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Environmental & Social Risk Analysis
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Length Length

3 weeks, approximately 30 hours in total

Effort Effort

2 hours per day from Monday to Friday

Price Price

Varies

Languages Languages

English, Español, Français, Português, 中文

Prerequisites Prerequisites

None

Requirements Requirements

An internet connection to access course materials

RECOGNIZE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RISKS
derived from

your clients’ activities

RECOGNIZE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RISKS
IMPROVE
your current

risk management procedures

IMPROVE
IDENTIFY AND UNDERSTAND
market opportunities resulting from

environmental and social risk analysis

IDENTIFY AND UNDERSTAND
ACHIEVE A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
through

risk reduction and value creation

ACHIEVE A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

Overview

The SDG Academy is pleased to partner with the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) to promote their Environmental & Social Risk Analysis (ESRA) online course.

Consideration of social and environmental risks in financial analysis is a growing trend, which offers a wide range of opportunities both for the financial sector and for the promotion of sustainable development.

The aim of the ESRA online course is to educate employees of local, regional and international financial institutions with a focus on emerging markets in the identification, analysis and management of environmental and social risks generated through their lending and investment activities.

The Environmental and Social Risk Analysis online course is a product of the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, and INCAE Business School, through its Ecobanking Project.

structure

  • Readings
  • Discussion forums
  • Case studies
  • Exercises
  • Evaluation
  • Support from expert tutors



This course is for

Risk managers and analysts in commercial, corporate, investment and retail banking in or dealing with developing countries and emerging markets.

A limited number of places are also available for representatives from relevant stakeholder audiences including: supervisory/regulatory bodies, banking associations, government agencies, academic institutions, NGOs and civil society organisations involved in finance and sustainability issues.

In order to keep the high quality of our personalized course, the maximum number of participants per course is 24.

Please note that places for non-financial institution representatives are limited. Courses will not address how to financially analyze or how to set up a business plan for an environmental/socially oriented project in search of funding. The courses teach participants how to include environmental and social variables in the traditional analysis made by financial analysts when making lending and/or investment decisions, whatever the nature of the project.

Questions?

Course logistics and requirements

Please note that this course is not owned or facilitated by the SDG Academy. For more information, visit the UNEP FI website.

The course is instructor-paced and offered several times a year in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Chinese.

Course fees

  • Representatives of medium-sized and large financial institutions (non-UNEP FI members)* - 1,200 USD
  • Representatives of small financial institutions (non-UNEP FI members)* - 1,030 USD
  • Representatives of UNEP FI members (headquarters & subsidiaries that pay the annual membership fee) - 780 USD
*5% discount for groups of 3 or more people from the same institution in the same course edition.

For more information, view the course brochure and program.

Certificates

Participants who complete the course with an average mark of 3.5 and above are presented with an official course certificate issued by UNEP FI and INCAE Business School.

syllabus

1

Introduction to Sustainable Finance

2

Identification of Environmental and Social Risks

3

Categorization of Environmental and Social Risks

4

Evaluation of Environmental and Social Risks

5

Administration of Environmental and Social Risks

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