Advanced Certificate in Sustainability and Sustainable Business Module 4: Governance, Labour, Human Rights Management and Business Integrity
- Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance
- Innovation & Business Improvement
This programme is conducted on-campus.
To use your SkillsFuture Credit, please submit your claim through our payment portal. Do not submit the claim manually via the SkillsFuture page. Please refer to our step-by-step guide here.
2 days (9am - 6pm)
Singapore Management University
Who Should Attend
Professionals and business owners who are keen on deepening their skills and knowledge in corporate and business sustainability.
Overview
Good corporate governance is a key factor underpinning the integrity and efficiency of a company. Sound corporate governance is crucial in enabling companies to operate more efficiently, improve access to capital, mitigate risk and safeguard stakeholders. Firms with sound governance principles in place usually outperform other companies, attract better investments, and enjoy stellar reputations.
In addition, the growing scale, reach and impact of businesses have given rise to a debate about the roles and responsibilities of businesses with regard to human rights. This has led to the placement of business and human rights on the UN agenda with the development of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP) as the first global standard for preventing and addressing the risk of adverse impacts on human rights linked to business activity.
The course focuses on understanding transparency, governance and business integrity for fraud and corruption prevention as well as the importance of human rights and labour for organisations.
UN Global Compact Network Singapore (GCNS) is the Singapore chapter of the United Nations Global Compact.
As the national lead agency promoting corporate sustainability, GCNS provides an ecosystem for companies to align strategies and operations with universal principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption, and take actions to achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through various platforms for multi-stakeholder engagement and collective action, GCNS advances the stewardship of sustainable business practices and Singapore’s national agenda of becoming a regional sustainable business hub. In addition, GCNS nurtures the next generation of responsible business leaders through its youth initiatives. GCNS is a stakeholder of the Global Reporting Initiative and supports the Singapore chapter of the World Bank Group's Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition (CPLC).
Learning Objectives
At the end of the course, participants will:
- Understand key international and local regulations and concerns in the new era of sustainability
- Explore ethical and moral decision-making processes in a corporate context
- Identify and minimise business risks arising from human rights and labour issues
- Adopt tools and procedures for checks and balances, and due diligence
Topic/Structure
Day 1
Part A: Governance and Business Integrity
- Introduction to Corporate governance (what, why, who, how)
- Overview of global and local regulatory landscape
- Anti Bribery and Corruption
- Ethics, Morals and Laws in Business
- Frameworks and application
- Governance and ABAC mechanisms
Day 2
Part B: Business and Human Rights
- History of human rights and introduction to business and human rights
- Overview of key guiding principles incl Ten Principles, SDGs and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP)
- Salient human rights issues
- Human rights due diligence
- Reporting on human rights
Assessment
- Class Participation
- Group Work
- Classroom Activities
As part of the requirement for SkillsFuture Singapore, there will be an assessment conducted at the end of every module. The mode of assessment, which is up to the trainer’s discretion, may be an online quiz, a presentation or based on classroom exercises.
Participants are required to attain a minimum of 75% attendance and pass the associated assessment in order to receive a digital Certificate of Completion.
Fee Table
| EMPLOYER-SPONSORED | |||
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PARTICIPANT PROFILE |
SELF-SPONSORED |
SME |
NON-SME |
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Singapore Citizen < 40 years old Permanent Resident LTVP+
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$944 (After SSG Funding 50%) |
$624 (After SSG Funding 50% |
$944 (After SSG Funding 50%) |
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Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old |
$624 (After SSG Funding 50% |
$624 (After SSG Funding 50% |
$624 (After SSG Funding 50% |
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International Participant |
$1,744 (No Funding) |
$1,744 (No Funding) |
$1,744 (No Funding) |
All prices include 9% GST
Please note that the programme fees are subject to change without prior notice.
Post Secondary Education Account (PSEA)
PSEA can be utilised for subsidised programmes eligible for SkillsFuture Credit support. Click here to find out more.
Self Sponsored
SkillsFuture Credit
Singapore Citizens aged 25 and above may use their SkillsFuture Credits to pay for the course fees. The credits may be used on top of existing course fee funding.
This is only applicable to self-sponsored participants. Application to utilise SkillsFuture Credits can be submitted when making payment for the course via the SMU Academy TMS Portal, and can only be made within 60 days of course start date.
Please click here for more information on the SkillsFuture Credit. For help in submitting an SFC claim, you may wish to refer to our step-by-step guide on claiming SkillsFuture Credits (Individual).Workfare Skills Support Scheme
From 1 July 2023, the Workfare Skills Support (WSS) scheme has been enhanced. Please click here for more details.
Employer Sponsored
Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS)
- Organisation must be registered or incorporated in Singapore
- Employment size of not more than 200 or with annual sales turnover of not more than $100 million
- Trainees must be hired in accordance with the Employment Act and fully sponsored by their employers for the course
- Trainees must be Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
- Trainees must not be a full-time national serviceman
- Trainees are eligible for ETSS funding only if their company's SME status is approved prior to the course commencement date. To verify your SME's status, please click here.
Please click here for more information on ETSS.
Absentee Payroll
Employers who sponsor their employees for the course may apply for Absentee Payroll here. For more information, please refer to:
AP Guide (Non-SME Companies)
Declaration Guide (SME Companies)
Intake Information
Intake 26: 19 & 20 May 2026 [Open for Registration]
*Registration will close 5 calendar days before the course start date, or once the class is full, whichever comes first.
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