Open workshop

Embedding Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) priorities into transformation programs

Sustainability is the transformation lens of our time.

 

This two-day workshop equips transformation leaders with the mindset, tools, and strategies to embed Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) priorities into transformation programs.

Participants will explore how ESG drives long-term value and sustainability — they will walk away ready to lead change that matters.

The workshop empowers change and transformation professionals to confidently embed Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) priorities into transformation programs. Through practical tools, real cases, and peer learning, participants will turn ESG ambition into actionable value — one ChangeBit at a time.

Target Group & Roles

This workshop is ideal for professionals involved in transformation, change, strategy, or ESG integration:

  • Transformation Program Managers
  • Organisational Change Managers / OCM Leads
  • Sustainability & ESG Officers
  • Strategy Directors and Business Unit Leads
  • PMO, Risk & Compliance Advisors
  • Change Agents and Functional SMEs
  • HRBPs, Diversity & Inclusion Leaders
  • Public Sector Modernisation Leads
  • NGO Programme Coordinators

Learning Outcome

By the end of this workshop, participants will:

  • Understand ESG fundamentals and their intersection with transformation programs
  • Identify ESG drivers and risks across the change lifecycle
  • Apply ESG-aligned change design tools (stakeholder, impact, benefit)
  • Integrate ESG outcomes into program KPIs and governance
  • Engage leaders and sponsors using ESG narratives
  • Create an MVP action plan for embedding ESG into ongoing initiatives

DAY

1

Foundations and Alignment

What is ESG, really?

  • Core concepts, materiality, stakeholder pressure

Where ESG Meets Change

  • Mapping ESG to transformation phases

Case Clinic

  • ESG in transformation programs (across organisations and sectors)

ChangeBits ESG Editions

  • Using modular building blocks for ESG integration

Role Map and Capability Scan

  • ESG responsibilities across the organization

DAY

2

Application and Value Delivery

Embedding ESG in Change Tools

  • Stakeholder analysis, benefit mapping, readiness

Sponsor Activation through ESG

  • Narrative development + role activation

Governance & Measurement

  • ESG KPIs, OKRs and decision cycles

ESG Risk & Friction

  • Friction points and preemptive strategies

Action Plan Lab

  • Design your own ESG transformation blueprint

OPTIONAL MODULES FOR CUSTOM DELIVERY:

Sector-specific ESG regulations and impact areas

AI in ESG & change – ethics, automation, ESG reporting

Behavioural design for sustainable change adoption