WORKSHOP 1
Environmental Policy Workshop - EcoVadis, GRI & BRSR aligned
Walk out with a drafted environmental policy that names material topics, carries SMART targets and satisfies EcoVadis, GRI and BRSR disclosure expectations.
Energy Consumption & GHGs
Water
Biodiversity
Air Pollution
Materials, Chemicals & Waste
Product Use & End-of-Life
11:30 – 12:10AM
What ESG ratings count as an environmental policy
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Policy vs statement vs intention - why most uploads score zero
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EcoVadis Policies indicator (20% weight) and what 'quantitative targets' really means
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Mapping the same document to GRI 302/303/305, CDP climate/water and BRSR Section C
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Scope, ownership, sign-off, review date and publication: the four survival tests
12:10 – 12:50PM
SMART goals, targets and the elements checklist
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Turning 'we will reduce emissions' into a scoring target with base year and scope
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Mandatory elements: commitments, scope of application, governance, escalation
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Worked example of a full policy, section by section
12:50 – 1:25PM
Materiality: choosing the right topics
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Mapping your activity, size and country profile to activated criteria
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Screening operations, products and value chain for material impacts
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Linking issues to relevant SDGs without turning the policy into marketing
1:25 – 1:30PM
Live group workshop + defence
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Groups draft and cross-review
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Analyst-style challenge round
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Take-home template pack walkthrough
Group exercise
Workshop - Draft an environmental policy that scores
Subject line: "Rewrite this company's environmental commitment so an EcoVadis analyst can award full policy points.
35 minutes drafting + 10 minutes cross-review
Each group receives a real company's published environmental statement and rewrites it into a full policy with material topics, SMART targets and governance.
INPUT
GUIDELINES
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State the scope of application explicitly (sites, entities, geographies).
OUTPUT
One-page policy draft with commitments, scope, targets, ownership and review cycle
GROUP ALLOCATION
Group 2 - Asian Paints
Group 3 - Tata Steel
Group 4 - Hindustan Unilever
Group 5 - Infosys
Deliverable: Submission-ready environmental policy draft + materiality table.
Take-home exercise
Homework - Environmental policy field test
Take one real company (your employer, a client, or a listed company whose BRSR is public) and stress-test its published environmental policy against the eight-part anatomy taught in the session.
Submit a 1-page gap note plus the two rewritten clauses before the next session.
WHAT YOU TAKE AWAY
WHO IS THIS SESSION FOR
Our Educator
Pratiksha More
Founder, Sustainability101 · ESG & sustainability reporting practitioner
Pratiksha is an ESG and climate professional with 6+ years of experience across GHG accounting, decarbonisation, climate risk and ESG performance. She was previously an ESG Analyst at Deloitte's Sustainability & Climate Change practice. She has led end-to-end EcoVadis implementations for logistics and pharmaceutical clients (policies, procurement frameworks, supplier codes, GHG inventories and audit-ready evidence, taking a first-time client past a 55+ score), authored BRSR disclosures for BSE-listed companies, run a DJSI gap assessment for Adani Wilmar across 1,000+ data points, and is currently leading the 2025–26 Sustainability Report for Qatar Central Bank.
Her client work spans Tech Mahindra, Bureau Veritas, Adani Defence, Red Sea Global, Knight Frank, Sattva and Doha Insurance, and she has delivered executive ESG programmes to professionals from Standard Chartered, Coca-Cola, H&M, Infosys, PwC, Deloitte, KPMG, EY, Wipro, HCLTech and HDFC AMC. She teaches all three days of this masterclass personally, start to finish, using the evidence, rejections and client conversations from that work rather than slideware.
6+ years in ESG, climate risk and GHG accounting
End-to-end EcoVadis delivery first-time client scored 55+
Leading the 2025–26 Sustainability Report for Qatar Central Bank
DJSI gap assessment for Adani Wilmar 1,000+ data points, 45+ score
Ex-Deloitte ESG Analyst (Sustainability & Climate Change)
BRSR, GRI, SASB, TCFD, CDP and IFRS S1/S2 reporting
M.Sc. Environmental Science · GARP SCR accredited prep provider
Trained professionals from PwC, Deloitte, KPMG, EY, Infosys, H&M, Coca-Cola
INVESTMENT
Per workshop, or all four as a policy suite.
All prices are exclusive of GST.
Single workshop
₹4,500
One 2-hour live session, one theme, full template pack and recording.
Masterclass alumni
₹4,050
10% off any single workshop for participants of the 3-day masterclass.
ASSESSMENT & CERTIFICATE
You are assessed on work, not attendance.
The scoring logic, evidence expectations and climate depth have all tightened. Each of these is taught with current examples and current rejection patterns.
Mode of assessment
Short-answer questions on methodology, weightings and evidence rules
Case-study assessment on a real published sustainability report
Live group defence of your leak map, evidence pack and pitch
Pre-requisites
Working proficiency in English
A diploma or degree in any discipline (or equivalent work experience)
Ability to read a corporate sustainability / BRSR / ESG report unaided
Laptop with a stable connection; every workshop is hands-on
Certificate
Certificate of completion issued by Sustainability101
Awarded on attendance plus submission of all three workshop deliverables
Independent programme Sustainability101 is not an EcoVadis owned or EcoVadis-issued certification body.
Note: All certificate images are for illustrative purposes only and may be subject to change at the discretion of Sustainability 101.
STRAIGHT ANSWERS
The questions we ask you back, before you pay.
We would rather you self-select out than sit through three days that were not built for you. Eligibility, outcomes, time commitment and exactly what Day 1 gives you all below.
CONSULTING & CORPORATE TRAINING
Need this delivered inside your organisation?
We do not just run open workshops. Sustainability101 has spent the last 5 years consulting on ESG ratings, disclosures and supplier assessments more than 40 projects across EcoVadis, BRSR, GRI, CDP, IFRS S1/S2 and policy drafting. If your team needs the same capability built in-house, we can design a private version of the EcoVadis Consultant Masterclass for you.
5+
Years of ESG consulting practice
40+
Live client projects delivered
100+
Professionals trained in 2025
Private cohorts for leadership & sustainability teams
BRSR / GRI / CDP / IFRS disclosure support
Custom templates, playbooks and train-the-trainer kits
EcoVadis readiness and score-improvement sprints
ESG policy drafting and supplier cascade programmes
Ongoing retainer support during rating windows
REACH OUT
Tell us what you are trying to solve rating deadline, supplier request, board disclosure or team upskilling.
We will share a short diagnostic and a proposal within two working days.
The batch is small on purpose. Seats are already moving.
Seven professionals have already filled the form. Join them and walk out in three days with consultant-level EcoVadis capability.
