INDUSTRY-IMMERSION PROGRAMME
Certified ESG Analyst Training (CEAT)
Turn ESG knowledge into demonstrable analyst capability
An eight-week, practitioner-led programme combining foundation courses, live group mentoring, guided ESG tool application and a mentor-assigned professional project.
Designed for MBA students, postgraduates and working professionals seeking practical skills relevant to ESG analysis, reporting, carbon accounting and sustainability consulting.
Eight weeks
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Online
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Live group mentoring + self-paced learning + applied project
Programme fee: ₹19,999 + GST · Total payable in India: ₹23,599
Programme Overview
The Certified ESG Analyst Training (CEAT) is an eight-week industry-immersion programme for MBA students, postgraduates and working professionals who want to move beyond theoretical ESG knowledge and build practical, demonstrable analyst capability.
Participants complete four RSustain Academy foundation courses, attend eight one-hour live group mentoring sessions led by practising consultants, receive a guided introduction to RSustain’s library of more than 55 ESG tools and apply selected tools to practical analyst assignments. Each participant also completes a realistic, mentor-assigned ESG project modelled on a professional engagement.
Participants who successfully satisfy the course, attendance, project and assessment requirements receive four course-completion certificates and the graded RSustain Academy CEAT Certificate — Certified ESG Analyst.
All five certificates are digitally verifiable through RSustain Academy’s online certificate-verification system.
At a Glance
| Duration | Eight weeks |
| Format | Self-paced courses, live online group mentoring, tool laboratories and applied project |
| Expected effort | Approximately 55–65 hours across eight weeks |
| Live mentoring | Eight one-hour group sessions with practising consultants |
| Foundation courses | Four |
| Tools | Guided overview of 55+ RSustain ESG tools, with practical use of selected tools |
| Capstone | Mentor-assigned simulated professional ESG project |
| Certificates | Four course-completion certificates + one graded CEAT certificate |
| Verification | Online certificate verification through RSustain Academy |
| Fee | ₹19,999 + GST · ₹23,599 payable in India |
Who Should Enrol?
Prior ESG awareness is helpful but not mandatory. The four included foundation courses establish a common baseline before participants begin the applied project.
▸MBA students specialising in sustainability, finance, strategy, operations or responsible management
▸Postgraduates in environmental science, sustainability, climate change, economics and development studies
▸Graduates seeking entry-level ESG analyst, sustainability analyst or carbon analyst roles
▸Engineers, finance professionals and consultants transitioning into ESG
▸Working professionals seeking practical exposure to ESG reporting and analysis
▸University cohorts seeking an applied bridge between academic learning and professional practice
What You Will Be Able to Do
By successfully completing CEAT, participants should be able to:
✓Identify the principal ESG regulations and reporting frameworks relevant to an organisation
✓Analyse corporate sustainability, BRSR and ESG disclosures systematically
✓Map selected disclosures across BRSR, GRI and ISSB-oriented requirements
✓Organise Scope 1, Scope 2 and material Scope 3 emissions data for analytical review
✓Develop an ESG KPI data-request list and structured evidence register
✓Identify disclosure gaps, data-quality weaknesses and assurance-readiness issues
✓Use selected RSustain tools for framework mapping, emissions analysis, benchmarking and action planning
✓Convert ESG information into a concise analyst report, management dashboard and board-level presentation
✓Present and defend analytical conclusions in a structured professional discussion
Four Foundation Courses Included
The following courses are already available free of tuition charge through RSustain Academy. CEAT participants complete all four courses and receive their course-completion certificates without paying the usual certificate issue fee of ₹999 + GST per course.
The total certificate-fee waiver is ₹3,996 + GST, equivalent to approximately ₹4,716 including GST.
Micro-Course
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Foundation
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Two hours
1. Board Climate Checklist
Develop an understanding of the essential climate-governance questions that boards and senior leaders should ask. Explore climate oversight through the TCFD-informed pillars of governance, strategy, risk management, and metrics and targets.
Key learning areas: Board responsibilities for climate oversight · Climate risk and fiduciary responsibility · Connections between climate risk, enterprise risk and business strategy · Questions analysts should ask when reviewing corporate climate governance
Micro-Course
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Foundation
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Three hours
2. Regulatory Compass
Learn how jurisdiction, sector, listing status and business activity influence the ESG regulations and disclosure frameworks applicable to an organisation.
Key learning areas: Identifying potentially applicable ESG requirements · Understanding the scope of major regulatory and reporting frameworks · Recognising interactions between BRSR, ISSB, CSRD and other frameworks · Developing an initial regulatory applicability map
Practitioner Primer
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Foundation
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One hour
3. CBAM in 30 Minutes
Build a concise working understanding of the European Union Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and its implications for exporters and trade-compliance teams.
Key learning areas: Product sectors covered by CBAM · Transitional reporting and the definitive phase · Embedded-emissions concepts · Initial CBAM exposure screening for exporters
Flagship Foundation Course
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Eight hours
4. BRSR Decoded
Develop a structured understanding of Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting for Indian listed companies.
Key learning areas: Structure of the BRSR reporting format · Nine principles of the National Guidelines on Responsible Business Conduct · Essential and Leadership indicators · Introduction to BRSR Core, data requirements and assessment or assurance readiness · Common disclosure gaps and implementation challenges
Important: CEAT does not include an additional paid RSustain Academy course. Participants may enrol separately in advanced courses after completing CEAT.
Eight-Week Programme Structure
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Week 1 — Orientation and the ESG analyst workflow
CEAT orientation and entry diagnostic. Understanding the ESG analyst’s role and work cycle. Introduction to the RSustain Academy ecosystem and tool library. Begin Board Climate Checklist and Regulatory Compass.
Assignment: corporate ESG information-source map
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Week 2 — Regulatory and reporting landscape
Complete Regulatory Compass and CBAM in 30 Minutes. Introduction to BRSR Decoded. Framework applicability and disclosure mapping. Live tool demonstration: regulatory and framework mapping.
Assignment: regulatory applicability matrix
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Week 3 — BRSR and corporate disclosure analysis
Complete BRSR Decoded. BRSR and BRSR Core structure. Reviewing an annual report, BRSR and sustainability report. Identifying missing, incomplete and weak disclosures.
Assignment: BRSR disclosure-gap workbook
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Week 4 — GHG data and carbon-accounting review
Organisational and operational boundaries. Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 categorisation. Activity data, emission factors and calculation notes. Location-based and market-based Scope 2 concepts. Tool laboratory: emissions data and source review.
Assignment: mini GHG inventory workbook
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Week 5 — ESG data, evidence and controls
Building an ESG KPI dictionary and data-request list. Evidence ownership, source documentation and version control. Data-quality checks and treatment of estimates. Preparing ESG information for internal review and external assessment or assurance.
Assignment: evidence index and controls matrix
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Week 6 — ESG analytics, benchmarking and dashboards
Normalising and comparing ESG KPIs. Peer and year-on-year comparison. Identifying material trends, outliers and red flags. Translating analysis into management insights. Tool laboratory: dashboard and action-plan development.
Assignment: ESG analyst dashboard
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Week 7 — Applied project clinic
Mentor review of project scope and analytical approach. Integrating disclosure, emissions, evidence and benchmarking findings. Developing defensible recommendations. Drafting the analyst report and management presentation.
Submission of draft project for structured feedback
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Week 8 — Capstone presentation and assessment
Submission of final project report and supporting workbook. Presentation of conclusions and recommendations. Individual viva and analytical defence. Project evaluation and grading.
CEAT certificate issued to participants who satisfy all completion requirements
Guided ESG Tools Exposure
Participants receive a guided overview of RSustain’s library of more than 55 ESG tools. The objective is not to claim mastery of every tool. Participants will use a selected set of tools relevant to their assignments and project, which may include:
◆ ESG regulatory applicability tools
◆ BRSR and reporting-framework mapping tools
◆ Materiality and stakeholder-analysis tools
◆ GHG boundary and Scope 1–3 analysis tools
◆ ESG KPI data-request templates
◆ Evidence and controls registers
◆ ESG disclosure-gap assessment tools
◆ Peer benchmarking tools
◆ ESG dashboard templates
◆ Action-planning and recommendation tools
Tool availability and the tools selected for practical application may vary according to the assigned project and cohort requirements.
Mentor-Assigned ESG Project
Every participant completes a realistic ESG project modelled on the type of analytical work undertaken in professional practice. Projects use public, provided or simulated information and do not constitute employment or confidential client work.
Possible project formats
• BRSR disclosure-gap analysis for an Indian listed company
• Corporate sustainability-report benchmarking
• Scope 1–3 emissions-data review
• ESG KPI and evidence-readiness assessment
• CBAM exposure screening
• ESG regulatory and framework applicability analysis
Expected project outputs
ESG or disclosure-gap analysis workbook
Supporting calculation, evidence or benchmarking file
Portfolio-ready analyst report
Management or board-level presentation
Final presentation and individual viva. Participants may include the completed, non-confidential project in their professional portfolio, subject to the programme’s attribution and responsible-use requirements.
Live Group Mentoring
CEAT includes eight one-hour live online group mentoring sessions led by practising consultants. Sessions focus on:
✓ Applying course concepts to analyst tasks
✓ Demonstrating selected tools and working papers
✓ Reviewing common errors and interpretation challenges
✓ Supporting project development
✓ Strengthening report writing and presentation quality
✓ Preparing participants for the final viva
Live mentoring is delivered in a group format. The programme does not include weekly one-to-one consulting or unlimited individual support.
Assessment and Grading
CEAT is an assessed programme. The CEAT certificate is not awarded solely for enrolment or attendance.
Assessment components
| Component | Weight |
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| Four course assessments | 20% |
| Applied tool exercises and working papers | 25% |
| Final analyst project report | 35% |
| Individual viva | 10% |
| Attendance and professional participation | 10% |
Classification
Minimum completion requirements
To receive the CEAT Certificate — Certified ESG Analyst, a participant must:
✓ Complete all four foundation courses and their assessments
✓ Attend at least six of the eight live group mentoring sessions
✓ Complete the required applied exercises
✓ Submit the final project report and supporting deliverables
✓ Complete the presentation and individual viva
✓ Achieve an overall programme score of at least 60%
Participants who do not satisfy the CEAT requirements may still receive certificates for individual foundation courses successfully completed, but they will not receive the CEAT certificate.
Five Digitally Verifiable Certificates
Participants who successfully complete the full programme receive:
1Board Climate Checklist — Course-Completion Certificate
2Regulatory Compass — Course-Completion Certificate
3CBAM in 30 Minutes — Course-Completion Certificate
4BRSR Decoded — Course-Completion Certificate
5RSustain Academy CEAT Certificate — Certified ESG Analyst, graded Pass, Merit or Distinction
Each certificate includes a unique verification reference and can be independently verified through RSustain Academy’s online certificate-verification system.
The CEAT certificate is an RSustain Academy professional-development certificate. It is not an ISEP-accredited qualification or a government-regulated professional licence.
What Is Included in the Programme Fee?
✓Access to the complete eight-week CEAT learning pathway
✓Four free foundation courses
✓Waiver of ₹999 + GST certificate fee for each of the four courses
✓Eight one-hour live group mentoring sessions
✓Guided overview of RSustain’s 55+ ESG tool library
✓Practical use of selected ESG tools
✓ESG analyst templates and working papers
✓Mentor-assigned simulated professional project
✓One structured review of the draft project
✓Final project assessment, presentation and individual viva
✓Four course-completion certificates
✓Graded CEAT Certificate — Certified ESG Analyst
✓Online verification of all five certificates
Programme fee
₹19,999 + 18% GST
Total payable: ₹23,599
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Important Programme Clarification
CEAT is a structured professional-development and industry-immersion programme. It is not:
✕ A paid or unpaid employment position
✕ A salaried internship
✕ A job-placement service or placement guarantee
✕ Confidential client employment or consulting work
✕ An ISEP-accredited qualification
✕ A substitute for professional experience required by an employer or professional body
The project is a supervised learning exercise modelled on professional ESG assignments. Completion of CEAT demonstrates assessed training and project capability; it does not guarantee employment or appointment to a particular role.
Why CEAT Complements an MBA or Postgraduate Programme
University programmes provide essential knowledge of sustainability, strategy, governance, economics, climate change and reporting. CEAT is designed to help participants apply that knowledge through:
Structured ESG working papers
Current reporting and regulatory mapping
Data collection and evidence-control exercises
Emissions and KPI analysis
ESG tool application
Professional report writing
Dashboard development
Presentation and analytical defence
CEAT therefore acts as an applied bridge between academic learning and entry-level ESG analyst practice.
University and Institutional Cohorts
Universities may enrol dedicated student cohorts and align project themes with their academic calendar. Institutional delivery may include agreed cohort dates, faculty coordination and consolidated progress reporting.
For institutional enquiries, contact learn@rsustain.co.uk.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CEAT an internship? +
No. CEAT is an eight-week professional-development and industry-immersion programme. It is not employment, a salaried internship or a placement programme.
Does CEAT include work on a real client project? +
No confidential client work is promised. Participants complete a realistic, mentor-assigned project using public, provided or simulated information. The project is modelled on professional ESG assignments.
Do I need to complete another RSustain programme first? +
No. CEAT is self-contained. Participants complete the four included foundation courses as part of the programme.
Which courses are included? +
The included courses are Board Climate Checklist, Regulatory Compass, CBAM in 30 Minutes and BRSR Decoded.
Are the four courses free? +
Yes. The four courses are free to access. CEAT participants also receive their course-completion certificates without paying the usual certificate issue fee of ₹999 + GST per course.
Is an additional paid course included? +
No. CEAT does not include a separate paid RSustain Academy course. Participants may enrol in advanced courses separately.
How many certificates will I receive? +
Participants who successfully complete all requirements receive five certificates: four course-completion certificates and the graded CEAT Certificate — Certified ESG Analyst.
Can the certificates be verified? +
Yes. Each certificate includes a unique verification reference and can be verified through RSustain Academy’s online certificate-verification system.
Is the CEAT certificate ISEP accredited? +
No. CEAT is an RSustain Academy professional-development programme. RSustain Academy and GSustain’s separately identified ISEP pathways should not be confused with CEAT.
Is the mentoring individual or group based? +
The eight weekly live mentoring sessions are delivered in a group format by practising consultants.
How much time should I plan each week? +
Participants should normally plan approximately seven to nine hours per week for courses, live sessions, tool exercises and project work. Workload will be higher near the final project submission.
What must I complete to receive the CEAT certificate? +
Participants must complete all four courses, meet the attendance requirement, submit the applied exercises and final project, complete the presentation and viva, and achieve the minimum overall assessment score.
Is employment or placement guaranteed? +
No. CEAT builds and assesses practical capability but does not guarantee employment, an internship or placement.
Can universities enrol a full cohort? +
Build Evidence of ESG Analyst Capability
Complete four foundation courses, work with practising consultants, apply selected RSustain ESG tools and produce a professionally assessed ESG project in eight weeks.
Programme fee: ₹19,999 + GST · Total payable: ₹23,599
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CEAT is issued by RSustain Academy as a professional-development programme. It is not an ISEP-accredited qualification, employment engagement, placement or job guarantee. Certificates confirm successful completion of the stated learning and assessment requirements and are verifiable through RSustain Academy’s certificate-verification system.