Nextier Academy — ESG Training & Consultancy
Lead the future with ESG mastery.
Practical training and consultancy for the green economy — from Net Zero strategy to sustainable finance — delivered in collaboration with the School of Business and Economics, Universiti Putra Malaysia.
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Empowering progress through ESG excellence.
SBE — Universiti Putra Malaysia
Triple Crown accredited · AACSB · EQUIS · AMBA
At Nextier Academy, we bridge the gap between corporate ambition and sustainable reality. Our mission is to equip professionals with the practical knowledge and strategic tools required to navigate the complexities of global sustainability standards — ensuring long-term success in a green economy.
Nextier Academy collaborates with the School of Business and Economics (SBE), Universiti Putra Malaysia, a globally recognised Triple Crown-accredited business school. This strategic collaboration combines academic excellence with industry expertise to deliver executive education, professional development programmes, micro-credentials and practical learning experiences that address real-world business challenges while advancing sustainable business leadership and organisational resilience.
Upcoming programmes
Next dates at SBE, UPM.
Our flagship · ESG
Empowering sustainable success through expert solutions.
ESG Training Academy
Practical programmes tailored for professionals, covering essential ESG frameworks and sustainability management to drive real impact.
View programmesStrategic Consultancy
Custom solutions for CSRD compliance, Net Zero roadmapping, and integrating green finance into your business strategy.
Talk to usCompliance & Net Zero
Transition to Net Zero with data-driven reporting services that meet global regulatory standards and investor expectations.
Start a conversationBeyond ESG
More ways we build people.
ESG is our flagship — but our trainer bench delivers across the full people-development spectrum, all HRD Corp claimable and available in-house.
L&D for Executives & Leaders
Leadership, executive presence and decision-making programmes that turn your HRD Corp training budget into measurable management capability.
EnquireYouth Development
Life hacks and future readiness — employability, money smarts and personal effectiveness for students, graduates and young professionals.
EnquireAI Masterclass
Practical AI for the workplace — hands-on sessions that help your teams work smarter with the tools already on their desks.
EnquireCommunications & Media
Public speaking, media handling and brand storytelling — helping your people say the right thing, well, on any stage.
EnquireCustomize Corporate Learning Program
Any topic, any venue. We scope, design and deliver bespoke cohorts — on campus at SBE UPM, at your office, or online.
Scope yoursWhy Nextier Academy
From first awareness to assured reporting.
Most professionals meet ESG as an acronym and a deadline. We meet them where they are — with a pathway that climbs from free awareness training to boardroom-level disclosure mastery.
Academic rigour, industry practice
Built with SBE UPM — a Triple Crown-accredited business school — so every programme pairs research depth with practitioner know-how.
Hands-on, not lecture-only
Case studies, assessments, action worksheets and discussion — you leave with work product, not just notes.
Learn before, during and after
Every enrolment includes My Learning portal access — pre-reading, session recordings, knowledge checks and your completion certificate, all in one place.
HRD Corp claimable
As a registered training provider, our programmes can be claimed against your HRD Corp levy — the approval conversation with finance just got shorter.
Learner voices
What participants say.
The IFRS S1 & S2 Masterclass cut through two years of confusion in two days. We left with a gap analysis of our current disclosures and a clear plan for our next sustainability report — our board finally understands what ISSB means for us.
We sent five team members and claimed it through HRD Corp — the ROI conversation with my director took five minutes. The action worksheets meant we weren't starting from zero on Monday morning.
As an SME owner, ESG always felt like big-company territory. The free awareness session showed me it's really about winning customers and financing. I registered for the SDGs & ESG programme the same week.
Accreditation & alignment
Credentials you can defend to your board.
In collaboration withSBE, UPM
Partner schoolTriple Crown
HRD CorpClaimable
HRD CorpRegistered Training Provider
Curriculum aligned toIFRS S1 & S2
UN Global goals17 SDGs
Greening Education PartnershipClimate-ready learners
Programmes
Upcoming dates & masterclasses.
Every session is delivered with academic rigour and practitioner experience. Select a programme for details — then register your interest and our team will confirm your place.
The learning pathway
Climb from awareness to mastery.
Each tier builds on the last — start anywhere, finish boardroom-ready.
Awareness
Free and foundation sessions — ESG literacy for teams and entrepreneurs.
Essentials
Frameworks and reporting basics: SDGs, ESG practice, IFRS S1 & S2 fundamentals.
Mastery
Multi-day masterclasses for the people who sign the sustainability report.
Advisory
Consultancy: CSRD compliance, Net Zero roadmaps, green finance integration.
Popular with learners
Learners also explore.
The programmes learners most often pair with their next step on the pathway — pick any card for full details.
Portfolio
Our work in the field.
A gallery of programmes delivered — boardrooms, campuses, hotel ballrooms and online cohorts across Malaysia.
IFRS S1 & S2 Masterclass — Cohort 01
Our first masterclass cohort at SBE UPM — finance leaders building disclosure-ready reporting.
Women in Sustainability Forum 2025
Half-day forum convening women leading sustainability across business and academia.
M.U.M 2025 — ESG Awareness for SMEs
Free full-day online awareness session — 200+ entrepreneurs and SME owners.
In-house ESG bootcamp — manufacturing group
Custom two-day delivery at a client's Klang Valley headquarters.
Campus climate-literacy day with SBE UPM
Hands-on sustainability learning day for students and young professionals.
Sustainability SDGs & ESG for Business — KL run
Full-day open-enrolment programme in Bukit Bintang.
Insights
Notes from the green economy.
Practical explainers on ESG frameworks, reporting and Net Zero strategy — written by our practitioner team.
IFRS S1 & S2 in plain language: what Malaysian boards need to know
The ISSB standards are now the global baseline for sustainability disclosure. Here is what S1 and S2 actually require, how they reach Malaysian companies through Bursa's pathway — and the three questions your board should be asking this quarter.
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ESG for SMEs: start with one materiality matrix, not a consultancy retainer
You don't need a six-figure budget to begin ESG. You need one honest afternoon.
Five steps to a credible Net Zero roadmap
Most Net Zero commitments fail at step two. Here's the sequence that survives contact with reality.
Why HRD Corp claimability changes the ESG training conversation
Your levy is already yours — the question is whether it builds capability or sits idle.
Member access
Welcome back.
Sign in to My Learning — your programme materials, recordings, quizzes and certificates.
My Learning
Your learning dashboard.
Pick up where you left off — videos, worksheets, knowledge checks and your certificates, all in one place.
About us
Where corporate ambition meets sustainable reality.
Nextier Academy equips professionals with the practical knowledge and strategic tools to navigate global sustainability standards — in collaboration with SBE, Universiti Putra Malaysia.
Our mission
Practical knowledge. Strategic tools.
We exist to close the gap between corporate ambition and sustainable reality. Global sustainability standards are arriving faster than most teams can absorb them — IFRS S1 and S2, CSRD, Net Zero commitments, green finance. We translate that complexity into practical capability your organisation can use the next working day.
Our collaboration with the School of Business and Economics (SBE), Universiti Putra Malaysia — a globally recognised Triple Crown-accredited business school — combines academic excellence with industry expertise. Together we deliver executive education, professional development programmes, micro-credentials and practical learning experiences that address real-world business challenges while advancing sustainable business leadership and organisational resilience.
And because people-development doesn't stop at sustainability, our trainer bench also delivers L&D for executives and leaders, youth development for future readiness, an AI Masterclass, communications & media training, and fully customized corporate learning programs — scoped around your team, your venue and your goals.
How we teach
Built for busy professionals.
Expert-led
Learn from practitioners who deliver ESG reporting and strategy for real organisations — not theorists reading slides.
Hands-on
Case studies, assessments, discussion forums and action worksheets. You leave with work product, not just notes.
Flexible
Online and in-person formats, multi-date intakes, and programmes from half a day to two days — built around working schedules.
Credentialed
Micro-credentials and executive education backed by a Triple Crown-accredited business school — and HRD Corp claimable.
Get started
Not sure which track fits your team?
Send us an enquiry — tell us your role and where your organisation is on its journey, and we'll recommend the right starting point. Or request the 2026 programme catalogue.
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Programme registration, consultancy scopes, other training tracks, or the 2026 catalogue — one form, answered by our team within one business day.
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