Course Description
ESG is no longer a voluntary commitment or a communications exercise. For French businesses, it is a rapidly expanding field of legal obligation — shaped by the Loi de Vigilance, the Loi PACTE, the CSRD, the EU Taxonomy, and a regulatory environment that is tightening annually. Organisations that treat sustainability as a reporting function rather than a strategic and governance priority are already behind.
This course was designed for strategy leaders, sustainability officers, HR and legal teams, board members, and managers who need to understand ESG as an integrated business discipline — not a separate function. You will learn to navigate the French and European legal framework, translate environmental, social, and governance obligations into operational decisions, build a credible ESG strategy, and produce disclosures that satisfy regulators, investors, and stakeholders.
Across six structured modules, you will move from sustainability foundations and RSE in the French context to climate governance, social responsibility, ethics and internal control, and the full architecture of ESG strategy integration and reporting. By the end of this course, you will be equipped to lead ESG as a business function — with the legal knowledge, strategic tools, and governance frameworks your role requires.
Why Compliance Training Matters
In France, ESG is enforceable law — and the obligations are expanding faster than most organisations have adapted.
From the Loi de Vigilance to the CSRD, French and European regulation now imposes mandatory duties on environmental impact, supply chain human rights, governance transparency, and sustainability disclosure. Organisations that fail to build compliant, credible ESG frameworks face legal sanctions, investor withdrawal, and reputational exposure that cannot be recovered quickly.
maximum judicial fine under France's Loi de Vigilance for duty of care failures
European companies subject to mandatory CSRD sustainability reporting
85%
of European institutional investors integrate ESG criteria into investment decisions
Where This Course Takes You
Navigate the French and European ESG legal landscape with confidence
You will understand what the Loi de Vigilance, Loi PACTE, CSRD, EU Taxonomy, and related regulations concretely require of your organisation — who they apply to, what obligations they create, and what enforcement and liability look like in practice.
Translate environmental, social, and governance obligations into operational decisions
From carbon accountability and supply chain human rights to DEI governance and board oversight, you will be able to connect ESG obligations to the decisions, processes, and controls that make compliance real rather than theoretical.
Build an ESG strategy that integrates with business performance
You will design ESG strategy frameworks aligned with financial materiality, embed sustainability into governance and risk management structures, and develop the internal controls and accountability systems that investors, auditors, and regulators expect to see.
Produce disclosures that satisfy regulators, investors, and stakeholders
You will understand CSRD double materiality requirements, apply sustainability reporting standards correctly, and build the assurance and accountability mechanisms that turn your organisation's ESG commitments into credible, verifiable public disclosures.
Certification
Course Curriculum
6 sections3 Hours total length
Module 1 – Fondements du développement durable et des critères ESG
- 1.1 Principes de durabilité
- 1.2 Concepts et structure ESG
- 1.3 L'éducation à la sexualité et à la vie affective dans le contexte français
- 1.4 Responsabilité des parties prenantes
Module 2 – Cadre juridique français et européen en matière d’ESG
- 2.1 Législation française en matière d'ESG
- 2.2 Règlementation européenne en matière d'ESG
- 2.3 Responsabilité et obligation de l'entreprise
- 2.4 Surveillance et application de la réglementation
Module 3 – Responsabilité environnementale et gouvernance climatique
- 3.1 Changement climatique et responsabilité carbone
- 3.2 Risques et impacts environnementaux
- 3.3 Utilisation des ressources et économie circulaire
- 3.4 Biodiversité et protection de l'environnement
Module 4 – Responsabilité sociale et capital humain
- 4.1 Droits des travailleurs et conditions de travail
- 4.2 Santé, sécurité et bien-être
- 4.3 Diversité, équité et inclusion
- 4.4 Droits de l’homme et chaînes d’approvisionnement
Module 5 – Éthique de la gouvernance et contrôle organisationnel
- 5.1 Structures de gouvernance d'entreprise
- 5.2 Responsabilité et surveillance du conseil d’administration
- 5.3 Éthique, transparence et intégrité
- 5.4 Gestion des risques et contrôle interne
Module 6 – Intégration et reporting de la stratégie ESG
- 6.1 Alignement de la stratégie ESG
- 6.2 Importance et impact financiers
- 6.3 Exigences en matière de rapports de durabilité
- 6.4 Assurance et responsabilité