Course Highlights
  • What is Sustainability and how it is transforming Banks, Insurers and other Financial Institutions
  • The way Climate Risks become Financial Risks and put the whole Financial Sector in Danger
  • What are Environmental and Social Governance Principles (ESGs) and how do they help Banks and Corporations
  • What is Sustainable Lending and Impact Investing and Why Revaluating Corporate Loan Portfolios is Necessary
  • How Rating Agencies are Changing Their Approach to Rating Scores because of Sustainability
  • New Products and Business Opportunities: Green Loans, Green Bonds, Sustainability Linked Products
  • Why Banks should Stop financing Fossil Fuels and must de-carbonize their Loan Portfolios
  • How Regulators are aligning Governance to face all climate risks and mitigate impact to the Financial Sector
  • The importance of doing Business with care and responsibility for the Planet and the People
  • How are FIs reporting on Scope 3 emissions and why these matter
  • How the Carbon Markets are bringing new Risks and Opportunities to the Financial Sector
Curriculum

4 Topics
Introduction
What is Sustainability and Why it Matters for the Financial Sector
Impact Investing or Investing with a Purpose
A Very Controversial Topic: Financing Fossil Fuels

4 Topics
How Climate Risks are Financial Risks and how ESG can assist the Risk Assessment
Climate risk categories: Physical&Transitional Risks. Transitioning to Net Zero
How climate risks may disturb the functioning of Financial Markets
ESG example: Assess quantify and mitigate Climate Risks and their impact

4 Topics
SGDs and The importance of Governance for the Financial Sector and Businesses
The Principles for Responsible Banking (PRBs)
Guidance for FIs: How to set up a Sustainability Strategy and proper Disclosures
The crucial role of Insurance in the Transition to Net Zero

4 Topics
Recognizing the Issue Taking Responsibility Being Accountable
How the Financial Sector may Transition from Financing Fossil Fuels
The Green contribution of FINTECH
Embrace a new/Sustainable Business minding ESG-related Criminal Litigation

7 Topics
New products/Business Opportunities/Sustainable Finance
Sustainability Linked Loans and Green Loans
Green Bonds and Sustainability-Linked Bonds
Financing Supply Chains in the context of Sustainability
Sustainable Insurance - Product Showcase
The surge of Green/ESG/Sustainable Investment Funds
Why are ESG Funds under scrutiny?

3 Topics
ESG Rating Agencies ESG Ratings Sustainability Reports
Crucial Topics in ESG Ratings - a Real case
Controversies around ESG and Climate Risks - Tesla HSBC - How to argue

4 Topics
Reporting Scope 3 (Financed) Emissions
The Emissions Gap: Carbon Credits Carbon Offsets Carbon Markets (part I)
What the Carbon Markets mean for the Financial Industry (part II)
Ongoing and Expected Developments - Summary

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How Sustainability is Changing The Financial Sector

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