ESG Training Malaysia · HRD Corp Claimable

ESG training for NSRF, IFRS S1 & S2 and carbon reporting.

In-house sustainability training for Malaysian listed companies, large businesses, MNC subsidiaries and their suppliers. Your team prepares NSRF-aligned disclosures, calculates Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions and organises evidence for assurance, on your own reporting work.

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100+

Companies advised

10+ yrs

ESG, risk & internal audit

10+

Industries advised

NSRF Timeline

When does your company have to report under the NSRF?

Malaysia's National Sustainability Reporting Framework phases in IFRS S1 and S2 by group. Each year below means annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January of that year.

Group	Who	IFRS S1 & S2	Scope 3	Reasonable assurance, Scope 1 & 2
Group 1	Main Market listed issuers with market capitalisation of RM2 billion and above	FY2025	FY2027	FY2028
Group 2	Other Main Market listed issuers	FY2026	FY2028	FY2029
Group 3	ACE Market listed issuers, and non-listed companies with annual revenue of RM2 billion and above	FY2027	FY2030	FY2030

Mandatory reasonable assurance was pushed back one year in September 2026, and must follow ISSA 5000. Meeting these dates takes more than a report writer: finance, risk, operations, procurement, facilities, internal audit and the board all feed the final disclosure. The programmes below train those functions together.

Last updated 5 October 2026

The Programmes

Practical ESG and sustainability training programmes.

Run one programme, or combine them into a pathway for leadership, report preparers and data owners. Every programme is built around real reporting work, not ESG theory.

Intermediate2 days · 14 hoursNSRF · IFRS S1 · IFRS S2 · Bursa Malaysia

NSRF and IFRS S1 & S2 Training

NSRF Reporting Lab: Applying IFRS S1 & S2 in Practice

A practical IFRS S1 and S2 training programme for teams responsible for preparing, reviewing or approving NSRF-aligned sustainability disclosures. Participants assess their existing reporting against the standards, identify material sustainability-related risks and opportunities, allocate responsibilities and develop selected disclosures during the workshop.

What your team walks out with

An IFRS S1 and IFRS S2 gap assessment
A documented materiality and risk-identification process
A record of applicable NSRF transition reliefs and reporting judgements
A reporting-responsibility and data-owner map
Draft disclosures developed during the workshop
An ESG claims and greenwashing review checklist
A reporting plan from data collection to board approval

Who it's for

Sustainability report preparers, finance teams, risk managers, internal auditors, company secretaries and managers contributing to IFRS S1 and IFRS S2 disclosures.

Relevant to Bursa Malaysia Main Market and ACE Market issuers, qualifying large non-listed companies and Malaysian subsidiaries contributing to a regional or global sustainability report.

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Foundation to intermediate2 days · 14 hoursGHG Protocol · IFRS S2 · NSRF · ISSA 5000 readiness

Scope 1 & 2 GHG Accounting

Scope 1 & 2 GHG Accounting: From Source Data to an Assurance-Ready Inventory

Hands-on GHG accounting training for the people who collect, calculate, review and approve corporate emissions data. Participants work through organisational boundaries, electricity, fuel, company vehicles, refrigerants and other common sources, then build the controls and evidence needed for management review and sustainability assurance. The goal is emissions data the company can explain, reproduce and support.

What your team walks out with

A documented organisational and operational boundary
Worked Scope 1 and Scope 2 calculations
A source-data and emission-factor register
A GHG data-control matrix
An evidence checklist for invoices, meter readings and estimates
An assurance-readiness gap assessment
A plan for improving data quality and internal controls

Who it's for

Sustainability teams, finance personnel, facility managers, engineers, operations teams, data owners and internal auditors.

No previous carbon-accounting experience is required. Participants should be comfortable with basic spreadsheet calculations.

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Intermediate2 days · 14 hoursGHG Protocol · IFRS S2 · NSRF

Scope 3 Emissions and Supplier Data

Scope 3 & Supplier Data: A Practical Value-Chain Reporting Workshop

A practical Scope 3 training programme for organisations moving from incomplete supplier information to a structured value-chain emissions inventory. Participants screen all 15 Scope 3 categories, select calculation methods, complete worked examples and design a supplier-data collection process, with the estimates, data-quality scoring and evidence needed to improve the number each reporting cycle.

What your team walks out with

A screening of all 15 Scope 3 categories
A value-chain map showing data owners and gaps
Worked spend-based, activity-based and supplier-specific calculations
A supplier GHG and ESG questionnaire
A Scope 3 data-quality scoring method
A control and evidence checklist
A prioritised Scope 3 improvement roadmap

Who it's for

Sustainability, procurement, supply-chain, finance, logistics, operations and internal-audit teams.

Especially relevant to companies approaching NSRF Scope 3 requirements, and to Malaysian suppliers receiving carbon-data requests from multinational customers.

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Foundation1 day · 7 hoursGHG Protocol · NSRF awareness · GRI awareness

ESG Readiness for SMEs and Suppliers

ESG Readiness for Suppliers & Large SMEs: Respond with Confidence, Compete with Evidence

Practical ESG training for companies increasingly asked to provide sustainability and carbon information to customers, listed groups, lenders, investors and multinational supply-chain partners. Participants learn to interpret common ESG questionnaires, identify information the company can support and assemble a proportionate ESG data pack, without building a reporting system more complex than they need.

What your team walks out with

A map of information commonly requested by MNC customers
A minimum viable ESG data pack
A list of internal data owners and supporting evidence
A basic Scope 1 and Scope 2 carbon estimate
A consistent process for answering ESG questionnaires
A commercially prioritised action plan
Rules for avoiding unsupported sustainability claims

Who it's for

Owners, directors, finance teams, sales teams, procurement personnel, operations managers and ESG coordinators in large SMEs and supply-chain companies.

No prior sustainability-reporting experience is required.

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In development

Programmes being finalised now. Register interest and we will send the outline as soon as it is ready.

Intermediate2 days

Climate Risk and Scenario Analysis

Applied climate-risk training that helps non-specialists identify, assess and disclose physical and transition risks under IFRS S2. Participants build qualitative climate scenarios, assess operational and value-chain exposure and trace potential effects into revenue, costs, assets, financing and capital expenditure.

LeadershipHalf day

Board & Audit Committee ESG Masterclass

A focused ESG governance programme for directors and senior management who oversee or approve sustainability disclosures. Leaders learn to challenge materiality decisions, climate assumptions, emissions data, transition plans and management's readiness for assurance.

Strategic1 day

Climate Transition Planning

A practical transition-planning programme that turns climate and net-zero commitments into operational actions, interim milestones and investment decisions, and examines how to disclose a transition plan under IFRS S2 without overstating capacity, certainty or progress.

Why Groove

Your team leaves with a working document, not slides.

Practical rather than theoretical

Participants apply each topic through calculations, reporting assessments, risk registers, control matrices and disclosure exercises.

Built around your NSRF reporting needs

Training is adapted to your reporting group, financial year, industry, business structure and existing sustainability disclosures.

Cross-functional by design

Sustainability, finance, risk, procurement, operations and data owners sit in the same room, so reporting responsibilities are resolved during training, not after it.

A usable output from every programme

Your team leaves with a working document, not only slides: a GHG calculation, gap assessment, risk register, control matrix, supplier questionnaire or board action plan.

Standard delivery

In-house classroom or live virtual delivery
Up to 20 participants per session
Exercises use fictional, anonymised or agreed non-confidential company information
HRD Corp claimable for eligible Malaysian employers, subject to applicable requirements
Customised to your industry, NSRF group and reporting maturity
Participant templates and reference materials included

Lead Trainer

Ong Su Faye.

Director and Principal Consultant

HRD Corp Accredited Trainer
FSA Level II Candidate, Level I (Passed)
SCR: Sustainability & Climate Risk (GARP)
CIA: Certified Internal Auditor
B. Business & Commerce, Monash University

Su Faye has over 10 years of consulting experience in ESG and sustainability advisory, built on foundations in governance, risk management and internal audit. She has led sustainability, risk and internal audit engagements for more than 100 companies across Malaysia, Singapore and the wider region.

Her work spans materiality assessments, ESG data collection and governance processes, and sustainability statements aligned with GRI, ISSB and TCFD. Earlier in her career she worked in external audit with a Big Four accounting firm, which is why every programme ends with evidence an assurance provider can follow.

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FAQ

ESG training FAQ

What is NSRF training?

NSRF training prepares companies to apply Malaysia's National Sustainability Reporting Framework, which adopts the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards (IFRS S1 and IFRS S2) for listed issuers and large non-listed companies. It covers climate-related disclosures, greenhouse gas emissions reporting and the governance and review processes behind them.

Is the ESG training HRD Corp claimable?

Yes. The programmes are HRD Corp claimable for eligible Malaysian employers, subject to the applicable claim requirements and your available levy. They are delivered by an HRD Corp Accredited Trainer, and the course outline, trainer profile and supporting documents for your claim come with our proposal. HRD Corp was previously known as HRDF, so some HR teams still call this HRDF claimable training.

How long are the programmes, and does that meet HRD Corp hours?

Each training day is 7 training hours, excluding lunch and breaks, so one-day programmes are 7 hours and two-day programmes are 14 hours. That matches HRD Corp's definition of a full training day.

Which ESG course should we start with?

Listed companies preparing IFRS S1 and S2 disclosures start with the NSRF Reporting Lab. Teams that own the emissions numbers start with Scope 1 & 2 GHG Accounting, then Scope 3. Suppliers and SMEs answering customer ESG questionnaires start with ESG Readiness for SMEs and Suppliers.

Do participants need previous ESG experience?

Foundation programmes need none. Intermediate programmes assume participants understand their own business processes, but they do not need to be ESG or climate specialists.

Who should attend together?

The strongest groups combine sustainability, finance, risk and the operational data owners. Scope 3 programmes should also include procurement or supply-chain staff.

Where is the training delivered?

At your office or a nominated venue in Kuala Lumpur and throughout Malaysia. Live virtual delivery is available for selected programmes.

Build the team behind your next sustainability report.

Your reporting deadline should not be the first time finance, sustainability, risk and operations work together. Tell us your NSRF group, financial year and main capability gaps. We reply within 2 working days with the course outline, trainer profile and HRD Corp claim guidance.

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