Sustainable Finance & Responsible Investments

Scope: 

To highlight the role of finance towards CSR and shared value creation.

Learning objectives / outcomes:

• Understand the drivers affecting the transition from “finance” to “sustainable finance”.
• Understand how CSR investments improve firms’ access to capital.
• Identify macro-, meso-, and micro-ESG issues affecting corporate risk and the cost of capital.
• Planning and financing responsible investments towards sustainable value creation.

Contents:

• The inclusion of environmental and societal risks in finance.
• Drivers affecting the transition from “finance” to “sustainable finance”.
• Business opportunities within sustainable finance and the relevant returns.
• Investment planning fulfilling the “Principles for Responsible Banking”.
• Capacity building for SMEs.
• Implementation of the “Principles for Responsible Banking”: The banking perspective.