Certificate in Sustainable Finance

About this course

A practitioner-level grounding in sustainable finance — the instrument set, EU Taxonomy, PCAF financed emissions, and credible engagement and stewardship.

Foundation programme for sustainable finance — markets, EU Taxonomy, PCAF, and stewardship.

What you'll be able to do

• Apply SFDR, EU Taxonomy and major regional regimes.
• Calculate financed emissions using PCAF.
• Use sustainable finance instruments responsibly.
• Engage and steward investee companies.

Syllabus — 8 modules

1. 01
   Sustainable finance fundamentals

   8 lessons · narrated slides · module quiz
2. 02
   EU Taxonomy & disclosure alignment

   8 lessons · narrated slides · module quiz
3. 03
   Financed emissions & PCAF

   8 lessons · narrated slides · module quiz
4. 04
   Engagement, stewardship and credible products

   8 lessons · narrated slides · module quiz
5. 05
   EU Taxonomy and green-labelled instruments

   8 lessons · narrated slides · module quiz
6. 06
   SFDR disclosures and PAI

   8 lessons · narrated slides · module quiz
7. 07
   Climate risk in lending and underwriting

   8 lessons · narrated slides · module quiz
8. 08
   Sustainable finance careers and CFA ESG mapping

   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