Course Information
- Course Price
- Location Istanbul Courses
- Course Code FPGSFI
- Course Date 1 Dec - 5 Dec 2025
Course Description
Managing climate-related risks and supporting the transition to a low-carbon world are our most significant global challenges. In order to tackle this collective challenge, finance professionals globally need to develop their knowledge of green and sustainable Finance. This global, benchmark training will help individuals to develop their understanding of, and apply, green and sustainable finance principles and practice in their roles and within their institutions.
Objectives
Develop the learner's knowledge, understanding and skills relating to green and sustainable finance;
Provide an overview of, and introduction to, the underpinning science, principles and practice of the field;
Increase the learner�s knowledge and understanding of the range of green and sustainable products and services in the banking, investment and insurance sectors;
Increase awareness of the role of the finance sector and finance professionals in supporting the transition to a low-carbon world.
Who should attend?
The Training is aimed at financial services professionals globally who wish to develop and demonstrate their knowledge and expertise of green and sustainable finance. Broad financial services sector coverage, including bankers, insurers, investment managers, central bankers and regulators, risk managers, analysts and consultants.
Course Overview
An Introduction to Green and Sustainable Finance, and Finance in Our Changing World
Definitions of green and sustainable finance
Design of a sustainable financial system
Green and sustainable industry sectors, products, and services
Challenges and opportunities for green and sustainable finance
The UN Sustainable Development Goals
Indicators of the global development of the green and sustainable finance sector
Characteristics of approaches to green and sustainable finance
The climate system and anthropogenic climate change
Impacts of climate change on society
Climate science underpinning the need for green finance
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Climate change and the finance sector
The nature of �stranded assets� and the �carbon bubble�, and the challenges these present
Green, sustainable, and circular economies
The role of the finance sector and finance professional in supporting the transition to a sustainable, low-carbon economy
Building a Sustainable Financial System, and Monitoring Flows of Finance and Environmental Performance
�Light green� and �deep green� strategies
Identifying and avoiding �greenwashing�
The primary actors involved in building a sustainable financial system
Key policy and regulatory frameworks supporting green and sustainable finance
The role of intergovernmental bodies, governments, and other organisations in supporting green and sustainable finance
Key industry initiatives on green and sustainable finance
Embedding sustainability in organizational strategies and the importance of organisational culture in driving sustainability
The importance and challenges of monitoring, measuring, and reporting the flow of investment to support the transition to a sustainable, low-carbon world
Different methods in which green and sustainable investment impacts and outcomes may be monitored and verified
The importance of independent, external review in green and sustainable finance
The use of advanced data analysis in the development of green and sustainable finance
Risk Management, and Retail, Commercial and Corporate Banking
The nature and importance of key climate-related and environmental risks
Different types of climate-related risk (physical, transition and liability) and their impact on the finance sector
Stranded asset risk, and its potential impact on financial institutions and financial stability
Approaches to identifying, disclosing, managing, and pricing climate-related risks, and the use of scenario analysis
The role of banking in the financial system
UN Principles for Responsible Banking
Retail banking products and services
Wholesale and investment banking products and services
Case studies of innovative green and sustainable banking products
Green Loan Principles
Examples and case studies of innovative green and sustainable banking products and service
Green Bonds and Asset-Backed Securities: Central and Development Banks, Equity Markets and Investment Funds, and Insurance
Debt capital markets
Green bonds, Green Bond Principles, Green Bond Indices
Green sukuk and asset-backed securities
The role of central and development banks
Funding the transition to a low-carbon world � a social purpose for banking and finance
The role of equity markets in the financial system
Equity products, including private equity, venture capital, angel investing and Yieldcos.
Funds and collective investment schemes
UN Principles for Responsible Investment
Portfolio decarbonisation as a holistic approach to green and sustainable finance
Personal insurance, including green home insurance and green motor insurance
Commercial and corporate insurance, including commercial property, renewable energy, energy efficiency and carbon credit insurance
Climate risk insurance, including sovereign catastrophe risk pooling and index insurance
UN Principles for Sustainable Insurance
Green and Sustainable FinTech, and Mainstreaming Green and Sustainable Finance
What is FinTech?
Opportunities FinTech might offer for green and sustainable finance
Applying FinTech tools and techniques
Corporate banking and capital markets
Policy initiatives to support FinTech in green and sustainable finance
Costs and challenges of FinTech
Funding the transition to a low-carbon world � a social purpose for banking and finance
Embedding green finance principles and practice in organizations and supply chains
Mainstreaming green finance and assessing progress towards the mainstream
Examples of mainstreaming from around the world
Role of the Green and Sustainable Finance Professional
Reflecting on professional practice and personal development planning
Learning Goals
On completion of this module, the learner will be able to:
explain what is meant by �green� and �sustainable� finance, the key factors that underpin the science of climate change, and the ways in which the finance sector can support the transition to a sustainable, low- carbon economy
explain the role of a range of key players and policy and regulatory frameworks in building and supporting a sustainable financial system, and the importance of monitoring, measuring and reporting the flow of investment to support the transition to a sustainable, low-carbon world
examine the nature and importance of key climate- related and environmental risks, the role of financial services in the financial system, and how different types of financial services activity, products and services can improve the quality and functioning of the natural environment and natural systems
Describe the role of retail, commercial, and wholesale banking, and the role of central and development banks, in supporting the development of green and sustainable finance and the transition to a low-carbon economy
Explain the role of financial technology in supporting the growth of green and sustainable finance, and the steps that regulators, policymakers, institutions, organizations and Green and Sustainable Finance Professionals can take to support the mainstreaming of green and sustainable finance