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Programme overview
Sustainable finance has rapidly become a major growth area, with the total value of ESG investments poised to exceed $53 trillion by 2025. The Sustainable Finance: Unlock Global Investment Strategies programme explores the focus on sustainability in the global finance and investment community, and helps you distinguish between different types of sustainable finance products and relevant eligibility criteria.
This six week online programme draws on expertise from Imperial College Business School and Centre for Climate Finance & Investment faculty, industry experts and case studies. You will also draw on the expertise of your peers. You will experience live online teaching sessions, video lectures, interactive activities and assignments whilst receiving personal support from a dedicated Learning Team.
You will finish the programme prepared to implement your learnings, and with a verified Digital Certificate from Imperial College Business School Executive Education.
Who should attend?
This international programme is designed for mid- to senior-level managers who are interested in understanding trends and opportunities in sustainable lending, financial products, and how to access meaningful data. It is particularly relevant for roles including:
- Experienced managers in the banking, financial services, and insurance industries who are seeking to understand various trends, risks, and opportunities associated with sustainable finance and potentially launch sustainable finance products through their banks;
- Experienced finance managers in the manufacturing and energy industries who are seeking to contribute to the sustainability goals of their organisation through finance initiatives, and to understand sustainability regulations and investment and funding opportunities;
- Portfolio managers and asset managers who are seeking to make profitable investment decisions for their company or clients, and understand asset management techniques for sustainable investment
Learning objectives
This programme is designed to demystify sustainable finance and help you to understand its trends, risks, and opportunities. By the end of the programme, you will be able to:
- Identify the latest developments and trends in sustainable finance, with a special focus on environmental, social, and impact-aligned investment
- Distinguish between different types of sustainable finance products in the capital markets and relevant eligibility criteria
- Explore the regulatory and policy environment currently driving the sustainable finance agenda
- Apply various sustainability scoring and assessment approaches to real-life case studies
- Understand how sustainable finance is evolving in emerging markets
What you will learn
Module 1: Introduction to sustainable finance
Module 2: Sustainable finance policy and regulation
Module 3: Sustainable finance markets and instruments
Module 4: Nature-based finance and investment
Module 5: Applications of sustainable finance
Programme faculty
Michael Wilkins
Executive Director and Professor of Practice, Imperial College Business School
Michael Wilkins is Executive Director and Professor of Practice at the Centre for Climate Finance & Investment at Imperial College Business School. Until recently, he was a Senior Research Fellow for Sustainable Finance at S&P Global Ratings, and a Visiting Lecturer in Sustainable Finance at Cambridge University Judge Business School. He is a senior sustainable finance professional with 28 years of experience in sustainable finance, corporate and infrastructure credit analysis, project finance, structures finance, and carbon markets.
Iva Koci
Teaching Fellow, Imperial College Business School
Iva Koci is a postdoctoral researcher specialising in sustainable finance. Her research investigates how institutional investors convey environmental and social preferences to their holding organisaitons. She previously worked in business consultancy at Deloitte, and is also affiliated with the Centre for Climate Finance & Investment at Imperial College London.
Anastasiya Ostrovnaya
Senior Teaching Fellow, Imperial College Business School
Anastasiya Ostrovnaya is a Senior Research/ Teaching Fellow at the Centre for Climate Finance & Investment, Imperial College Business School, where she researches the climate-related risks faced by financial institutions and investors. She also teaches courses on risk management. Prior to joining Imperial College London, Dr Ostrovnaya worked for over 10 years as a credit trader at a global investment bank.
Pernille Holtedahl
Research Fellow, Imperial College Business School
Pernille Holtedahl has over 25 years of international experience in climate finance and sustainable development. Her expertise lies in green finance, green bonds, investor trends, and public-private financing of nature-based solutions, as well as conservation finance and how to monetise environmental benefits and increase private investment in conservation.
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