KPMG ESG Academy

KPMG has launched the KPMG ESG Academy, which is designed to help organisations support ESG initiatives, in collaboration with Microsoft and leading universities and institutions.

Available as a standalone virtual tool or integrated into users’ in-house systems, it uses the KPMG Learning Enablement and Analytics Platform, a preconfigured platform enabled by Microsoft 365, Azure, Teams and Microsoft Viva Learning.

The course material is structured around business thought leadership in environmental, social and governance (ESG) topics, with content developed by globally recognised ESG specialists from leading universities and institutions. The material complements recent work by KPMG Australia to create customisable ESG learning pathways that address specific needs, in conjunction with Monash University’s Climateworks Centre.

The course content is customisable and scalable. Anyone from executive-level leadership to non-management learners can be engaged in the basic-level ESG training, comprehensive training and/or advanced ESG-focused training in specific topics of interest, such as circularity, reporting and risk.

The KPMG ESG Academy is a part of a range of digital solutions KPMG and Microsoft have launched to support businesses on their ESG journeys. Earlier this year, the KPMG Circularity Tracker was released, which is designed to provide greater depth of ESG understanding for users, including automated data collection and model-based data calculations using standards, regulatory reporting metrics and universally accepted measurement frameworks for circularity performance.