AA1000 Online Training

We are truly proud to be partners with AccountAbility, and of the recognition and credibility of the first company to design the AA1000 online training modules.

The journey to ensure that our customers achieve the highest level of success, through effective engagement on each module, and a better equipped approach to Stakeholder Engagement processes. Each module will reward the participant with a Certificate, working towards their Professional status at the completion of all three modules.

A part of the AA1000 Series of Standards is the new AA1000AP (2018). It is an internationally accepted, principles-based framework and guidance that organisations can use to identify, prioritise and respond to sustainability challenges to improve long-term performance.

Stakeholder engagement is now accepted as integral to an organisation’s sustainability and success. Stakeholders are the individuals, and groups of individuals or organisations that affect or could be affected by an organisation’s activities, products or services and associated performance regarding the issues addressed by the engagement.

The AA1000 Stakeholder Engagement Standard (AA1000SES) is a generally applicable framework for the assessment, design, implementation and communication of quality stakeholder engagement.

Stakeholder engagement must be embedded in an organisation's culture and core functions. AA1000SES requires a commitment to the AA1000APS Principles and an integration of stakeholder engagement in organisational governance, strategy and operations.

Successful engagement is dependent on understanding why an organisation is engaging (purpose), what issues to engage on (scope), and who needs to be involved in the engagement (ownership, mandate, stakeholders).

Successful engagement is dependent on understanding why an organisation is engaging (purpose), what issues to engage on (scope), and who needs to be involved in the engagement (ownership, mandate, stakeholders).

Please visit the respective sites below to enrol and acquire costings:

Module A - Click here

Module B - Click here

Module C - Click here

*Should your organisation enrol more than 5 participants, DQS will give a discounted price on the premise all must pass the respective module.

The contribution of sustainability reporting to the success of your organisation depends, in large part, on the credibility of the final report. Demonstrating that you report transparently and with accountability increases the faith of stakeholders in the long-term sustainability of your organisation.

DQS is an AA1000-licensed assurance provider and a Certified Training Partner of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Verification by an independent third party such as DQS proves that your report provides an accurate depiction of the main sustainability aspects of your organisation and assures your stakeholders of the trustworthiness of the disclosures made.