Skilling, Learning and Leveraging on Saturdays (SkiLLS) is a unique programme that offers training on valuable, application-based, and relevant skills via online sessions by experts on a Saturday or and Sunday. It is rigorous, intensive and impact-oriented programme which is helps students, mid-career professionals, start-ups, consultants and environment enthusiasts to stay relevant in the gradually changing world of sustainability. It allows students to hone their skills in sustainability by offering practical training that goes beyond the theoretical textbook learning. For the professionals, it provides an opportunity to continuously update and enhance their skills without compromising their weekday work commitments.
We are announcing the third series of Skilling, Learning and Leveraging on Saturday (SkiLLS), SkiLLS 3.0. This time, four training programmes will be organised on weekends during the months of January-February 2025.
| S.No. | Name of Programme | No. of Days | Date | Course Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fundamentals and applications of LCA for sustainability assessment | 2 | 11-12 January 2025 | INR 5500 plus GST |
| 2 | ESG reporting ecosystem: Frameworks, standards, ratings and disclosures | 1 | 18 January 2025 | INR 4000 plus GST |
| 3 | BRSR framework to enhance corporate brand | 1 | 25 January 2025 | INR 4000 plus GST |
| 4 | Estimation of water footprint and neutrality: tools for tracking green products | 1 | 01 February 2025 | INR 4000 plus GST |
| Date of training: | Name of Trainer | Training fee | Last date to register |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11-12 January 2025 | Dr. Atul Kumar, Scientist B, ICWMR, TERI SAS | INR 5500 plus 18% GST | 06 January 2025 |
- Sustainability and life cycle thinking
- Practical applications of LCA tool: Environmental product declaration, ecolabelling,
- Introduction to ISO standards for LCA and carbon footprint analysis
- Methods of conducting LCA: key principles, framework and guidelines
- Steps of conducting LCA: goal and scope definition, life cycle inventory, impact assessment and interpretation
- Guide for data collection for a LCA study
- Other useful concepts of LCA: uncertainty and sensitivity analysis, scenario analysis, multifunctionality
- Hands-on training using SimaPro and Open LCA software
- Environmental impacts analysis of any product/process
- For eco-design, policy development, labelling schemes (e.g., Ecomark), and corporate sustainability initiatives
- For analyzing the environmental benefits of circular economy strategies, such as recycling, remanufacturing, and waste reduction
- Communication and marketing
- Understanding of Scope 3 emissions
PG/PhD students; Mid-career executives; Top executives; Start-ups/ Business persons; Consultants; LCA enthusiasts
Dr Atul Kumar, Scientist B - ICWMR
| Date of training: | Name of Trainer | Training fee | Last date to register |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 January 2025 | Dr Divya Gupta | INR 4000 Plus 18% GST | 13 January 2025 |
- Integration of ESG in businesses/ corporates
- ESG and identification of target audience
- ESG reporting frameworks, ratings and disclosures
- ESG investment and ESG performance
- ESG and Corporate governance
- Preparing and reviewing ESG reports
- Identifying ESG operational and reputational risks in business and developing mitigation plans
- Integrating ESG into decision-making and navigating ESG strategy in an enterprise
- Ensuring legal and regulatory compliance related to ESG
- Communicating ESG achievements
PG/PhD students; Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) professionals; Investor Relation Officers (IRO’s); Sustainability officers; Energy and/or Climate change professionals Sustainability Consultants; environment enthusiasts
Dr Divya Gupta, Environment Consultant
| Date of training: | Name of Trainer | Training fee | Last date to register |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 January 2025 | Dr Divya Gupta | INR 4000 plus 18% GST | 20 January 2025 |
- Introduction to Corporate Sustainability reporting (CSR) and the need of sustainability reporting
- Linkage of UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) with National Guidelines on Responsible Business conduct (NGRBC)
- Origination of BRSR from Business Responsibility Reporting (BRR), and their comparison
- Comparison of BRSR format comprehensive vs lite
- BRSR vis-à-vis Global Frameworks such as Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Taskforce on Climate related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), Integrated Reporting (IR), Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)
- Assurance aspects, types, framework, engagement process and the standards involved
- Promoting sustainable business practices
- Streamlining processes for collection of data required for BRSR
- Evaluating company’s performance against National Guidelines on Responsible Business Conduct (NGRBC)
- Identifying and prioritizing BRSR issues
- Preparing and reviewing report
- Integrating business sustainability into decision-making
- Ensuring legal and regulatory compliance related to BRSR
- Communicating achievements related to business responsibility and sustainability
- Provide consultancy services on BRSR comprehensive and lite, International Standards on Assurance Engagements 3000 (ISAE3000) and AccountAbility 1000 Assurance Standard (AA1000AS)
PG/PhD students; Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) professionals; Investor Relation Officers (IRO’s); Sustainability officers; Energy and/or Climate change professionals Sustainability Consultants; environment enthusiasts
Dr Divya Gupta, Environment Consultant
| Date of training: | Name of Trainer | Training fee | Last date to register |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 February 2025 | Dr. Snigdha Goel | INR 4000 plus 18% GST | 27 January 2025 |
- Indicators for water performance and productivity measurement
- Components of water footprint and estimation method
- Impact adjusted water footprint-a new technique to internalize watershed characteristic
- Water neutrality assessment: methodology and certification process
- Tracking and reporting water usage
- Improving business water efficiency
- Ecomark, green credits, water trading initiative by GoI
- Water sustainability assessment
PG/PhD students; Mid-career and top executives of water and related industries; Start-ups/ Business persons; Consultants
Dr Snigdha Goel, Environment Consultant
- Please register yourself by filling up the form https://forms.office.com/r/ytmkNwcNJc
- You will receive payment details on your registered email id
- Make the payment of applicable programme fee for the programme that you want to register
- Share payment receipt and clearly specify the name of the training programme with info.icwmr@terisas.ac.in and garima.kaushik@terisas.ac.in
- You will receive a mail confirming your participation in the training programme
Bank Details:
Acc No: 048801009754
Name: TERI SCHOOL OF ADVANCED STUDIES
Type: Savings
IFSC CODE: ICIC0000488
Bank: ICICI Bank Ltd
Branch : Rohini, Sec 09, New Delhi
*The training fee mentioned is for Indian Nationals only. International participants interested in joining the training programmes may write to info.icwmr@terisas.ac.in separately.
Ms Anugya Singh
Manager, ICWMR
info.icwmr@terisas.ac.in
+91 11 71800222