Sustainable and Impact Finance
Overview:
Introduction:
This course is designed for professionals who are interested in understanding how to finance sustainable and impactful projects and organizations. The course will cover key concepts and tools in sustainable and impact finance, including environmental, social, and governance (ESG) analysis, impact investing green bonds, and sustainable finance frameworks.
Course Objectives:
At the end of this course, the participants will learn about:
- Understand the concept of sustainable and impact finance and its role in promoting sustainability and positive social and environmental impact
- Learn how to analyze and evaluate projects and organizations using ESG criteria
- Understand the principles and practices of impact investing
- Learn about different financial instruments used in sustainable and impact finance, such as green bonds and sustainable finance frameworks
- Understand the role of governments, international organizations, and other stakeholders in promoting sustainable and impact finance
Targeted Audience:
- Financial professionals, executives, managers, and other business professionals who are interested in understanding how to finance sustainable and impactful projects and organizations.
Outlines:
Unit 1: Introduction to Sustainable and Impact Finance
- Introduction to the concept of sustainable and impact finance
- Understanding the importance of sustainability and positive social and environmental impact in finance
- Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) analysis
- Impact investing and its principles
- Sustainable finance frameworks and standards
Unit 2: ESG analysis and Impact Investing
- Understanding how to analyze and evaluate projects and organizations using ESG criteria
- Impact investing strategies and practices
- Identifying and evaluating impact investment opportunities
- Measuring and reporting impact
- Understanding the impact of investing ecosystem and key players
Unit 3: Green Bonds and Sustainable Finance Frameworks
- Understanding green bonds and their role in sustainable finance
- Understanding sustainable finance frameworks, such as the TCFD
- Evaluating green bond issuers and projects
- Understanding sustainable finance regulations and policies
- Understanding the role of governments, international organizations, and other stakeholders in promoting sustainable finance
Unit 4: Sustainable Banking and Insurance
- Understanding sustainable banking and its role in sustainable finance
- Understanding sustainable insurance and its role in risk management
- Sustainable banking products and services
- Sustainable insurance products and services
- Review of key concepts and case studies
Unit 5: Predictive Decision Making - Statistical Modeling and Data Mining
- Exploiting statistical relationships to build prediction-based models
- Model building using regression analysis
- Model building process – the rationale and evaluation of regression models
- Data mining overview – its evolution
- Descriptive data mining – applications in management
- Predictive (goal-directed) data mining – management applications