Sustainable Finance

Le Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) est une formation postgrade donnée par les hautes écoles, elle équivaut à au moins 10 crédits ECTS.

The CAS Sustainable Finance will be open for 26 weeks: students will have 25 weeks maximum to follow the 9 steps of the online education part of the programme.

Online

• Step 1: Sustainability and you - From capitalism to sustainable development
• Step 2: Be a bank CEO - Sustainability, business & finance
• Step 3: Define your investment charter - The role of asset owners
• Step 4: Set practical investment guidelines - ESG criteria
• Step 5: Implement ESG assessments - Responsible investment
• Step 6: Submit an investment idea - SDG, thematic and impact investing
• Step 7: Select the right funds - Responsible investment process
• Step 8: Be an active shareholder - Corporate governance & engagement
• Step 10: Formulate your investment process - Walking the path of sustainable finance

In Geneva

• Kick-off meeting (1 day)
• Step 9: Meet Geneva experts’ sustainability ecosystem - Recent developments in sustainable finance (3 days in summer)

Objectives

At the end of the program, the participant is able to:

• Justify why sustainability is relevant to the financial sector;
• Combine the constraints of risk, return, and impact;
• Establish the sustainability profile of an institutional investor;
• Undertake an ESG analysis and select sustainable investment products;
• Understand active ownership and engage with companies on sustainability issues;
• Report on a full responsible investment process.

To be enrolled, it is recommended to have a relevant professional experience in the financial domain or a bachelor degree in a related field, as well as a given level of fluency in English.

Admission sur dossier.

CHF 6’000.- for the complete programme (distance learning & Geneva on-site classes)
CHF 4’000.-. for the distance learning only (steps 1-9)