Join our Training courses for 2022:

• #1 Strategy: March 23rd and September 14th 2022 from 09 - 11;

• #2 Board composition and functioning: April 27th and October 19th 2022 from 09 - 11;

• #3 Control and reporting: May 25th and November 23th 2022 from 09 - 11.

Welcome to our ESG for BOD network that was launched by Futureboards, DNV, UN Global Compact Norway and SKIFT in 2021. Through our exclusive training courses and our sharing network, your board will have the unique opportunity to be certified for your sustainability competence. 

The objective of the network is to secure that board members have the knowledge to support the company to lift their sustainability focus to a sustainable strategy. When being responsible for the non-financial activities at the same level as the financial activities, it’s crucial to ask the right questions and be aware of the risks and opportunities the company is facing. The ESG for BOD network offers arenas where board members and directors, investors and top managers gain competence, exchange knowledge and experience on how ESG can and should affect the boards’ role, composition, and work processes.

How 

You have several opportunities to join the network and receive your certificate. 

1) Attend the training classes. In order to receive your certificate of having the ESG for BOD sustainability competence, you must attend three training courses within 1 year after starting the first training class.

Class #1: Strategy

Class #2: Board composition and functioning

Class #3: Control & reporting

See dates for 2022 classes on top of the article. Sign up on the classes on the right side.

Fee: 25 000 NOK pr participant. The price includes access to the three training classes within one year. Please note that Corporate Members of UN Global Compact Norway and/or Skift are granted 25% discount. 

Target group: Board member, board of director, C-level, investors and shareholders with direct contact with the board.

2) Join the sharing network. The network meets two times a year and will inspire, keep you up to date on the latest changes that might effect your strategy and let you share and discuss your experiences.

Network meeting spring

Network meeting fall

Annual fee: 60 000 NOK pr company. Includes the board and two members from the administration and access to the three training classes. Please note that Corporate Members of UN Global Compact Norway and/or Skift are granted 25% discount. 

As a participant in the sharing network you have access to the three training classes, and when completing the training classes you will get a certificate as a proof of the competence needed to connect sustainability into all your boardroom tasks; strategy, organizing, self-assessment, reporting and control. If 40% of your board holds the DNV certificate for the sustainability competence, your board will receive a certificate as well.++

Founding partners and facilitators

Initiated by FutureBoards and co-founded by DNV, UN Global Compact Norway and SKIFT, the objective of the program is to strengthen the sustainability thinking and competence in the board rooms. The program is facilitated by Turid Solvang from FutureBoards and Lin Jacobsen Hammer from DNV. The Advisory Board is headed by Sven Mollekleiv from DNV and has the following members: Idar Kreutzer, Finance Norway, Gisele Marchand, Board Director, Kim Gabrielli, UN Global Compact Norway, Bjørn Haugland, SKIFT, Kiran Aziz, KLP, Christin Bøsterud, EY, Frithjof Lund, McKinsey, Nina Jensen, REV OceanMartin Skancke, PRI and Ulrike Haugen, DNV.

Key Partners

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