Emerging Sustainability Trends for 2027 (Live Online Training)

Description

The sustainability landscape continues to change at speed. Organisations face new reporting expectations, regulatory requirements, stakeholder pressures, and environmental and social risks. Understanding what is emerging can help leaders prepare early, focus resources, and make better strategic decisions.

This live online course explores the sustainability trends expected to shape organisations in 2027 and beyond. Participants will examine developments across climate, nature, governance, social responsibility, reporting, technology, and organisational resilience.

The course focuses on the practical implications of these trends. Through expert guidance, case studies, and interactive discussion, participants will consider which developments are most relevant to their organisation, what risks and opportunities they create, and how to build them into planning and decision-making.

Key Topics

The course covers:

• The changing global sustainability landscape.
• Climate risk, adaptation, resilience, and transition planning.
• Nature, biodiversity, and nature-related dependencies.
• Sustainability reporting and disclosure developments.
• Governance, accountability, and board oversight.
• Greenwashing risk and the scrutiny of environmental claims.
• Social sustainability, workforce expectations, and responsible business.
• Supply chain transparency and due diligence.
• Emerging sustainability technologies, data, and measurement approaches.
• Political, economic, and regulatory uncertainty.
• Horizon scanning and emerging risk identification.
• Translating sustainability trends into organisational priorities.

Who Is This Course For?

This course is designed for:

• Sustainability and ESG professionals.
• Risk managers.
• Strategy and planning teams.
• Governance and compliance professionals.
• Finance and reporting teams.
• Environmental and climate specialists.
• Senior leaders and board members.
• Project and programme managers.
• Professionals responsible for organisational resilience.

The course is suitable for participants who want to update their knowledge, test their current priorities, or prepare their organisation for emerging sustainability expectations.

Course Format

This course is delivered as a live online training programme over two half-day sessions, each lasting 4 hours.

The course combines:

• Expert-led presentations.
• Current examples and case studies.
• Interactive exercises.
• Group discussion.
• Horizon-scanning activities.
• Practical organisational application.

Participants will receive a Certificate of Completion following attendance.

 

In-House Delivery

This course can also be delivered as a private programme for organisations.

Sessions can be tailored to your sector, sustainability maturity, and organisational priorities, making them suitable for leadership teams, sustainability functions, governance professionals, risk teams, and cross-functional business groups.

The course is also available as a bespoke programme, with content adapted to your organisation’s strategy, regulatory requirements, and operational context. Contact us to discuss in-house or customised delivery options.

Pricing Notes

All prices listed for this training course are exclusive of VAT. For customers purchasing within the United Kingdom, VAT will be applied at checkout where applicable.

We also offer discounted rates for group bookings and can provide tailored in-house delivery for organisations seeking to train multiple participants together.