Climate Change Financial Disclosure Audit Training Course

Course Introduction

The Climate Change Financial Disclosure Audit Training Course is a specialized professional program designed to equip participants with the expertise required to evaluate, audit, and assure climate-related financial disclosures. It focuses on ensuring transparency, accuracy, and compliance in environmental financial reporting frameworks used by organizations globally.

This course provides a strong foundation in climate disclosure standards, including frameworks such as IFRS S2, TCFD recommendations, ESG reporting requirements, and sustainability accounting principles. Participants will learn how climate risks and opportunities are integrated into financial statements and corporate disclosures.

A key focus of the program is auditing climate-related financial information, where learners will explore how to assess emissions reporting, climate risk quantification, transition risk disclosures, and financial impact of environmental factors. The course emphasizes verifying the reliability of climate data used in decision-making.

Participants will also gain practical knowledge in assurance techniques for climate disclosures, including audit procedures for carbon accounting, data validation, scenario analysis evaluation, and governance over sustainability reporting systems. They will learn how to assess the integrity of climate-related financial information.

The course further explores emerging issues such as mandatory climate reporting regulations, carbon trading disclosures, green finance auditing, net-zero commitments, and climate risk stress testing. These developments are reshaping financial reporting and audit expectations across industries.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to audit climate-related financial disclosures, evaluate ESG reporting systems, assess regulatory compliance, and provide assurance over the accuracy and completeness of climate financial information.

Duration

5 days

Who Should Attend

• Internal auditors and external auditors

• ESG and sustainability officers

• Financial reporting and accounting professionals

• Risk management professionals

• Compliance and regulatory officers

• Environmental finance specialists

• Corporate governance professionals

• Investment and banking analysts

• Climate risk and strategy managers

• Public sector sustainability auditors

Course Objectives

• Equip participants with comprehensive knowledge of climate change financial disclosure audit frameworks to evaluate ESG reporting, ensuring transparency, regulatory compliance, and accuracy in climate-related financial information across organizations

• Develop ability to audit climate disclosures

• Enable learners to assess ESG reporting systems

• Strengthen skills in carbon accounting verification

• Train participants in climate risk assessment

• Build competency in sustainability auditing

• Enhance understanding of TCFD and IFRS S2

• Prepare professionals to evaluate emissions data

• Enable participants to assess green finance disclosures

• Develop leadership capability in climate assurance

Comprehensive Course Outline

Module 1: Foundations of Climate Financial Disclosure and Audit Principles

• Introduction to climate financial disclosure audit principles focusing on ESG reporting frameworks, sustainability standards, and financial accountability in climate-related reporting systems

• Overview of climate reporting frameworks

• Understanding ESG audit responsibilities

• Principles of sustainability assurance

Module 2: Climate Risk and Financial Impact Assessment

• Evaluation of climate risk systems ensuring accurate identification and measurement of financial impacts arising from environmental and climate-related factors

• Assessment of climate risk exposure

• Identification of financial vulnerabilities

• Strengthening risk evaluation systems

Module 3: ESG Reporting Frameworks and Standards

• Evaluation of ESG reporting frameworks ensuring compliance with global standards such as IFRS S2, TCFD, and sustainability disclosure requirements

• Assessment of ESG reporting models

• Identification of disclosure gaps

• Strengthening reporting compliance systems

Module 4: Carbon Accounting and Emissions Verification

• Evaluation of carbon accounting systems ensuring accurate measurement, reporting, and verification of greenhouse gas emissions across organizations

• Assessment of emissions data quality

• Identification of reporting inaccuracies

• Strengthening carbon control systems

Module 5: Climate Scenario Analysis and Stress Testing

• Evaluation of climate scenario models ensuring financial resilience analysis under various climate change and transition risk scenarios

• Assessment of scenario methodologies

• Identification of model weaknesses

• Strengthening stress testing frameworks

Module 6: Green Finance and Sustainable Investment Reporting

• Evaluation of green finance disclosures ensuring transparency in sustainable investments, climate bonds, and environmental funding initiatives

• Assessment of green finance reporting

• Identification of misclassification risks

• Strengthening investment disclosure systems

Module 7: Regulatory Compliance in Climate Disclosures

• Evaluation of regulatory requirements ensuring adherence to mandatory climate reporting laws and sustainability disclosure obligations

• Assessment of regulatory frameworks

• Identification of compliance risks

• Strengthening disclosure governance

Module 8: Climate Data Governance and Assurance Systems

• Evaluation of climate data governance ensuring accuracy, consistency, and reliability of environmental financial data used in reporting systems

• Assessment of data governance models

• Identification of data integrity risks

• Strengthening assurance frameworks

Module 9: Emerging Trends in Climate Disclosure and ESG Audit

• Evaluation of emerging ESG trends ensuring adaptation to evolving climate regulations, digital ESG reporting tools, and net-zero commitments

• Assessment of ESG innovations

• Identification of emerging risks

• Strengthening future-ready audit systems

Module 10: Capstone Climate Disclosure Audit Simulation

• End-to-end simulation of climate financial disclosure audit including ESG evaluation, carbon verification, risk assessment, and reporting

• Practical ESG audit scenarios

• Development of assurance reports

• Presentation of climate audit findings

Training Approach

This course will be delivered by our skilled trainers who have vast knowledge and experience as expert professionals in the fields. The course is taught in English and through a mix of theory, practical activities, group discussion and case studies. Course manuals and additional training materials will be provided to the participants upon completion of the training.

Tailor-Made Course

This course can also be tailor-made to meet organization requirement. For further inquiries, please contact us on: Email: training@upskilldevelopment.com Tel: +254 721 331 808

Training Venue 

The training will be held at our Upskill Training Centre. We also offer training for a group (at a discount of 10% to 50%) at requested location all over the world. The Onsite course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, buffet lunch, airport transfers, Upskill gift package, and guided tour.

Visa application, travel expenses, dinners, accommodation, insurance, and other personal expenses are catered by the participant

Certification

Participants will be issued with Upskill certificate upon completion of this course.

Airport Pickup and Accommodation

Airport pickup and accommodation is arranged upon request. For booking contact our Training Coordinator through Email: training@upskilldevelopment.com, +254 721 331 808

Terms of Payment:

Unless otherwise agreed between the two parties’ payment of the course fee should be done 3 working days before commencement of the training so as to enable us to prepare better.