Programme of the Sustainable Finance Academy with Sustainable Finance Certificate through our Partner Iversity. Learn all aspects of Sustainable Finance and become a Sustainable Finance Expert. In the wake of humanities unsustainable journey, overuse of resources, climate change and social challenges, learn the frameworks and standards: the EU taxonomy, other taxonomies, the benchmark the EU has developed, the EU Action Plan for Sustainable Growth, The Social Economy Action Plan, Blockchain used for sustainability, open banking, integrating the COP 26, the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals in all investment decisions. Learn about the voluntary standards the industry has developed (Montreal Protocol, Compact, Voluntary Principles for Human Rights in Business, the Green Bond Standards etc), impact investing ESG and innovation trends and learn how to evaluate and value assets with regard to sustainability, learn how to create impact assets, where they trade, how to value them, how to report about impacts and sustainability (EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Directive, Global Reporting Initiative), learn how to do impact assessments and how to integrate sustainability in agreements, and smart contracts.

1. Sustainable Finance and SDG Investing
Bring about the next generation of investment strategy
Objectives
• Explore Sustainable Finance and SDG
initiatives, understand ecosystems
• Wide range of global projects and case
study analysis
• best practices from public, non-
government and private-sector
partnerships
• Develop expert knowledge of the finance
market, functions of money and
redirecting capital to sustainable growth,
impact investing and SDG investing
• Learn about methods and tools in Impact
Investing, SDG investing, EU Taxonomy
investing and ESG portfolio engineering
• Learn how to design an innovative
investment instrument
• Develop impact assessment skills
• Learn how to gear a conventional
portfolio towards the SDGs
• Build a network of SDGI practitioners
• Learn minimize and mitigate risks
stemming from the environment, social
and technological sphere
• Acquire the skills to handle disruption
• What do alternative assets, digital asset
and crypto add to your investment
portfolio and engineering options?
Who is this program for?
Professionals and leaders from all sectors and
backgrounds who want to make a positive
impact or look for a holistic risk management
approach. No prior experience in finance is
required, an optional introductory finance
Bootcamp will be offered.
We particularly encourage those from the
following professions to apply:
• CFOs, investor relationship managers
from the corporate sector
• Managers/Principals from private or
corporate foundations
• Institutional and private investors
• Asset managers, wealth managers,
investment consultants and other
financial professionals
• Managers from development finance
institutions, government bodies,
international organizations
• Development/Impact consultants
• Philanthropists, social investors and
social entrepreneurs
• Entrepreneurs that want to improve
their green to brown ratio
• Professionals willing to pivot into a new
career

2. Broaden your horizons
SDG Investing and Sustainable Finance -
Discover how sustainability factors influence
investment decisions
Impact Measurement - Find out what effect
interventions have on people, organizations or
political/economic/ societal environment
Innovative Finance - Explore non-traditional
mechanism to raise additional funds for
development through innovative projects
Enhance your skills
Ø Identify the main challenges of SDG
investing and how to overcome them
Ø Learn how investment is measured >
Understand the different stages of the
impact investment process
Ø Be able to measure the impact of your
portfolios
Ø Design and build innovative financial
instruments
Ø Put together a personalised action
plan and get feedback from peers and
experts
Ø Be equipped to drive change inside
your organization
Further benefits
Ø Gain practical experience and be
better prepared to lead the next
generation of investment strategy
Ø Anticipate profound changes at work
in the world of investment & finance
Ø Be part of a diverse ExecEd
Sustainable Finance community
Ø Dive into the third dimension of
finance
Degree
Successful participants will receive an
Executive Certificate in Sustainable Finance
Format Online Learning University
Platform 6 hours
Dates Anytime, free distribution of
program time
Fee CHF 333.-
Applications Rolling applications, apply
anytime
Location Online
Website Sustainable Finance Iversity/SF
Contact hello@sustainable-finance.io
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Sustainable Finance Academy

3. Programme content
Landscape of Sustainable Finance and SDG
investing
Ø Learn about key facts and figures
Ø Identify players and their roles
Ø Explore the regulatory environment
Ø Familiarise with latest regulatory
requirements in the EU
Ø EU Taxonomy, EU Green Bond, SFDR
Ø Investment process and instruments
Ø Familiarise with existing Sustainable
Finance and SDG investing
instruments
Ø Structure asset allocation , ESG and
Impact processes
Ø Create innovative finance mechanisms
Ø Build a SDG driven or Taxonomy
driven investment portfolio Measuring
the impact
Ø Evaluate the effect of your portfolio
and organize your impact reporting
Ø Major trends looking forward
Ø Discover Fintech and relevant
technological developments like Open
Banking (Blockchain, AI, Machine
Learning, Big Data)
Ø Understand Public Private
Partnerships in SDG and Impact
investing
Sustainable Finance in Partnership with
Iversity
A hub for innovation Sustainable Finance and
its founder Karen Wendt has been a pioneer in
the world of impact finance for more than 20
years. Many private and commercial banks, as
well as other financial institutions active in the
field. Contribute to the knowledge body in the
sustainable finance series, creating the perfect
microcosm for research and innovation.
Executive Education builds upon these assets
and equips its participants with the tools and
knowledge to develop a mind-set for visionary
and adaptive leadership.
A highly diverse community
Diversity is our mantra. With our network for
Executives in Business and Education, and an
equally diverse community of speakers, we
propose a unique platform for inspiring
exchanges and networking opportunities.

4. A well-established reputation Sustainable
Finances is an institution of research
dedicated to the study of Sustainable Finance
in cooperation with partner universities and
our Flagship Series with Springer Palgrave Mac
Millan. We endeavour to develop creative
thinking on the major challenges of our time,
foster global responsibility and help redirect
money to sustainable growth
Who should apply?
Professionals and leaders from all sectors and
backgrounds looking forward to making a
positive impact. No prior experience in finance
is required: an optional introductory finance
bootcamp will be offered.
Due to the high quality of content and
presentation the course is inspiring and provides
a top noge learning experience. capability to
connect with the audience is outstanding and
within a short period of time you are involved
into a high level expert journey about the field of
investment, banking sustainable finance and
responsibility. the course is w dynamic,
refreshing, agile, sophisticated and highly
appreciated. Nick Capaldi Loyola University