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ISCA Sustainability Professional Certification
The ISCA Sustainability Professional Certification is designed for accountants, finance professionals, CFOs, risk professionals, and sustainability practitioners involved in sustainability reporting, climate disclosures, and ESG-related decision-making. It is also suitable for professionals who are new to sustainability and wish to build a strong foundation to enter the sustainability reporting space with confidence.
The certification develops transferable sustainability reporting capabilities that can be applied across a range of professional roles. Be equipped with practical knowledge and professional judgement to prepare credible sustainability reports and to understand how climate-related risks and opportunities affect organisations.
Our programme is delivered in a hybrid format, combining self-paced e-Learning with a 3-day in-person capstone workshop. This allows participants to build core technical knowledge flexibly while using valuable face-to-face time to tackle real-world challenges, exercise professional judgement and to learn from peers and practitioners.
ISCA Sustainability Professional Certification
A Structured Learning Journey
The ISCA Sustainability Professional Certification provides a progressive pathway from foundational understanding to applied professional practice in sustainability and climate reporting.
What You Will Learn
- Core sustainability and ESG concepts relevant to professional practice
- Climate-related risks, opportunities, and regulatory developments
- Sustainability reporting frameworks, including the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards (IFRS S1 & S2)
- GHG accounting, transition planning, and climate strategy
- Effective sustainability reporting and communication
- Understanding greenwashing risks and the role of assurance
Potential Job Roles after completing this Certification
- Policy and regulatory roles with a sustainability focus
- ESG or sustainability advisory roles within professional services firms
- Sustainability executive or managerial roles responsible for reporting and disclosures
- Finance manager roles with responsibility for sustainability or climate reporting portfolios
- Strategy or transformation roles with a sustainability and climate focus
Foundational (29 hours) e-learning
M101 - Overview – Sustainability, Business and Finance
M102 - Introduction to Climate Risk, Opportunities and Reporting
M103 - Sustainability Reporting I
M104 - Sustainability Reporting II
M107 - Social Sustainability
Professional (19 hours) e-learning
M201 - Deep Dive into Climate Reporting
Capstone (21 hours) in-person
M301 - Capstone Module for Sustainability Professional
Learn more about the modules here.
Please note that e-learning content will be available from 1 April 2026.
- Accountants and finance professionals
- CFOs and finance leaders
- Risk and compliance professionals
- Sustainability practitioners involved in reporting and disclosures
Why This Certification
Designed for Professional Practice
Develop practical competencies to support sustainability and climate reporting in real-world organisational contexts, with a strong emphasis on professional judgement, application, and decision-making.
Aligned with National Standards
Developed in accordance with national reporting requirements to ensure professional credibility and alignment with local standards.
Practitioner-Led Learning
Learn from experienced practitioners with first-hand experience in sustainability reporting and related professional practice in Singapore, offering insights grounded in current market and regulatory realities.
Progressive and Applied Learning Pathway
Follow a structured learning journey from foundational concepts to advanced application, culminating in a capstone module where participants tackle complex, real-world sustainability reporting challenges.Frequently Asked Questions
Participants must complete the Programme within 6 months from registration or 1 month after the capstone module, whichever is later.
After the capstone module, participants are required to sit for an assessment. There are 80 questions to be completed within 120 minutes. Participants must achieve at least 70% to pass the assessment. The assessment can be taken remotely and the session uses remote proctoring to validate the identity of the participants and ensure the integrity of the session. If the participant fails the assessment, they need to pay an additional $109 (Inclusive of GST) administration fee for a re-attempt.
Yes. The programme is designed to build progressively, starting from foundational sustainability concepts and moving towards advanced climate reporting and application through the capstone.
The Sustainability Professional Certification focuses on preparing and understanding sustainability and climate reports.
The Sustainability Assurance Professional Certification is a separate, advanced credential focused on providing assurance over sustainability and climate disclosures. Completion of the Sustainability Professional Certification is required before progressing to the Assurance pathway.
The foundational and professional modules are e-learning, while the capstone is a 3-day in-person classroom session.
Each e-learning module comprises of recorded learning videos, interactive activities and reading resources.