Training on ESG Management Systems
Africa, November 2025

Create sustainable business value with ESG Management Systems training.

British International Investment would like to invite you, in partnership with Ramboll, to this webinar series providing training on developing ESG management systems (ESG-MS). 

The series is designed specifically for African companies and will take place across four days, with each day investigating a new module of the training. Fund managers or financial institutions are welcome to join, but the content will not necessarily be applicable. Further information on the content of these modules and our expert panel of speakers can be found below. 
 
The deadline for registration is Friday 7th November 2025.

Why attend? 

  • Learn about ESG Management Systems and their business value 
  • Understand how to build and implement an ESG-MS, however big or small your business 
  • Work through region-specific case studies and group exercises 
  • Engage with industry experts and senior business leaders 

We hope you will take up this opportunity to join the training on an important business topic.

Register for the training

Register your details once below to join all four modules of the training

The ESG-MS Training modules will be:

Click on each module to learn more

Module 1: The fundamentals of ESG-MS & Governance structures

Date: 11th November 2025 Time: 0930 GMT | 1030 WAT | 1130 CAT | 1230 EAT

  • What is an ESG-MS and what’s the business case?
  • Fundamentals of Corporate Governance
  • Where to start building your ESG-MS
  • Different Forms of ESG-MS
Module 2: The ESG-MS as a vehicle for operationalizing ESG risk management

Date: 13th November 2025 Time: 0930 GMT | 1030 WAT | 1130 CAT | 1230 EAT

•    Screen and identify risks and impacts
•    Management programmes
Focus session:
•    Managing OHS via ESG-MS (including incident management and road safety)
•    Corruption risk management in ESG-MS (including relevant tools for conducting risk assessments)

Focus session:
•    Managing OHS via ESG-MS (including incident management and road safety)
•    Corruption risk management in ESG-MS (including relevant tools for conducting risk assessments)

Module 3: Building an ESG-MS – how people make systems

Date: 14th November 2025 Time: 0930 GMT | 1030 WAT | 1130 CAT | 1230 EAT

•    How to resource an ESG-MS
•    Emergency preparedness & response
•    Stakeholder engagement & grievance mechanism
Focus session:
•    Oversight of ESG-MS (including board and senior management accountability of ESG-MS)

Focus session:
•    Oversight of ESG-MS (including board and senior management accountability of ESG-MS)

Module 4: Monitoring ESG-MS performance and future proofing

Date: 18th November 2025 Time: 0930 GMT | 1030 WAT | 1130 CAT | 1230 EAT

•    Monitoring performance
•    Review performance
•    Adapting your ESG-MS
•    Getting the best out of an ESG-MS

Focus session:
•    ESG-MS Future Priorities and Emerging ESG Themes:
•    ESG regulatory landscape
•    Emerging technologies, ethics and human rights
•    Cybersecurity and data privacy and protection
•    Introduction to circular economy 


Training Presenters 

During the training modules you will hear from world class experts with detailed expertise and experience in the relevant topics. They will help you understand the content and best practices. These include: 

Chukwudi Iwuozor

Executive, 
BII - Industry Technology Services (ITS)

Chukwudi Iwuozor is an Executive in BII's Industry Technology Services (ITS) Responsible Investing team. He has over 14 years' experience in E&S risk management and leads the implementation of responsible investing principles across BII's investments in Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa. He also provides Investment Committees with crucial Environmental and Social (E&S) insights to influence investment decisions, manage risk and maximise development impact outcomes. 

Andrew Snow

Director,
Sustainable Finance Lead
Ramboll

Andrew is a Chartered Environmentalist with over 20 years of ESHS consultancy experience in E&S due diligence, monitoring, management systems, and compliance auditing. He has significant experience in working with recognised international management system and financing standards and guidance, including ISO 14001 and ISO 45001, Equator Principles, IFC Performance Standards and WB/IFC EHS Guidelines.

Philippa Spence

Managing Director,
Ramboll Environment & Health

Philippa Spence is the Global Managing Director of Ramboll's Environment & Health Division, leading the consultancy's largest business area with over 3,000 sustainability professionals worldwide. She has nearly 30 years’ consultancy experience in ESG, environmental and social due diligence, management systems, and compliance for global clients. 

Andrew Mather

Director,
Management Consulting, Ramboll

Andrew leads strategic services relating to ESG, working closely with boards and executives to strengthen governance and align management systems with ambitious ESG goals. His expertise spans strategic ESG design, financial product design, implementation planning, and advising C-suites on sustainable transformation.

Shirley Payet-Jacob

Manager, 
BII - Industry Technology Services (ITS)

Shirley Payet-Jacob is a Manager in BII's Industry Technology Services (ITS) Responsible Investing team. She has a master’s degree in Corporate Governance.  She has extensive experience shaping BII and EDFI approach to Corporate Governance and helping BII's investees across emerging markets to enhance their approach on corporate governance and board effectiveness. She has led the preparation and delivery of corporate governance and board trainings on various matters including but not limited to demonstrating the intersection between corporate governance, E&S and business integrity risk management.   

Guy Alexander

Director and Head,
BII - Industry Technology Services (ITS)

Guy Alexander is a Director and Head of BII's Industry Technology Services (ITS) Responsible Investing team of 18 professionals.  He leads strategy and implementation of responsible investing principles across BII's ITS sector investments across Africa, Asia and Caribbean markets.  He also oversees the strategic deployment of BII market shaping technical assistance program focused on ESG, business integrity, corporate governance and climate capacity building.

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