Become a Certified Associate in Green Finance in one day. Learn ESG fundamentals, green & sustainable finance instruments, climate risk, and global frameworks—through interactive learning, quizzes, and a final assessment. Certificate awarded upon exam completion. Foundation Certification • 1-Day Program Certified Associate in Green Finance
Global Frameworks & Standards Understand Paris Agreement, SDGs, and key reporting/regulatory frameworks like TCFD, SFDR, and EU Taxonomy (overview). Green Finance Products Learn Green Bonds, Sustainability-Linked Loans, ESG funds, impact investing basics, and carbon markets (overview). Climate Risk for Finance Build foundations in physical vs. transition risks, portfolio impacts, scenario analysis (intro), and risk disclosures (overview).
In Certified Associate in Green Finance, you will learn the fundamentals of green and sustainable finance—from ESG basics and global frameworks to climate risk and the most common green finance instruments used in banking and investments. This 1-day, interactive program includes quizzes and real-world examples to help you confidently understand how sustainability impacts financial decisions. Certificate awarded upon exam completion. About this course Build Strong Foundations in
Green & Sustainable Finance
This curriculum is designed for finance, banking, investment, and sustainability professionals who want a clear foundation in green & sustainable finance. Each module combines frameworks, instruments, risk basics, real-world examples, and interactive quizzes. Understand what green finance, sustainable finance, and ESG mean—and why sustainability is now a core finance topic. Learn the climate context, key terminology, and how green finance evolved into the mainstream. Explore the global policies and standards shaping climate finance. Learn the purpose of the Paris Agreement, SDGs, key regulatory frameworks, and the role of regulators and standard-setting bodies. Learn how ESG factors become financially material. Understand ESG ratings, data and metrics, and how ESG integration is applied in finance—while recognizing greenwashing risks. Get introduced to the most common instruments used in sustainable finance markets—how they work, what they fund, and how credibility is verified. Includes real-world examples and market context. Learn the foundations of climate-related financial risks. Understand physical and transition risks, environmental risk factors in finance, and the basics of scenario analysis and disclosures. See how the ecosystem fits together—who does what, what roles are growing, and what skills are in demand. Wrap up with trends, professional development pathways, and next steps from Associate to Practitioner. There are 6 modules in this course
Module details Introduction to Green & Sustainable Finance What's included Concepts Mini case study Quiz
Module details Global Frameworks & Policy Landscape What's included Frameworks Policy overview Quiz
Module details ESG Fundamentals for Finance Professionals What's included ESG ratings Interactive exercise Quiz
Module details Green Finance Instruments & Products What's included Instruments Standards Quiz
Module details Climate & Environmental Risk Assessment What's included Risk basics Case study Quiz
Module details Green Finance Ecosystem & Future Pathways What's included Ecosystem Career pathways Quiz
Earn a career certificate Receive your Certified Associate in Green Finance certificate after completing the assessment. Showcase it on LinkedIn, CVs, and internal profiles.
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Frequently asked questions
I’m from finance—will this feel like a sustainability course or a finance course? It’s finance-first. We use sustainability topics only to explain what changes inside real finance work: lending decisions, investment screening, product structures (like green bonds / SLLs), and climate risk. You’ll leave with a finance lens on ESG—not just definitions.
What exactly will I be able to do after one day of training? You’ll be able to speak confidently about green finance in meetings, differentiate key instruments, explain how ESG data and ratings work (and why they differ), and identify the basics of climate-related financial risk (physical vs transition). You’ll also understand which frameworks matter and when to escalate to specialist/practitioner-level work.
We see “EU Taxonomy / TCFD / SFDR” everywhere—do you teach the full regulations? This is an associate-level program, so we focus on what professionals actually need first: what each framework is for, what it influences (disclosures, product classification, risk reporting), and how to interpret it correctly. We don’t turn the day into a legal deep dive.
How do you handle the “ESG ratings don’t match” problem? We address it directly. In Module 3 you’ll do an ESG ratings comparison exercise to understand why providers disagree (scope, methodology, data quality, weightings) and how to communicate those differences in investment notes, credit memos, or stakeholder discussions—without oversimplifying.
Does this course cover green bonds and sustainability-linked loans in a practical way? Yes. Module 4 covers the structure and use cases, what “use of proceeds” means, how KPIs work in sustainability-linked loans, and what verification/credibility looks like through standards like the Green Bond Principles and Climate Bonds Initiative (high-level).
Is climate risk covered from a “finance risk” perspective or a climate science perspective? Finance risk perspective. Module 5 focuses on how physical and transition risks show up in portfolios, lending, and investment decisions—plus an introduction to scenario analysis and disclosure expectations. No climate science background needed.
How is the certification awarded—attendance or exam? Certification is awarded upon completing the assessment (quizzes across modules + final evaluation). It’s designed to confirm you can apply the concepts, not just sit through the session.
What’s the best “next step” after this associate certification? If your role involves building products, structuring deals, or leading ESG risk/disclosures, the next step is a practitioner-level track (deep instrument structuring, climate risk modelling, taxonomy mapping, portfolio integration). If you tell us your role (banking, investments, consulting, corporate ESG), we can suggest a clean pathway.
