Karen Wendt

Sustainable Finance

  • PRO
  • 11 h 46 min
  • English
  • Économie
  • 199 €
  • avec certificat

What is the course about?

In this training course, you become a Sustainable Finance Practitioner. Karen Wendt  and Bernd Villhauer lead you through the learning process. The financial industry has the biggest lever to redirect money to sustainability. Find our PRO Course program on Iversity.org.



Invest in Areas that Have Positive Impacts on the Environment and Society. Learn about the Viable Systems Model, the EU Action Plan for Sustainable Growth, the EU Taxonomy, the EU Green Bond, Social Economy Finance and apply sustainability principles in decision-making.

Align your business models with the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Agreement. Steer Capital Towards Investments that supports a Sustainable Future. Sustainable Finance is a Professional Course for Business Leaders and Practitioners starting now.
We live in the Age of Disruption.

  • Learn how to handle technical, financial, economic, governance and political disruption.
  • Learn about Blockchain, Digital Assets, international initiatives, alternative assets, ESG, impact investing and new value at risk concepts.
  • Learn how to be part of a sustainable world economy. Finance and investing are the biggest lever for a sustainable economy.
  • Redirect capital to sustainable growth.


You learn how to extend due diligence, risk management and impact analysis. You learn about opportunity recognition with a variety of frameworks and tools. They all are relevant for redirecting money to sustainable growth.


Chapters:

01. Modern Principles of Economics and the Functions of Money
02. Financial Systems
03. The Metasystem
04. Financial products and their impact on sustainability
05. Investing in times of climate change, EU Taxonomy and SDGs
06. Social and ecological dimensions in investing and finance
07. Definitions of Sustainable Finance and concepts of sustainability beyond ESG
08. Integrated Risk Management Systems and the Fundamentals of Risk Management
09. The Role of Disruption, Regulation and Political Risks
10. Digitalisation and Blockchain
11. Open Banking and Open Finance
12. The role of the Central Banks as Role Models for Sustainability


Sustainable Finance and impact investing fundamentally changes the way of thinking in the business and investment industry. 


See you in our program.

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Course content

Bootcamp 1: Basics of Finance

Modern Principles of Economics and the Functions of Money, Financial Systems, the Metasystem
Chapitre 1
1 - Functions of Money and Trade
How to use this course
2 min
Intro
2 min
Evaluate the Power of the four Functions of Money
6 min
Functions of International Trade
5 min
Neuroscience and neuroeconomic Aspects of Money
4 min
Comparing the Value of Outcomes in Decision Making
2 min
Chapter 1: Control Questions
10 min
Chapitre 2
2 - Money Creation Prozess and Institutions
Key institutional components and financial evolution
6 min
Creation of money in FIAT and digital currency systems
7 min
Role and functions of the Bank for International Settlement
7 min
Critical evaluation of MMT
7 min
Chapter 2: Control Questions
10 min
Chapitre 3
3 - Macro-Micro-Level, Risk, VUCA and Viable Syst…
General Economics Stock Exchanges Explained (Basics)
3 min
General Economics - Finance and Payment Explained on a Micro Level
4 min
General Economics Stock Exchanges: Advantages and Functions
3 min
General Economics: Stock Exchanges and the creation of an equity cult
2 min
The Viable System Model, its elements and interplays
6 min
The Viable System Model: Categorizing types of Risks
11 min
The Viable System Model and the Age of Disruption
7 min
Risk elements and interplays - Interview
3 min
Main actors, banks, insurance companies, asset manager, intermediaries and platforms
2 min
Modern Ecosystem approaches: Finance 2.0
11 min
Chapter 3: Control Questions
10 min
Chapitre 4
4 - ESG and Impact Investing - Similarities and D…
Understand Frameworks for defining impact I
12 min
Understand Frameworks for defining impact II - Interview
5 min
Understand Frameworks for defining impact III
5 min
Understand Impact and Risk
21 min
Understand Impact and Risk II
10 min
Understand and evaluate environmental, social and governance risks (ESG) and impacts in products and services
6 min
Differentiate between impact and ESG and create Action Plans for managing risks and negative impacts
11 min
Create your own Action Plan for Golden Mine
3 min
Differentiate between impact and ESG and create Action Plans for managing risks and negative impacts - Interview
9 min
Chapter 4: Control Questions
40 min

Bootcamp 2: Redirecting capital to sustainability

Financial products and their impact on sustainability, Investing in times of climate change, EU Taxonomy and SDGs, Social and ecological dimensions in investing and finance
Chapitre 1
5 - EU Action Plan, Taxonomy, Green and Social Bo…
Understand the EU Action Plan for Sustainable Finance
5 min
Understand the EU Taxonomy, its implications, apply tools and define actions
6 min
Understand Green Bonds
9 min
Public Private Partnerships I - The sustainability journey
2 min
Public Private Partnerships II - Special Purpose Vehicles
5 min
Public Private Partnerships III - Main risks
3 min
Social Impact Bonds
5 min
Sustainability Linked Lending
3 min
Differentiate problem knowledge, target knowledge and transformation knowledge using the Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs)
3 min
Chapter 5: Control Questions
10 min
Chapitre 2
6 - UN and Global Administrative Law, ESG and SDG…
Understanding the various ESG Approaches
9 min
Understanding the various ESG Approaches II
3 min
Global Administrative Law: Global Compact, UN Guiding Principles, Principles for Responsible Investments, Montreal Protocol and OECD Guidelines
9 min
Global Administrative Law: Global Compact, UN Guiding Principles, Principles for Responsible Investments, Montreal Protocol and OECD Guidelines II
6 min
Creating an Impact Assessment
4 min
Translating strategy into action
5 min
Implementing an investment and lending strategy based on the impact assessment I
5 min
Chapter 6: Control Questions
10 min

Bootcamp 3: Tools, concepts and products

Definitions of Sustainable Finance and concepts of sustainability beyond ESG, Integrated Risk Management Systems and the Fundamentals of Risk Management, the Role of Disruption, Regulation and Political Risks
Chapitre 1
7 - Conceptualization of Sustainable Finance, Imp…
Understand different conceptualizations of Sustainable Finance
9 min
Positive Impact Investing
6 min
Alternative Assets
13 min
Digital Assets
5 min
Chapter 7: Control Questions
10 min
Chapitre 2
8 - Extrafinancial Risk Management, Quality Manag…
ESG Investing versus Impact Investing: Similarities and Difference
7 min
Extra-financial Risk Management Systems
12 min
Evaluation and Quality Management (Plan Do Check Act)
5 min
Extrafinancial risk and impact reporting (internal, external, unaudited and audited) based on International Regulations (EU GRI, MIFID))
8 min
Chapter 8: Control Questions
10 min
Chapitre 3
9 - The EU Green Bond, Role of ESMA, Taxonomy Com…
Understanding Transition Risk, Translation Risk and Political Risk
4 min
Green and Brown Taxonomy
8 min
EU Non-Financial Risk Reporting Directive - Sustainable Activities-Disclosure according to Article 8
10 min
The EU Green Bonds and the role of ESMA (European Security and Markets Authority)
8 min
Chapter 9: Control Questions
10 min

Bootcamp 4: Central Banks as Role Models for Sustainability

Digitalisation and Blockchain, Open Banking and Open Finance, the role of the Central Banks as Role Models for Sustainability
Chapitre 1
10 - Tokenization of the Economy: Blockchain and …
Sustainable Digital Business Models
11 min
Sustainable Digital Business Models - Fireside chat
5 min
Sustainable Digital Business Models - Bonus
5 min
The Role of Blockchain and Smart Contracts
10 min
The Role of Blockchain and Smart Contracts - Blockchain
7 min
The Role of Blockchain and Smart Contracts - Fireside chat
8 min
Tokenization of the Economy and STOs
9 min
Chapter 10: Control Questions
10 min
Chapitre 2
11 - Open Banking and Open Finance
Understanding the philosophy and methodologies of Open Banking
9 min
Making Open Banking Work
2 min
Understanding the Philosophy and methodologies of Open Finance
5 min
Making Open Finance Work
2 min
Chapter 11: Control Questions
10 min
Chapitre 3
12 - The European Central Bank as Sustainability …
The European Central Bank and its strategy for implementation
4 min
The European Central Bank and its strategy for implementation II
2 min
The European Central Bank and its strategy for implementation III
1 min
The Bank for International Settlement and its strategy for implementation of sustainability - Fireside chat
3 min
The Bank for International Settlement and its strategy for implementation of sustainability
4 min
Chapter 12: Control Questions
Chapitre 4
Resource Library
Checklist Action Plan
60 min
The Frankfurt-Hohenheim Guidelines and their implementation via the Corporate Responsibility Rating
10 min
Most important Sustainability Definitions
10 min
SFDR
10 min
Sources of Information
10 min
Value Driver Model Publication
10 min
Value Driver Model Slides
Chapitre 5
Slideshow
Course Slideshow
10 min

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  • PRO
  • 11 h 46 min
  • English
  • Économie
  • 199 €
  • avec certificat

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