• New Executive-Level ESG Program: An eight-week online course provides senior finance professionals with tools to lead sustainability reporting aligned with TCFD, ISSB, SASB, and ESRS standards.
• Strategic Advantage Through ESG Data Mastery: Participants gain insights to integrate ESG into core business strategy and enhance regulatory compliance.
• Global Recognition & Networking: Graduates earn a joint Oxford–AICPA & CIMA certificate and access to an elite alumni network.

Oxford’s Saïd Business School and AICPA & CIMA have unveiled an advanced eight-week executive education program focused on sustainability reporting and ESG data management—designed for today’s finance leaders.

Launching October 1, the Sustainability Reporting and ESG Data Management Programme delivers comprehensive training in globally recognized ESG frameworks including TCFD, ISSB, SASB, and ESRS. The course targets senior finance professionals—CFOs, consultants, risk managers, and auditors—seeking to strengthen governance, elevate transparency, and ensure regulatory readiness.

“Accounting and finance professionals who complete this program will have the necessary tools to lead their organizations in sustainability reporting, employ best practices in meeting compliance with evolving regulations, and will have a better ability to anticipate trends in this rapidly maturing area,” said Jeremy Osborn, Global Head of ESG for AICPA & CIMA.

Key components of the program include:

• ESG data integration into enterprise decision-making
• Use of technology to extract business value from sustainability efforts
• Establishment of governance structures that support long-term, sustainable growth
• Preparation for sustainability assurance and audit readiness

Content is delivered through multimedia learning, live webinars, and optional weekly group sessions with expert tutors. Upon completion, participants receive a digital certificate co-signed by Oxford Saïd and AICPA & CIMA, plus access to the Saïd Business School’s elumni global network.

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“Finance leaders sit at the intersection of strategy, compliance, and value creation,” said Amir Amel-Zadeh, Associate Professor of Accounting at Saïd Business School. “This program equips finance professionals not only with the technical knowledge to meet evolving standards but also with the strategic insight to embed sustainability into the core of decision-making by translating ESG data into actionable insights.”

This marks the second ESG-focused offering from Oxford and AICPA & CIMA. Their first joint program, ESG and Sustainable Financial Strategy, which began in 2023, continues to run quarterly with the next cohort starting September 24. That course currently offers 26.5 CPE credits. The new ESG data management program is also expected to offer continuing professional education (CPE) credits.

For executives steering their companies through the growing demands of ESG compliance and strategy, this program represents a timely and valuable upskilling opportunity.

View the programs here.

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