Diploma in Green Finance

Certified Expert in Sustainable Finance

Reflecting sustainability criteria, especially climate change, in financial markets is increasingly gaining attention as opportunities and risks arising in this context are changing business practices. The course will prepare participants to understand major drivers and constraints of transforming the financial system to a more sustainable one. Furthermore, it will familiarise participants with the business, regulatory and technical perspective of sustainable finance and will acquaint them to take an active part in the discussion around the topic. 

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Certified Expert in Climate and Renewable Energy Finance

This e-learning course is developed and implemented jointly with the Frankfurt School - UNEP Collaborating Cente.

The Paris Agreement marks the beginning of a new era with the focus shifting from finding a consensus on the common goals to realising jointly agreed goals. “Making finance flows consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate-resilient development” (Article 2 c of the Paris Agreement) will require a significant increase in funding – with new instruments and approaches required to mobilise a broad range of investors and to achieve scalability in financing climate action. Financing the global energy transition will be one key building block.

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Certified Expert in Climate Adaptation Finance

Climate change will have a profound impact on countries and economies. Businesses, small and large, are affected; investors face increased risks, something also observed by the insurance industry.

Governments are required to respond too, and do so in different ways: they provide adaptation planning and some (often public) infrastructure, but they also play a key role in providing a policy environment that facilitates the response measures by all stakeholders in the economy. Essential for this course is that most of these response measures – adaptation measures - require investment. There is a tremendous spectrum from small enterprises to corporates up to larger private or public infrastructure projects seeking climate adaptation finance.

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The aim of the assignment is to provide you with the opportunity to apply your skills and knowledge gained during the programme. It is the assignment that proves that you have mastered the subject matter. It also demonstrates that you are able to perform critical analysis of a given problem and draw conclusions relevant for your respective company settings. Furthermore, the assignment is evidence that you can describe the project related activities and results in a well-written format.

This is the shortest period of the diploma. In this period, the participants  to participate in the Summer Academy. You can choose one track from the various specialist tracks offered in our one-week summer programme. 

• Mentoring and on-going support from our experienced trainers and tutors throughout the entire programme;
• Training material based on international best practice with examples from all over the world;
• A hands-on, practical focus with tools and guidance for real life implementation;
• A discussion forum for sharing experiences between participants and with the online master team that will expose you to recent developments in the financial sector.

Video Lectures 

• Video lectures give an introduction to the topics of each unit and a basic understanding of each topic. 
• Web based lectures complement the scripts and give get additional input.

Scripts

Most units include a downloadable PDF script, which serves as the main training material. The scripts provide basic concepts and principles applicable to the subject-matter of each unit including important definitions, key messages, exercises and examples.

Online Tests

Each unit ends with an online test comprising of a set of 10 - 15 multiple choice questions. After having successfully completed the test you will gain access to the next unit.

Case Studies

The key to successful learning is the immediate use of newly acquired knowledge and the transfer of theory into practice. The mandatory Case Studies have to be solved and submitted by a determined deadline.

Further Readings

The e-library contains the links to latest studies and sector reports, recent publications, and relevant papers.

Discussion Forum

The forum enables the interaction between students and tutors. It facilitates the exchange of experiences and allows the opportunity to ask questions or obtain clarifications.