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 fourth series of Skilling, Learning and Leveraging on Saturday (SkiLLS), SkiLLS 4.0. Four training programmes will be organised on weekends during the months of July-August 2025.
| S.No. | Name of Programme | No. of Days | Date | Course Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estimation of water footprint and neutrality: tools for tracking green products | 2 | 12-13 July 2025 | INR 5500 plus GST |
| 2 | Fundamentals and Applications of Life Cycle Assessment | 2 | 19-20 July 2025 | INR 8500 plus GST |
| 3 | ESG reporting ecosystem: Frameworks, standards, ratings and disclosures | 1 | 26 July 2025 | INR 4000 plus GST |
| 4 | BRSR framework to enhance corporate brand | 1 | 02 August 2025 | INR 4000 plus GST |
| Date of training: | Name of Trainer | Training fee | Last date to register |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12-13 July 2025 | Prof Arun Kansal, Director, ICWMR, TERI SAS Dr. Snigdha Goel, Environment Consultant | INR 5500 plus 18% GST | 07 July 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
- Improving Water Efficiency in Supply Chain
- Green credits, ecomark, and other water trading initiative by GoI
- Water sustainability assessment
- Academic Research
PG/PhD students; Mid-career and top executives of water and related industries; Start-ups/ Business persons; Consultants; government officials
Prof Arun Kansal, Director, ICWMR, TERI SAS
Dr Snigdha Goel, Environment Consultant
Brief Profile| Date of training: | Name of Trainer | Training fee | Last date to register |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19-20 July 2025 | Dr. Atul Kumar, Scientist B, ICWMR | INR 8500 Plus 18% GST | 14 July 2025 |
- Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainability concepts
- Practical applications of the LCA tool for sustainability reporting (ESG, BRSR, Scope 3 emissions), Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) and Ecomark Certification
- Introduction to ISO Standards for LCA Analysis (ISO 14040 and 14044)
- 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 an LCA study
- Useful Concepts of LCA: Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis, Scenario Analysis, Multifunctionality and Allocation
- Live demonstration of LCA tools and Software (SimaPro, GaBi and OpenLCA)
- Case studies and practical exercises
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 July 2025 | Dr Divya Gupta Dr Divya Soman | INR 4000 plus 18% GST | 21 July 2025 |
- ESG Overview & Integration of ESG in businesses and corporates
- ESG reporting frameworks (GRI, SASB, TCFD, etc.) and their application
- Materiality Assessment
- Key questions on ESG to be reported
- ESG frameworks, standards, ratings and disclosures
- GRI, TCFD, SASB
- Preparing and reviewing ESG reports
- Identifying ESG operational and reputational risks in business and developing mitigation plans
- Integrating sustainable practices into corporate strategy
- 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; ESG professionals; 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, Program Manager, Climate and Sustainability, Piramal School of Leadership
Dr Divya Soman, Scientist B, ICWMR, TERI SAS
| Date of training: | Name of Trainer | Training fee | Last date to register |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 August 2025 | Dr Divya Gupta Dr Divya Soman | INR 4000 plus 18% GST | 28 July 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
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, Program Manager, Climate and Sustainability, Piramal School of Leadership
Dr Divya Soman, Scientist B, ICWMR, TERI SAS
- Please register yourself by filling up the form https://forms.office.com/r/9fGKc0nW9a
- 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.
Manager, ICWMR
info.icwmr@terisas.ac.in
+91 11 71800222