This course enables learners to
- Build their understanding of global pressures and trends, their commercial implications, and why business as usual is no longer viable.
- Evaluate the role of business in society and explore what leading practice looks like within financial institutions and the future direction of travel.
- Assess how financial institutions can support the transition to a more sustainable economy and compare their practical actions on ESG and sustainability.
- Create a personal action plan to contribute to the necessary change in their organisation or sphere of influence.
Topics include
- Sustainable finance challenges: Global pressures and trends.
- The impact of financial institutions: Commercial risks and opportunities.
- Reevaluating the role of business and finance in society.
- Taking action: How financial institutions transition to a sustainable economy.
- Your personal action plan: How to drive sustainability in your organisation.
Key learning
Learners create a personal action plan to contribute to the necessary change in their organisation or sphere of influence.
Who is this course for?
- Those in the finance sector are looking to start their sustainability journey, refresh their understanding with the latest knowledge and deliver impact within and beyond their business.
- Organisations looking to build a foundational understanding of sustainable finance in specific teams or across their organisation.
- Individual or small-groups of learners looking to build their understanding of sustainable finance.
Format
Online, asynchronous.
Learning time
Self-paced, typically 6-8 hours.
