The Sustainability Handbook for Business Leaders
A Comprehensive Guide to Building Sustainable Business Strategy
The ESG Handbook is an essential online resource for directors, executives, and business leaders seeking to understand, develop, and implement sustainability and ESG practices within their organisations. This practical guide demystifies the complexities of environmental, social, and governance frameworks, providing you with the knowledge and tools to drive meaningful change while creating business value.
About the Author
About Rosalind
Rosalind Kainyah MBE has spent more than three decades working at the intersection of business and sustainability — from mine sites to boardrooms across Africa and beyond. Passionate about empowering African business leaders to shape their own sustainability agendas, she created The ESG Workbook for African SMEs to simplify ESG, make it practical, and help businesses build strategies that create and protect value. Her goal is simple: to turn ESG from a global compliance burden into a powerful tool for African growth and resilience.
What You'll Learn
The handbook is built around three core learning outcomes:
Profitability & Sustainability Can Be Comfortable Bedfellows: Discover how sustainability is not just a 'nice to do' or merely about risk management. Learn how appropriate ESG practices can create and protect tangible value for your business.
Keep Calm and Focus on What's Important: Master the art of prioritizing the environmental, social, and governance risks and opportunities that are material to your business, cutting through the noise to focus on what truly matters.
It Starts from the Top: Understand your power and responsibility as a business leader to promote and drive sustainability in your company, with practical guidance on leading from the front.
A Practical, Action-Oriented Approach
Unlike theoretical texts, this handbook focuses on practical implementation. It bridges the gap between understanding ESG concepts and taking action, providing frameworks, real examples, and critical questions to guide your decision-making. Whether you're just beginning your sustainability journey or looking to strengthen existing practices, this handbook offers the insights you need to lead with confidence.
This comprehensive handbook covers everything you need to build a robust sustainability strategy and includes practical exercises to help in developing the strategy with the opportunity for feedback from the author(s):
Foundation & Strategy
● Clear definitions of sustainability and ESG, including the historical context and evolution of these concepts
● How to integrate sustainability and ESG into your overall business strategy
● Understanding the relationship between financial performance and ESG performance
● The business case for sustainability: value creation and value protection
Global & Regional Context
● Global trends driving the sustainability agenda
● Real-world examples of corporate sustaiability strategies
Implementation & Governance
● Building the foundations of an effective sustainability strategy
● Developing an Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS)
● Creating the right ESG governance model for your organization
● The critical role of the board in setting and leading the sustainability agenda
Leadership & Culture
● Fostering leadership and culture change for sustainability
● Key questions every leader should be asking
● Practical frameworks for decision-making
Reporting & Accountability
● Standards and best practices for sustainability reporting and disclosure
● How to communicate your ESG performance to stakeholders
Who Should Read This Handbook
This handbook is designed for:
● CEOs and senior executives developing corporate strategy
● Board directors responsible for governance and oversight
● Sustainability and ESG managers building programs from the ground up
● Strategy leaders integrating ESG into business operations
● Anyone in a leadership position looking to understand how sustainability creates business value
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Frequently Asked Questions
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The ESG Masterclass Handbook is a practical companion to Rosalind Kainyah’s ESG Masterclasses. It distills years of experience advising companies on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles into clear, actionable insights. Whether you’re new to ESG or refining your approach, the Handbook helps you understand how to build responsible and sustainable business practices.
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It’s designed for business leaders, sustainability professionals, investors, and anyone seeking to embed ESG principles into strategy and decision-making. The content is accessible, real-world, and relevant across industries and geographies.
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You can buy the Handbook directly through our website using Credit Cards or PayPal. Simply click the Download Now button on the The ESG Handbook page, complete checkout, and you’ll receive a secure download link by email.
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At launch, the ESG Masterclass Handbook will be available as a digital download (PDF). You can read it on your computer, tablet, or e-reader.
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Each purchase is for individual use only. Please do not distribute or resell the file. If you’d like to arrange bulk or institutional access, contact us at simpson.ewuraesi@gmail.com for licensing options.
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Yes. Kijani Nexus Publishing plans to release additional titles and collections — including Africa’s Hidden Gems — in the near future. You can subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on LinkedIn for updates.
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