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University of Cambridge

Sustainable Finance

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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: The rapidly changing context of finance
  • Module 2: Steering capital for a sustainable future
  • Module 3: Strategies that work for sustainable finance
  • Module 4: Rewiring risk and return
  • Module 5: Sustainable finance solutions
  • Module 6: The role of the public sector in sustainable finance
  • Module 7: Disruption, innovation and sustainable finance
  • Module 8: Creating impact

Taught by

Alice Chapple and Martin Roberts

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