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Sustainability Data Essentials – Module 2: Data Quality & Management

Design ESG dashboards, manage data quality, and report against CSRD and GRI standards

Organised by: Digital4Sustainability Consortium

Code / ECTS / EQF: SDE / 2.5 ECTS / EQF 6

Language: English

Licence: Creative Commons 4.0 BY

Overview

This training module provides participants with practical knowledge and skills in sustainability data quality and management. It focuses on understanding how sustainability data is managed, collected, and validated, including data collection workflows for sustainability reporting. Participants will also develop an understanding of data governance and learn how to create metadata documentation.

 

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What you will learn

  • Data Governance and Management: Understand the roles, tasks, and components of data governance and data management.
  • Data Collection Workflows: Learn how to implement data collection workflows for sustainability reporting frameworks.
  • Data Quality Assurance and Validation: Apply data quality assurance principles to sustainability datasets.
  • Metadata Documentation: Learn how to create metadata documentation.

Target audience

This module is designed for analysts, sustainability coordinators, reporting specialists, and other professionals who require competencies in sustainability data management and quality assurance.

Learning Outcomes

After completing the module, participants will be able to:

  • Apply data quality assurance principles to sustainability datasets.
  • Implement data collection workflows for sustainability reporting frameworks.
  • Understand the roles, tasks, and components of data governance and data management.
  • Create metadata documentation.

 

Programme information

  • Delivery: Blended (online theory, practical sessions, self-study)
  • Duration: 17 hours (approximately 0.7 ECTS)
  • Access: Publicly available
  • Assessment: Capstone project or final exam

 

Learning packs

Below you will find complete suite of learning materials, specifically designed to support both learners and trainers throughout the program. You can access each component by clicking the relevant links.

This is the official reference document that outlines the architecture of the entire upskilling curriculum. It serves as the “single source of truth” for the programme, detailing the modular structure, specific learning outcomes, official workload distribution (divided into face-to-face, self-study, and practical hours), and the final assessment guidelines.

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The main purpose of the handbook is to function as the central learning resource for learners. It presents the core theoretical content of the programme and provides all the necessary information, frameworks, and self-check exercises to support the achievement of the intended learning outcomes and the successful completion of the course.

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Designed specifically for trainers and facilitators, this comprehensive implementation pack operationalizes the curriculum. It bridges theory and practice through interactive Face-to-Face (F2F) sessions and hands-on Project-Based Learning (PBL) assignments.

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Each module includes one concluding Module Wrap-Up video (3–5 minutes) and presentation. Designed to be watched after completing the self-study and practical modules, these videos and presentations are tailored to consolidate key concepts, reinforce the most important takeaways, and clearly connect theory with real-world practice.

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