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University of Cambridge

Sustainable Finance: Leading Capital and Investment Strategies

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<p>Improve long-term performance and learn to meet regulatory requirements as you build the capability to respond to social, climate- and nature-related risks and opportunities, and understand how financial systems must evolve to support a resilient economy.</p>

On completion of this course, you’ll walk away with: Insight into environmental and social sustainability challenges and the disruptions facing communities, business and governments , and why these pose material risks and opportunities for financial institutions. An understanding of how climate change and nature-related risks are rewiring financial systems and the skills to steer capital toward a sustainable future. Tools and frameworks to respond to financial risks and opportunities posed by sustainability-related issues, and the insights needed to create and protect long-term value and strengthen resilience. A personal action plan and the ability to develop and implement sustainable finance strategies in your role, organisation or professional sphere of influence. A broader network and meaningful peer relationships that strengthen your connection with the wider Cambridge sustainability community.

Syllabus

  • Orientation module: Welcome to your Online Campus
  • Module 1: Systems pressures and capital flows
  • Module 2: Redirecting capital towards a sustainable economy
  • Module 3: Scaling sustainable investment, banking and insurance strategies
  • Module 4: Rewiring risk, return and value
  • Module 5: Capabilities and systems thinking for sustainable finance
  • Module 6: Public-private collaboration for a sustainable economy
  • Module 7: Innovation, technology and disruption in sustainable finance
  • Module 8: Leading the transition to a resilient financial system

Taught by

Alice Chapple and Martin Roberts

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