ESG stands for Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG), which is a broad and growing topic that refers to how companies promote sustainability, social responsibility, and ethical governance practices within their business. This project will equip students with the tools and techniques to first learn, design and then share the knowledge via interactive tools with companies who wants to become more sustainable.
During the academic year, students will go onto research about this growing field to produce a compendium of a “flyer” & a glossary” containing key information researched from various literature, discourses, reports and multimedia articles.
Read the Leaflet_ ESG project 23-24 [PDF 246KB] before you apply.
Students will have a chance to:
It takes place during Semester A and B of each academic year – starts in September and finishes in April the following year. Please see the below for a breakdown in the timeline of the programme.
For this programme, you are expected to have business acumen learned through academics or work experience; you will be working on areas of finance and sustainability.
In addition, you must possess:
Please make sure you are eligible and can commit to this time before applying.
This project spans across both Semester A and B.
Here is the detailed Timeline ESG [PDF 96KB] with deadlines.
Hopefully the other pages on our website have answered most questions, but here are some other questions we get asked.
No problem, we have got it covered for you. You will be introduced to the topic by an industry expert and thereon you can start doing your own reading / research and be mentored by your supervisor in your group assignment.
This project is for you, if you are keen to understand how you can apply new sustainability research and insights. If you have the ability to effectively research, evaluate, and use information, resources, then this project can give you that extra edge to develop your own personal brand as an ESG advocate.
For this project, you will be assigned with a supervisor who has extensive experience in the filed. She will lead and routinely provide feedback on your work. Also, she will be hosting a training session on introduction to Environment, Social and Governance topic, at the outset of the programme.
Additionally, you will benefit form the other supervisors in qNomics programme who will be hosting training sessions on things like Business Planning, and Funding Support, etc. which can greatly aid your research work as well as many aspects of life outside of the university.
You are expected to dedicate around 4-6 hours per week for ESG project. Keep in mind however, that everyone works very hard to keep up a high standard of service in qNomics, and you and your group may be required to do a few drafts before your final project is accepted.
Additionally, qNomics cannot be used as an excuse for falling behind on your regular studies. Therefore, if you normally have trouble keeping up with work, this project may not be for you. However, if you are a well-organized person, who enjoys doing research, producing resources to educate audience regarding key concepts and thrives in group projects, then this project should not take up more than a few hours per week. From the surveys with current and previous participants, they reported to spend around 45 hours each semester attending meetings, conducting research and prototyping and building resources.
The qNomics team will assign you to a group /your supervisor at the outset of the programme. You are expected to be a part of this group and carry out the responsibilities you are assigned with. You will continue to be part of the same group for both semester A & B.
All projects are designed to fit into your work life balance. Each program includes an estimated learner effort throughout the academic year. Following to the successful completion of your group task, provided that you have met the required programme standards, you will be eligible to receive HEAR accreditation (The qNomics programme will be listed on your digital transcript).