GRI Academy launches climate and nature-related reporting courses

The GRI Academy launched two courses to upskill sustainability professionals in climate and nature-related reporting, integrating GRI, IFRS, and TNFD frameworks. As reporting shifts from voluntary to mandatory, the modules signal rising disclosure-skill demands relevant to Indian ESG teams preparing for granular climate and biodiversity reporting.

The GRI Academy launched two new courses to upskill sustainability professionals in climate and nature-related reporting amid rising global demand for robust ESG compliance and biodiversity and climate disclosures. The courses are "Climate Reporting with GRI and IFRS Standards" and "GRI-TNFD Interoperability: A Guide for Nature-Related Reporting." The climate course combines the GRI 102 Climate Change Standard with IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards, examining transition planning, adaptation, and socio-ecological dimensions beyond carbon metrics, underscoring the need to report broader climate risks rather than focusing solely on emissions.

Sustainability professionals and corporate ESG teams preparing disclosures are directly affected. The nature-related module equips professionals to navigate dual reporting expectations from the GRI Standards and the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), with an interoperability mapping tool aligning biodiversity disclosure requirements to remove duplication and improve consistency. The courses join a portfolio of over 30 GRI Academy modules available via self-paced online and instructor-led formats worldwide, supporting career advancement and internal capacity-building as stakeholder expectations on climate and ecosystem impacts escalate.

ESG teams should pursue these modules to prepare for increasingly granular reporting across climate and biodiversity domains, aligning with global mandates including the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), ISSB standards, and TNFD frameworks. As reporting moves from voluntary to mandatory, practitioners should position themselves to meet transparency demanded by regulators, investors, and civil society. Per GRI Education Director Paul Broekhof, organisations must evolve from disclosure as a compliance exercise to one rooted in accountability and transformation, supporting decision-useful data for investors.

Key figure — Course portfolio: two new modules joining over 30 GRI Academy offerings