Equilibrium Futures - Understanding Sustainable Finance

£296

Equilibrium Futures - Understanding Sustainable Finance

Course
84 Lessons

Cost £296.00 “Understanding Sustainable Finance” provides a comprehensive overview of sustainable finance risks and opportunities for financial professionals at all levels through eight engaging 30-40 minute modules. Featuring dynamic, interactive content from sustainable finance expert Andrew Mitchell, it will educate, upskill and empower professionals to develop their sustainable finance and ESG offering.

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Module 1: What is Sustainable Finance - and why is it significant for IFCs?

In this Module, you'll learn what Sustainable Finance means, and how it is connected to ESG - the Environment, Social and Governance factors that are changing the face of finance in your jurisdiction and worldwide.

Getting started - Instructions for users

Introduction to Module 01

Part One - Sustainable Finance and ESG

How can the Finance Industry increase ESG behaviour?

How could I improve ESG outcomes within my own company?

Part Two - How is ESG integrated into investment decision-making?

Define Sustainable Finance for yourself

Part Three - ESG and the Finance Industry

Let’s play the ESG game!

Part Four - Challenges to the adoption of Sustainable Finance

Recap Quiz Time!

Part Five - Conclusion

Further Reading

Module 2: Opportunities - the upside for Finance Service Providers

+ Understand the possible/ probable benefits

Finance Service Providers (FSP) will experience

by engaging with ESG.

+ Understand how each role within the service

provision/trustee differs with regards to their

ESG responsibility.

+ Understand the benefits that a bold/

proactive sustainable finance strategy could

bring to a business.

Introduction to Module 02

Part One - Sustainable Finance - the Opportunities

Sustainable Finance - what’s in it for your business?

Part Two - Attracting & Retaining Next-Gen

The business case for Trustee and Finance Administrators in relation to Sustainable Finance and ESG worldwide

Part Three - IFCs and Sustainable Finance

How are finance centres attracting sustainable finance?

Part Four - Global Opportunities & Advantages

Bonus content: ‘Billion Dollar Bonds’

Part Five - Conclusion

Further Reading

Module 3: Global Drivers of Sustainable Finance

Introduction to Module 03

Part One - Growth of Sustainable Finance & ESG

Jeopardy! Match the Risk

Part Two - Global Drivers

Positioning Nature as Infrastructure - Andrew Mitchell COP26

Part Three - Global Drivers - a closer look

UNHCR: Climate change and forced displacement

Part Four - Regulation & Institutional Drivers

Bonus content: ‘Thunder and Lightning’

Further Reading

Module 4: Fiduciary Duty and Sustainable Finance

Introduction to Module 04

Part One - Fiduciary Duty & Trustees

Fiduciary Duty in the 21st Century - UNEP FI Report

Part Two - Family Wealth, Sustainable Finance & ESG

Fiduciary duty and a family trust - finding the starting point

Part Three - How to Engage

Bonus content: ‘The Meaning of Life’

Further Reading

Module 5: Measuring Performance - Data, Metrics and Tools

Introduction to Module 05

Part One - Measuring Performance

Where is your firm on the ESG journey?

Part Two - Where to Start?

ESG benefits - test your knowledge!

Greenwashing - A Cautionary Tale

Part Three - What do you need to measure?

Part Four - Where do these tools fit?

Test Yourself: How much do you know about ESG & Gender Equality?

Recap Quiz!

Part Five - Drivers of Change

Bonus content: ‘Measuring Footprints’

Further Reading

Module 6: Next Gen Priorities - Understanding Family Office, Asset Owners and ESG

Introduction to Module 06

Part One - The movement of money

Women in Finance

Part Two - Attitudes to ESG

Decode the Wealth Code: A Sustainable Finance Quiz for the UHNW

Part Three - ESG & Global Considerations

Is Your Pension Driving Deforestation?

Part Four - What does the future hold?

Bonus content: ‘Rising Tides’

Further Reading

Module 7: Investing for Impact

Introduction to Module 07

Part One - What does Impact Investing really mean?

Quiz: Match the statement to the sphere of investing

Part Two - A Case Study of a Social Impact Investment

Finance for Impact - Schroders Case Study

Part Three - Impact Investing: The Global Perspective

Let's Play 'Odd One Out'!

Part Four - Measuring the Impact of Impact Investing

Recap Quiz

Part Five - Impact Investment Strategies - what to look out for

Bonus Content: 'Chain Reaction'

Further Reading

Module 8: Future Trends

Introduction to Module 08

Part One - What does the future hold?

Quiz: Test your Regulatory Acronym Knowledge!

Part Two - Shaping the Future of Sustainable Finance

Bonus Content: 'The Equilibrium Paradox'

Responsible_Investor_TNFD Article Jul23-16-18.pdf

Further Reading