Course description

This one-day training course is designed for company executives and management to understand the Hydropower Sustainability Standard (HSS) and learn how to adopt its principles into corporate strategy and operations. The training provides practical guidance for leaders on integrating sustainability into decision-making, governance structures, and risk management frameworks, ensuring that hydropower projects deliver long-term social, environmental, and economic value. 

The training builds leadership capacity to drive positive change across organisations by embedding best practices in hydropower development and operation. Participants will explore international sustainability trends, examine corporate and project-level governance challenges, and learn how the HSS can support leadership responsibilities in addressing risks, enhancing resilience, and strengthening corporate performance. 

Course outcomes

  • Align with sustainability standard

    Understand how to align the Hydropower Sustainability Standard with corporate strategy, governance, and risk management.

  • Build leadership for change

    Build the leadership capacity to drive sustainability culture and organisational transformation.

  • Embed international best practices

    Apply knowledge of international best practices to improve project implementation and corporate decision-making.

Who should attend?

  • Executives and Board members responsible for shaping corporate strategy and ensuring organisational sustainability

  • Hydropower directors and project managers overseeing hydropower development and operations who seek to strengthen governance and risk management

  • Sustainability and ESG leaders guiding corporate sustainability performance and embedding ESG practices across operations

  • Corporate strategy and risk officers managing risk exposure who want to integrate sustainability principles into corporate frameworks

Registration details

The cost of the training is 20,000 EUR for up to 20 people. 

Executive Leadership training can be purchased as a one-off training or as part of a broader corporate capacity-building package. 

For more details, visit our Corporate Packages webpage. 

Contact us at [email protected] to discuss your training needs.