Introduction to Impact Investing

Enhancing your investment portfolio and client conversation

Things you will learn in this programme

  • Insight into why there has been so much interest in environmental, social and governance (ESG) and impact investing
  • Skills and tools to make informed investment decisions
  • Insight into how the financial service sector use ESG or Investing 2.0 as a way of reducing client risk and taking advantage of this new way of investing
  • Knowledge in developing an effective strategy and plan

You should register for this programme if:

Agenda at a glance Expand/Collapse All

  • 1.1 What is ESG?
  • 1.2 Why is it happening?
  • 1.3 How far has it come?
  • 1.4 What is the landscape?
  • 1.5 How to get buy-in

  • 2.1 Getting insight into a company’s social and environmental performance
  • 2.2 Can you achieve true insight on sustainability with present available data?
  • 2.3 Various ESG frameworks
  • 2.4 Artificial intelligence (AI) solutions
  • 2.5 Effective screening process
  • 2.6 Does ESG actually deliver increased returns and lower risks?

  • 3.1 What is carbon finance?
  • 3.2 How will climate change impact the financial sector?
  • 3.3 Will the carbon trading scheme work?
  • 3.4 What is the status of the carbon market?

  • 4.1 Uptake, business case, value added, practitioners’ issues and myths about reporting
  • 4.2 Is it the solution for integrated reporting, and does it give insight into a company’s sustainability performance?
  • 4.3 Public equity, private equity, community development and micro finance

  • 5.1 How do auditors carry out audits?
  • 5.2 Are they accurate?
  • 5.3 Strengths and weaknesses

  • 6.1 Engaging with companies to change behaviour
  • 6.2 Does it work?
  • 6.3 Who are the actors?
  • 6.4 When is success achieved?

  • 7.1 What are the latest developments in the ESG landscape?
  • 7.2 Can you actually capture sustainable performance?

  • 8.1 How to capture the ESG performance of supply chains?
  • 8.2 The new buzzword – diversity of staff
  • 8.3 Finding and keeping the best and the brightest

  • 9.1 How does the new focus on wealth, tax, power and influence impact ESG>

  • 10.1 Will it bring about social and environmental balance?
  • 10.2 Examples of ESG 2.0 that generate returns

Completion rules

  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever

Description

Socially Responsible Investment and Corporate Social Responsibility have gained more attention in recent years. As more corporate and accounting scandals are exposed, calls for better corporate governance and responsible business practices also grow louder.

Investors have also become more educated and sophisticated, hence, there is increased demand for investments that reflect their values be it from a religious, moral, environmental or social standpoint.

When is it good business practice to invest for social good? What are the most innovative and effective business strategies for bringing about positive social impact?

By gaining an overview of the current landscape of impact investing in this training course, you will learn how you can play a role in the emerging sector. You will also have a deep understanding of the subject by analysing the range of investing and funding approaches used by impact investors.

Instructor

Robert Rubinstein

Chairman and Founder, TBLI Group, Member of Advisory Council, Wealth and Society

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  • 4.7 Instructor Rating
  • 9 Courses

Robert Rubinstein, chairman and founder of TBLI (Triple Bottom Line Investing) Group, has been instrumental in building the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and impact investing ecosystem, even before these terms were coined. He taught courses in sustainable finance at the Rotterdam School of Management from 2003-2006, and delivered numerous lectures at international business schools and universities throughout his career. TBLI is a leading global ESG/impact investing network that has been educating, advising and connecting investors for 25 years.

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Introduction to Impact Investing

  • 10 training videos
  • Online exercises and assignments graded by the trainer
  • Four masterclasses in a year, on key topics around Impact Investing
  • Supporting reading material and regular updates on industry trends
  • Access to faculty members via group chats
  • Certificate of participation on successful completion of the programme

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