azim Premji University. 

With over 20 years of leadership experience across top-tier organizations including PwC, IBM, and HP, Anveshi brings deep, practical expertise to the field of ESG. He currently serves on the Technical Committee at The ESG Exchange and is a Certified Independent Director specialising in Corporate Governance and ESG. 

Drawing on his academic background, teaching at Symbiosis and his extensive experience evaluating both exemplary and flawed ESG implementations across multiple industries, Anveshi designed this workshop to bridge the gap between theoretical frameworks and effective real-world execution.