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A focused, stackable credential that proves one capability fast.
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A practical credential in sustainability disclosure — materiality, data collection, assurance readiness and the main reporting standards. Stackable toward the MSc Finance & Sustainability. The Haverton University teaches this award to one academic standard whether you study on campus in London or on the tuition-free online pathway. Assessment is identity-checked; the marking scheme does not change with your postcode. This is an academic graduate certificate award; where a field has a licensing or registration route, that remains a matter for your professional body or regulator. You will work through the material as a practitioner-researcher: applied methods, real or anonymised cases, and a supervised capstone or dissertation as the final component. Faculty mark whether you noticed the constraints a slide deck usually hides. Graduate Certificate in ESG Reporting is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 9 months, and the credit total is 15. Students move from Climate Science & Systems for Managers through Climate Science & Systems for Managers; ESG Strategy, Materiality & Governance; Sustainable Finance, Impact & Transition Risk; Change Leadership for Net-Zero; Research Design for Sustainability, and finish on Research Design for Sustainability. Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students apply the method of the subject to a defined problem and defend the result. Reading is a core text, a case or dataset, and a critique. The artefact a marker expects is a submission that shows the method, the evidence, and the limit of the claim. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Build a greenhouse-gas inventory and a credible transition plan Apply ESG disclosure standards and prepare for assurance Analyse transition and physical risk for a firm or a portfolio Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.
The programme carries 15 credits across a single stackable block. Delivery is tuition-free (£0) on the online pathway. Transcripts use letter grades and a GPA scale consistent with Haverton University awards. No professional-body logo is used in marketing to imply endorsement.
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Online tuition is free. Online examinations and certificates are 100% free and sponsored.
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Prefer to learn at our London campus? Campus tuition is published on each programme page. All examinations are 100% free of charge.
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| BX71201 | Climate Science & Systems for Managers Climate Science & Systems for Managers (BX71201) is a course on Graduate Certificate in ESG Reporting. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is a professional certificate module. The submission is a workplace artefact a marker can check against the chapters. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree.
| 15 · 150 h |
| BX71202 | ESG Strategy, Materiality & Governance ESG Strategy, Materiality & Governance (BX71202) is a course on Graduate Certificate in ESG Reporting. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is a professional certificate module. The submission is a workplace artefact a marker can check against the chapters. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree.
| 15 · 150 h |
| BX581 | The system and its boundary The system and its boundary (BX581) is a course on Graduate Certificate in ESG Reporting. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is a professional certificate module. The submission is a workplace artefact a marker can check against the chapters. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree.
| 15 · 150 h |
| BX582 | One metric and its error One metric and its error (BX582) is a course on Graduate Certificate in ESG Reporting. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is a professional certificate module. The submission is a workplace artefact a marker can check against the chapters. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree.
| 15 · 150 h |
| BX583 | Two options Two options (BX583) is a course on Graduate Certificate in ESG Reporting. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is a professional certificate module. The submission is a workplace artefact a marker can check against the chapters. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree.
| 15 · 150 h |
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
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| BX71205 | Sustainable Finance, Impact & Transition Risk Sustainable Finance, Impact & Transition Risk (BX71205) is a course on Graduate Certificate in ESG Reporting. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is a professional certificate module. The submission is a workplace artefact a marker can check against the chapters. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree.
| 15 · 150 h |
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| BX71209 | Change Leadership for Net-Zero Change Leadership for Net-Zero (BX71209) is a course on Graduate Certificate in ESG Reporting. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is a professional certificate module. The submission is a workplace artefact a marker can check against the chapters. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree.
| 15 · 150 h |
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| BX71213 | Research Design for Sustainability Research Design for Sustainability (BX71213) is a course on Graduate Certificate in ESG Reporting. It carries 15 credits and 150 notional learning hours, at 10 hours per credit. The course is a professional certificate module. The submission is a workplace artefact a marker can check against the chapters. The chapters are the syllabus. Each chapter is a class of work this course assesses. Preparation is the reading, dataset, or case for that chapter. Seminar time is spent on the decision, the calculation, or the draft. The student revises after feedback. A pass requires the method named in the chapters, evidence a marker can check, and a stated limit on what the result does not show. Haverton University teaches this course on the published route for this degree.
| 15 · 150 h |
Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.
The published duration is 9 months. Teaching language: English (dual pathway: London campus or tuition-free online; one academic standard). Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.
You may study this award fully online from your country, or — where published — on campus at Haverton. Online study does not require a student visa. Campus study may.
Degree tuition for this award is published as £0 / tuition-free on the online pathway. All online degree examinations and certificates are 100% free and sponsored — the only cost for online study is the application fee. Campus tuition and campus examinations are charged separately. Check the Fees page for details.
Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.
Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.
Recognition of the award for local employment, professional licence, or ministry attestation is decided by your employer or regulator. Haverton University publishes verification pages for certificates. We do not claim automatic equivalence in every country.
Start an application on this website. Progress is saved from the first step. Admissions: admissions@haverton.org.
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