CERTIFICATE IN SUSTAINABLEFINANCE
INVESTMENT
DURATION
4 months Month/s
COURSE OVERVIEW
“Sustainable finance” refers to the
integration of environmental, social, and
governance (ESG) criteria into financial
decision-making processes, with the
aim of promoting sustainable economic
growth and long-term stability. This
Certificate course provides participants
with the knowledge and skills required to
understand sustainable finance
– its scope, contribution to supporting
action on climate change and sustainable
development, the main actors and how
financial institutions make decisions on
sustainability-related issues.
COURSE OBJECTIVE
TARGET AUDIENCE
The course is designed for a wide
audience, including.
• Finance and Banking professionals
interested in understanding how their
activities might support the goals of
sustainable development.
• Policymakers interested in
understanding how the financial
sector might support sustainable
development.
• Companies interested in
understanding how investors analyse
and take account of sustainability
issues.
• Civil society organizations interested
in working with the finance sector.
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY
SUSTAINABLE FINANCE: AN INTRODUCTION
1. Definition and importance of
sustainable finance
2. Historical overview: evolution and key
milestones
3. The role of the financial sector
in supporting the transition to a
sustainable, low-carbon economy.
MODULE 2: REGULATIONS AND GLOBAL
INITIATIVES
1. Overview of global sustainable
finance regulations and guidelines
2. Key international initiatives: The
Paris Agreement, UN Principles
for Responsible Investment (PRI),
Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs)
3. The role of regulatory bodies and their
impact on sustainable finance
MODULE 3: FRAMEWORKS AND STANDARDS.
1. Overview of frameworks: Task
Force on Climate-related Financial
Disclosures (TCFD), Global Reporting
Initiative (GRI), and others
2. The importance of standardization in
sustainable finance reporting
3. Challenges and opportunities in
adhering to multiple standards.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of this course, participants will
be able to:
• Define sustainable finance and its
importance in the modern economic
landscape.
• Distinguish between traditional
finance and sustainable finance.
• Gain and apply knowledge and skills
in measurement and evaluation of
the key elements of ESG.
• Integrate ESG factors into financial
decisions.
• Assess the risk and return implications
of integrating sustainability factors.
• Work confidently within the confines
of local and international conventions
that regulate and shape sustainable
finance practices.
• Design a sustainable investment
strategy for a given scenario.
• Evaluate the sustainability
performance of an investment.
• Analyse the growth and trends in the
sustainable finance sector.
• Recognize drivers behind increasing
demand for sustainable investments.
