Our purpose
To empower Africa with the knowledge, mindset and skills to build a sustainable future, driven by Africans, for Africa.
An A4S initiative · Free · Pan-African
Free sustainability training for every African.
TAS trains, certifies and equips African leaders, professionals and citizens to practise sustainability in governance, business and daily life. More than 500 people have come through Cohorts 1, 2 and 3. Cohort 4 is next.
- Next
- 19–20 Nov 2026
- Time
- 10:00 WAT
- Where
- Live on Zoom
- Cost
- Free
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Cohort 04 · Open
The pledge
50,000 Africans. Five years. Nobody pays.
A standing commitment from A4S: train and certify 50,000 Africans in sustainability by 2030, online, on global standards, at no cost to a single participant.
- [01]50,000Africans to be trained and certified by 2030
- [02]500+Africans trained across Cohorts 1, 2 and 3
- [03]3Cohorts delivered, with replays free to watch
- [04]₦0What it costs to attend
Why TAS exists
Our visionAn Africa where sustainability is not an agenda. It’s a culture.
Our mission
To train, certify and inspire a generation of African leaders, professionals and citizens who practise sustainability in governance, business and daily life.
Our foundation
Three global pillars. One African mandate.
TAS is not improvised. Every cohort is built on the standards the rest of the world is being measured against, so an African credential travels.
- Pillar 01
UN SDGs
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, aligning local African action with global goals.
Global agenda - Pillar 02
ISO 53001 & 53002
The management-system standards guiding sustainability governance and innovation inside real organisations.
Management systems - Pillar 03
IWA 48
ISO’s ESG implementation principles, shaping sustainable ESG operations and alignment across an organisation.
ESG principles
What you walk away with
Two days. A credential that counts.
Free ESG & ISO certification
The full certification pathway, at no cost. Not a taster, the real thing.
Expert-led training
Taught by practising A4S auditors and sustainability specialists, not generalists.
Globally recognised credentials
Built on ISO and UN frameworks, so your certificate means something outside the room.
ESG reporting in practice
How organisations measure and report ESG performance, and how ISO 26000 frames social responsibility.
Global perspectives
How ESG is actually being enforced in the markets your organisation wants to reach.
A pan-African community
You leave with a cohort: people across the continent solving the same problems.
Who it’s for
No prerequisites. No fee. No excuse.
- Students
- Professionals
- Entrepreneurs
- Change-makers
If you want Africa to be sustainable, in a boardroom, a ministry, a market stall or a classroom, this was built for you.
The cohorts
Missed one? Watch it back, free.
Every past cohort is published in full. Nothing is held back behind a paywall.
- 01
- 02
- 03Delivered
20–21 August 2026
Online, free. 10:00 WAT.
Replay coming soon - 04
Cohort 4 · Registration open
Two days that change how you work.
Free, certified and live on Zoom. Registration is open now and closes when the room is full.
- Dates
- 19–20 Nov 2026
- Time
- 10:00 WAT
- Where
- Zoom
- Cost
- Free
What Cohort 4 covers
- AISO 53001 & ISO 53002
- BISO 26000 social responsibility
- CESG reporting
- DUN Sustainable Development Goals
Register for Cohort 4
a4sonline.com/in/TAScohort4
In the press · June 2026
Nigeria’s Independent reports on the gap TAS was built to close
Independent Newspaper Nigeria covered TAS in June 2026, reporting on the distance between ESG awareness and ESG practice across the continent, and on the programme A4S built to close it.
Independent Newspaper Nigeria · 15 June 2026 · Isaac AsaborRead the full report on Independent“Moving participants from interest to action through context-driven learning.”
Esther Otoibhi, Sustainability Executive, A4S, on how TAS was designed
- 548Registered participants
- 212Certified SDG & ESG Champions
- 50,000The five-year target
Figures as reported by Independent Newspaper Nigeria, June 2026.
