Financial Training Training

Sustainable Finance Seminar

Duration

3 day

The purpose of this programme is to provide an overview of the emerging opportunities and technologies of the environmental sector. In addition it should give an understanding of how the financial sector must incorporate environmental considerations into decision making and operating structures.

The overall intent is to look at the strategy that can be applied and how this can be cascaded at a more practical level within an organisation. The course relies on workshop sessions and participation from the delegates. The course is designed to ensure that ideas will emerge from the course as well being introduced by the course, to this end the course becomes tailored to the participants and their issues.

Course Agenda

Day 1

Session 1

Introduction – What is Sustainable Finance?

• Do you understand the complex link between sustainable development and business growth?
• What are the impacts of the current developments in environmental compliance to the financial services sector in Ireland?
• How are the financial institutions managing the risks and developing new business opportunities in this area?

Session 2

• Aspects of sustainability and business risk
• Corporate social responsibility and business risk
• Embedding sustainability

Session 3

• Risk and value with regards to sustainability performance

Day Two

Session 1

• Integration with corporate policy

Session 2

• Governance – Main Board and Trustee responsibility and accountability

Session 3

• The Sustainable footprint and value

Day Three

Session 1

• Introduction to non-financial assurance

Session 2

• Review of existing mechanisms for the application of finance and sustainability

Session 3

• Development of sustainability skills within the organisation and the link to business performance and value

Session 4

• Stakeholders and shareholders

Summary

• Course summary
• Feedback and Evaluation
• Debrief

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