Program Overview

Program Overview

The postgraduate program in Reporting on Sustainable Development (ESG) aims to provide interdisciplinary knowledge, tools, and skills necessary for professional ESG reporting and management in accordance with international standards.

Program Description

The program focuses on practical aspects of reporting, including the realization of group projects, during which participants acquire skills to prepare comprehensive reports in accordance with international ESG standards. The program prepares participants for key roles in the field of sustainable development, offering knowledge and practical skills needed to implement, manage, and report on ESG-compliant actions.

Program Objectives

The program's objectives include:

• Providing participants with current knowledge on EU regulatory requirements and global ESG reporting standards
• Developing skills in identifying, analyzing, and managing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks
• Enabling participants to monitor and report on social, environmental, and governance indicators
• Presenting methods for creating business models aligned with sustainable development goals
• Acquiring competencies in creating reports with double materiality analysis
• Interpreting financial and budgetary reports in the context of ESG
• Familiarizing participants with tools and methods for calculating carbon footprint and other environmental indicators
• Providing knowledge on public procurement and reporting obligations of economic entities and public institutions in accordance with sustainable development principles

Target Audience

The program is designed for entrepreneurs, managers, sustainable development specialists, ESG analysts, financial and management department employees, as well as representatives of public administration, government institutions, local government units, budgetary units, executive agencies, cultural institutions, and higher education institutions.

Program Structure

The program consists of two semesters, with a total of 180 hours.

Semestr 1

• Introduction to ESG reporting
• Legislative context of reporting
• Legal basis for reporting obligations
• Environmental regulations (E)
• Social regulations (S)
• Governance regulations (G)
• ESRS standards
• Double materiality analysis, risk analysis, and risk management
• Stakeholder mapping and analysis, value chain management
• Lean management
• Circular Economy, Life Cycle Analysis (LCA)
• EU Taxonomy
• Carbon footprint of products and organizations

Semestr 2

• Modern business models
• Environmental reporting indicators (E)
• Social reporting indicators (S)
• Governance reporting indicators (G)
• Due diligence
• Certification of sustainable development reports
• Green economy and sustainable finance
• Financial and economic efficiency of sustainable investments
• Financing investments consistent with EU Taxonomy goals
• Tools supporting ESG reporting

Graduate Profile

Graduates of the program acquire comprehensive preparation in the field of knowledge and skills necessary for implementing modern ESG reporting solutions. They possess competencies related to ESG risk analysis and management, building business models consistent with sustainable development goals, and practical skills in applying tools to monitor environmental, social, and governance indicators.

Additional Information

• Duration: 2 semesters (III 2026 - II 2027)
• Admission Criteria:
  • Initial requirements for candidates: holding a higher education diploma (master's, bachelor's, or engineer's)
  • Recruitment is based on the order of applications
  • Other recruitment conditions are specified in the Regulations of postgraduate studies at AGH
• Tuition Fees:
  • Total: 6,900 PLN
  • First installment: 3,450 PLN (first semester)
  • Second installment: 3,450 PLN (second semester)