This course invites participants to explore the emotive and often contentious nature of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) topics, offering tools to foster meaningful dialogue. Learners will examine personal and societal biases, develop skills for inclusive, non-judgmental conversations, and explore the concept of climate justice. Designed for anyone seeking to build awareness and communication skills, this course emphasizes making ESG an inclusive, shared responsibility and promoting constructive engagement across diverse perspectives.
ESG Communication for Inclusive Dialogue
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ESG Communication for Inclusive Dialogue
This course is part of ESG for All Specialization
Instructor: Duke Corporate Education
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3 hours to complete
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What you'll learn
Discover why ESG is a powerful and emotive topic, and explore its relevance in today’s world.
Recognize biases and learn practical ways to incorporate ESG principles in your role.
Develop skills for inclusive and non-judgmental ESG dialogue.
Skills you'll gain
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Communication Strategies
- Social Justice
- Empathy & Emotional Intelligence
- Workplace inclusivity
- Discussion Facilitation
- Corporate Sustainability
- Cultural Responsiveness
- Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG)
- Communication
- Climate Change Adaptation
- Constructive Feedback
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Emotional Intelligence
- Diversity Awareness
- Sustainable Development
- Interpersonal Communications
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RK
Reviewed on Oct 10, 2025
concise and comprehensive. the tailored made point to point course content makes it easy to understand and complete the course. also being concise, gives motivation to complete.
CM
Reviewed on Nov 4, 2025
the course has been helpfull in shaping meaningful dialogues and how to hear others and value other’s point of views
AL
Reviewed on Mar 17, 2025
Doesn't present the criticism that ESG ratings are not objective, and that the same company gets rated or ranked differently by different organisations. How do you counter this criticism?
