From 22 to 24 April 2026, the MGIMO School of Business and International Competences (Moscow State Institute of International Relations, MFA of Russia) hosted the executive education program “Business Management Based on ESG Principles in the Context of a Transforming International and Russian Regulatory Environment,” delivered with the participation of Baikal Lobridge experts.
Throughout the course, participants explored key international initiatives, agreements, and standards in sustainable development that increasingly shape the strategies of export-oriented companies. The program helped them systematize approaches to climate-related disclosures (IFRS S2, CDP, TCFD), examine key requirements of EU climate regulation and their implications for Russian and international companies (CBAM and FuelEU Maritime), and understand how corporate reporting and adaptation strategies are being reshaped by current regulatory expectations, including developments in GRI standards.
A separate focus was placed on international biodiversity and natural capital frameworks, including the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, TNFD, GRI 101 (Biodiversity), and the emerging IFRS BEES standard. The discussion centered on how biodiversity-related data can be integrated into corporate strategy and reporting.
Participants also reviewed Russia’s national non-financial disclosure standards, the updated sustainable finance taxonomy, and the development of ESG financial instruments and the carbon units market in Russia.
Beyond the theoretical modules, participants worked with an ESG disclosure readiness checklist, discussed internal reporting cycles, and explored how international requirements begin to affect business operations — from production and logistics to supplier relations and financial processes.
Experts from business, consulting, and international organizations shared their practical experience, including representatives from Baikal Lobridge, Technolgies of Trust, Kept, Severstal, SIBUR Holding, ACRA, the Baikal Lake Foundation, the Eurasian Economic Commission, and others.
The program brought together participants from both business and academia, including employees of Mars, Cherkizovo Group, Rosneft, ITMS, as well as MGIMO faculty and staff.
Upon completion, 18 participants received official MGIMO advanced training certificates.
Throughout the course, participants explored key international initiatives, agreements, and standards in sustainable development that increasingly shape the strategies of export-oriented companies. The program helped them systematize approaches to climate-related disclosures (IFRS S2, CDP, TCFD), examine key requirements of EU climate regulation and their implications for Russian and international companies (CBAM and FuelEU Maritime), and understand how corporate reporting and adaptation strategies are being reshaped by current regulatory expectations, including developments in GRI standards.
A separate focus was placed on international biodiversity and natural capital frameworks, including the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, TNFD, GRI 101 (Biodiversity), and the emerging IFRS BEES standard. The discussion centered on how biodiversity-related data can be integrated into corporate strategy and reporting.
Participants also reviewed Russia’s national non-financial disclosure standards, the updated sustainable finance taxonomy, and the development of ESG financial instruments and the carbon units market in Russia.
Beyond the theoretical modules, participants worked with an ESG disclosure readiness checklist, discussed internal reporting cycles, and explored how international requirements begin to affect business operations — from production and logistics to supplier relations and financial processes.
Experts from business, consulting, and international organizations shared their practical experience, including representatives from Baikal Lobridge, Technolgies of Trust, Kept, Severstal, SIBUR Holding, ACRA, the Baikal Lake Foundation, the Eurasian Economic Commission, and others.
The program brought together participants from both business and academia, including employees of Mars, Cherkizovo Group, Rosneft, ITMS, as well as MGIMO faculty and staff.
Upon completion, 18 participants received official MGIMO advanced training certificates.
