Certified Sustainable Finance Professional (CSFP)

About this course

A senior credential for those leading sustainable finance at the institutional level — strategy, transition finance mastery, capital planning under climate scenarios and stewardship of the profession.

Mastery-level credential for senior sustainable-finance leaders — strategic leadership, transition finance, scenario-driven capital, and profession-building.

What you'll be able to do

• Lead a credible sustainable finance strategy end-to-end.
• Design, price and assure transition finance instruments.
• Run scenario-driven capital planning.
• Engage standard-setters, regulators and the profession.

Syllabus — 8 modules

1. 01
   Strategic leadership in sustainable finance

   8 lessons · narrated slides · module quiz
2. 02
   Mastery of transition finance

   8 lessons · narrated slides · module quiz
3. 03
   Scenario-driven capital planning

   8 lessons · narrated slides · module quiz
4. 04
   Influence, ethics & profession-building

   8 lessons · narrated slides · module quiz
5. 05
   Net-zero alignment at the institutional level

   8 lessons · narrated slides · module quiz
6. 06
   M&A, valuation and sustainability premia

   8 lessons · narrated slides · module quiz
7. 07
   Geopolitics, supervision and resilience

   8 lessons · narrated slides · module quiz
8. 08
   Designing the sustainable finance operating model

   8 lessons · narrated slides · module quiz

Standards & references

• Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR)
• EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Activities
• PCAF — Global GHG Accounting & Reporting for Financial Industry
• NGFS Climate Scenarios for central banks & supervisors
• UNEP FI Principles for Responsible Banking
• TCFD Recommendations
• Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)
• TNFD Recommendations