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Karen Wendt

Sustainable Finance

Your fast track to better decision making and sustainable business innovation.

  • PRO
  • mandatory workload 11 h 46 min
  • language English
  • topics Économie
  • purchase available 199
  • free certificate included avec certificat

What is the course about?

In this training course, you become a Sustainable Finance Practitioner. Karen Wendt  and Bernd Villhauer lead you through the learning process. The financial industry has the biggest lever to redirect money to sustainability. Find our PRO Course program on Iversity.org.



Invest in Areas that Have Positive Impacts on the Environment and Society. Learn about the Viable Systems Model, the EU Action Plan for Sustainable Growth, the EU Taxonomy, the EU Green Bond, Social Economy Finance and apply sustainability principles in decision-making.

Align your business models with the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Agreement. Steer Capital Towards Investments that supports a Sustainable Future. Sustainable Finance is a Professional Course for Business Leaders and Practitioners starting now.
We live in the Age of Disruption.

  • Learn how to handle technical, financial, economic, governance and political disruption.
  • Learn about Blockchain, Digital Assets, international initiatives, alternative assets, ESG, impact investing and new value at risk concepts.
  • Learn how to be part of a sustainable world economy. Finance and investing are the biggest lever for a sustainable economy.
  • Redirect capital to sustainable growth.


You learn how to extend due diligence, risk management and impact analysis. You learn about opportunity recognition with a variety of frameworks and tools. They all are relevant for redirecting money to sustainable growth.


Chapters:

01. Modern Principles of Economics and the Functions of Money
02. Financial Systems
03. The Metasystem
04. Financial products and their impact on sustainability
05. Investing in times of climate change, EU Taxonomy and SDGs
06. Social and ecological dimensions in investing and finance
07. Definitions of Sustainable Finance and concepts of sustainability beyond ESG
08. Integrated Risk Management Systems and the Fundamentals of Risk Management
09. The Role of Disruption, Regulation and Political Risks
10. Digitalisation and Blockchain
11. Open Banking and Open Finance
12. The role of the Central Banks as Role Models for Sustainability


Sustainable Finance and impact investing fundamentally changes the way of thinking in the business and investment industry. 


See you in our program.

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Course content

Bootcamp 1: Basics of Finance
Modern Principles of Economics and the Functions of Money, Financial Systems, the Metasystem
Chapitre 1
1 - Functions of Money and Trade
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How to use this course
2 min
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Intro
2 min
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Evaluate the Power of the four Functions of Money
6 min
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Functions of International Trade
5 min
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Neuroscience and neuroeconomic Aspects of Money
4 min
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Comparing the Value of Outcomes in Decision Making
2 min
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Chapter 1: Control Questions
10 min
Chapitre 2
2 - Money Creation Prozess and Institutions
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Key institutional components and financial evolution
6 min
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Creation of money in FIAT and digital currency systems
7 min
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Role and functions of the Bank for International Settlement
7 min
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Critical evaluation of MMT
7 min
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Chapter 2: Control Questions
10 min
Chapitre 3
3 - Macro-Micro-Level, Risk, VUCA and Viable Syst…
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General Economics Stock Exchanges Explained (Basics)
3 min
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General Economics - Finance and Payment Explained on a Micro Level
4 min
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General Economics Stock Exchanges: Advantages and Functions
3 min
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General Economics: Stock Exchanges and the creation of an equity cult
2 min
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The Viable System Model, its elements and interplays
6 min
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The Viable System Model: Categorizing types of Risks
11 min
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The Viable System Model and the Age of Disruption
7 min
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Risk elements and interplays - Interview
3 min
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Main actors, banks, insurance companies, asset manager, intermediaries and platforms
2 min
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Modern Ecosystem approaches: Finance 2.0
11 min
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Chapter 3: Control Questions
10 min
Chapitre 4
4 - ESG and Impact Investing - Similarities and D…
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Understand Frameworks for defining impact I
12 min
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Understand Frameworks for defining impact II - Interview
5 min
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Understand Frameworks for defining impact III
5 min
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Understand Impact and Risk
21 min
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Understand Impact and Risk II
10 min
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Understand and evaluate environmental, social and governance risks (ESG) and impacts in products and services
6 min
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Differentiate between impact and ESG and create Action Plans for managing risks and negative impacts
11 min
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Create your own Action Plan for Golden Mine
3 min
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Differentiate between impact and ESG and create Action Plans for managing risks and negative impacts - Interview
9 min
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Chapter 4: Control Questions
40 min
Bootcamp 2: Redirecting capital to sustainability
Financial products and their impact on sustainability, Investing in times of climate change, EU Taxonomy and SDGs, Social and ecological dimensions in investing and finance
Chapitre 1
5 - EU Action Plan, Taxonomy, Green and Social Bo…
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Understand the EU Action Plan for Sustainable Finance
5 min
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Understand the EU Taxonomy, its implications, apply tools and define actions
6 min
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Understand Green Bonds
9 min
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Public Private Partnerships I - The sustainability journey
2 min
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Public Private Partnerships II - Special Purpose Vehicles
5 min
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Public Private Partnerships III - Main risks
3 min
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Social Impact Bonds
5 min
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Sustainability Linked Lending
3 min
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Differentiate problem knowledge, target knowledge and transformation knowledge using the Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs)
3 min
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Chapter 5: Control Questions
10 min
Chapitre 2
6 - UN and Global Administrative Law, ESG and SDG…
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Understanding the various ESG Approaches
9 min
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Understanding the various ESG Approaches II
3 min
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Global Administrative Law: Global Compact, UN Guiding Principles, Principles for Responsible Investments, Montreal Protocol and OECD Guidelines
9 min
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Global Administrative Law: Global Compact, UN Guiding Principles, Principles for Responsible Investments, Montreal Protocol and OECD Guidelines II
6 min
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Creating an Impact Assessment
4 min
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Translating strategy into action
5 min
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Implementing an investment and lending strategy based on the impact assessment I
5 min
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Chapter 6: Control Questions
10 min
Bootcamp 3: Tools, concepts and products
Definitions of Sustainable Finance and concepts of sustainability beyond ESG, Integrated Risk Management Systems and the Fundamentals of Risk Management, the Role of Disruption, Regulation and Political Risks
Chapitre 1
7 - Conceptualization of Sustainable Finance, Imp…
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Understand different conceptualizations of Sustainable Finance
9 min
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Positive Impact Investing
6 min
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Alternative Assets
13 min
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Digital Assets
5 min
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Chapter 7: Control Questions
10 min
Chapitre 2
8 - Extrafinancial Risk Management, Quality Manag…
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ESG Investing versus Impact Investing: Similarities and Difference
7 min
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Extra-financial Risk Management Systems
12 min
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Evaluation and Quality Management (Plan Do Check Act)
5 min
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Extrafinancial risk and impact reporting (internal, external, unaudited and audited) based on International Regulations (EU GRI, MIFID))
8 min
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Chapter 8: Control Questions
10 min
Chapitre 3
9 - The EU Green Bond, Role of ESMA, Taxonomy Com…
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Understanding Transition Risk, Translation Risk and Political Risk
4 min
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Green and Brown Taxonomy
8 min
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EU Non-Financial Risk Reporting Directive - Sustainable Activities-Disclosure according to Article 8
10 min
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The EU Green Bonds and the role of ESMA (European Security and Markets Authority)
8 min
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Chapter 9: Control Questions
10 min
Bootcamp 4: Central Banks as Role Models for Sustainability
Digitalisation and Blockchain, Open Banking and Open Finance, the role of the Central Banks as Role Models for Sustainability
Chapitre 1
10 - Tokenization of the Economy: Blockchain and …
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Sustainable Digital Business Models
11 min
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Sustainable Digital Business Models - Fireside chat
5 min
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Sustainable Digital Business Models - Bonus
5 min
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The Role of Blockchain and Smart Contracts
10 min
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The Role of Blockchain and Smart Contracts - Blockchain
7 min
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The Role of Blockchain and Smart Contracts - Fireside chat
8 min
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Tokenization of the Economy and STOs
9 min
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Chapter 10: Control Questions
10 min
Chapitre 2
11 - Open Banking and Open Finance
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Understanding the philosophy and methodologies of Open Banking
9 min
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Making Open Banking Work
2 min
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Understanding the Philosophy and methodologies of Open Finance
5 min
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Making Open Finance Work
2 min
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Chapter 11: Control Questions
10 min
Chapitre 3
12 - The European Central Bank as Sustainability …
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The European Central Bank and its strategy for implementation
4 min
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The European Central Bank and its strategy for implementation II
2 min
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The European Central Bank and its strategy for implementation III
1 min
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The Bank for International Settlement and its strategy for implementation of sustainability - Fireside chat
3 min
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The Bank for International Settlement and its strategy for implementation of sustainability
4 min
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Chapter 12: Control Questions
Chapitre 4
Resource Library
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Checklist Action Plan
60 min
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The Frankfurt-Hohenheim Guidelines and their implementation via the Corporate Responsibility Rating
10 min
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Most important Sustainability Definitions
10 min
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SFDR
10 min
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Sources of Information
10 min
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Value Driver Model Publication
10 min
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Value Driver Model Slides
Chapitre 5
Slideshow
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Course Slideshow
10 min

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  • PRO
  • mandatory workload 11 h 46 min
  • language English
  • topics Économie
  • purchase available 199
  • free certificate included avec certificat
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