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Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS)
Sustainable Finance

    AccueilFormationsFormation ContinueFormations diplômantesCertificate of Advanced Studies (CAS)Sustainable Finance

The Geneva School of Business Administration (Haute école de gestion Genève – HEG) of the HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland is offering the first online Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Sustainable Finance (12 ECTS) to help finance professionals seize growing opportunities offered by responsible investment.

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Programme overview

Training in Sustainable Finance

Registration for the 2022-2023 session is open.
Next programme starts 12 September 2022

Presentation flyer

Today, responsible investment represents more than 25% of all professionally managed assets, according to the Global Sustainable Investment Review.  For finance professionals, sustainability represents new opportunities in terms of jobs and markets. It is also a source of innovation in financial products and services. The interest for sustainable finance is increasing rapidly among private investors (millennials), as well as among institutional investors.

Designed by professionals for professionals, this programme is mainly organized through online teaching in English and it is well grounded in the Swiss tradition of excellence. Seasoned sustainable finance experts from the financial, banking, international organisations and academic domains have contributed to this CAS. A final week in Geneva is devoted to networking, live presentations, discussions and visits at expert organisations, enabling participants to dive into the rich local sustainability ecosystem.

The CAS Sustainable Finance is targeting a local and international audience of finance professionals willing to take the next turn in their career by mastering the theory and practice of this growing field: financial analysts, portfolio managers, independent wealth managers, client advisors, and junior ESG analysts.

 

Training

The structure of the CAS Sustainable Finance combines theory, concepts, industry expert interviews, and practical exercises, and is supported by mandatory and optional readings in addition to video material and tests. The practical dimension of this programme will allow participants to endorse different roles relevant to a full responsible investment process.

For example, students will act as the CEO of a bank and as an asset owner defining their values and investment guidelines. They will also play the role of an analyst defining ESG criteria and applying the guidelines, and of an asset manager in charge of selecting the right investment funds.

As virtual shareholders, students will exercise their voting rights and engage with companies on certain themes. Finally, participants will discuss the steps of their investment process during the last week of the course in Geneva.

Experts from the following organisations have been interviewed for this course: Conser Invest, de Pury Pictet Turrettini & Cie, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), ethos, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Impact Finance Management S.A., International Labour Organization, Lombard Odier, Nest Fondation collective, Oberson Abels, PeaceNexus Foundation, Pictet & Cie SA, Quadia, SGS, Sustainable Finance Geneva, Swiss Sustainable Finance, Symbiotics, UNEP Finance Initiative, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), University of Oxford, and University of Geneva.

Learning outcomes

This course will enable participants to understand the drivers and characteristics of the sustainable finance movement and to build their own responsible investment strategy whether it be as a corporate actor, an investor, an asset manager, or as an active shareholder.

At the end of the programme, the participant is able to:

  • Justify why sustainability is relevant to the financial sector
  • Combine the constraints of risk, return, and impact
  • Conduct ESG analyses and select responsible investment products
  • Understand active ownership and engage with companies on sustainability issues
  • Report on a full responsible investment process

     

    Recognized as Best Pedagogical Innovation at the FIR-PRI Finance & Sustainability Awards 2019
    Recognized as Best Pedagogical Innovation at the FIR-PRI Finance & Sustainability Awards 2019

    Programme

    The CAS Sustainable Finance will be open for 26 weeks: students will have 25 weeks maximum to follow the 9 steps of the online education part of the programme, from 12 September 2022 to 24 March 2023; the programme includes four days in Geneva, 23 September 2022 (kick-off meeting) and from 15 to 17 February 2023.

    Online

    • Step 1: Sustainability and you - From capitalism to sustainable development
    • Step 2: Be a bank CEO - Sustainability, business & finance
    • Step 3: Define your investment charter - The role of asset owners
    • Step 4: Set practical investment guidelines - ESG criteria
    • Step 5: Implement ESG assessments - Responsible investment
    • Step 6: Submit an investment idea - SDG, thematic and impact investing
    • Step 7: Select the right funds - Responsible investment process
    • Step 8: Be an active shareholder - Corporate governance & engagement
    • Step 10: Formulate your investment process - Walking the path of sustainable finance

    In Geneva

    • Kick-off meeting 23 September 2022
    • Step 9: Meet Geneva experts’ sustainability ecosystem - Recent developments in sustainable finance 15 to 17 February 2023

    Programme 2022-2023

    Brochure 2022-2023

    Organisation

    Director

    Antoine Mach

    Co-founder and managing partner of Covalence SA, a Geneva-based company specialized in Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) ratings, founded in 2001. He co-founded Sustainable Finance Geneva.

    Educational design

    Jean Laville

    Partner at Conser Invest, an independent consultancy firm dedicated to sustainable finance. He is also Deputy Director of Swiss Sustainable Finance, an association promoting sustainable finance in Switzerland.

     

    Facilitator

    Kookie Habtegaber

    She is a development economist. Her main focus has been on the interface between economic development, environmental risks and sustainable finance. Most recently Kookie served as the global lead for WWF’s green economy work.

    Applications

    Applications should be submitted to the HEG Executive education office no later than 5 September 2022.

    Applications will be treated on a «first-come first-served» basis and will be restricted for pedagogical reasons. In addition to the signed application form, the application must include the followings: curriculum vitae, recent picture, copy of highest diploma, and motivation letter.

    For the complete programme (distance learning & Geneva on-site classes): the programme fee is CHF 6’000.-. It does not include potential travel and hotel expenses in Geneva.

    For the distance learning ONLY (steps 1-9): the programme fee is CHF 4’000.-.

    To register for the complete programme, please use the following online link:

    Online registration

    To register for the distance learning ONLY, please download the registration form below:

    Registration form

    News & Media

    The program management shares its news, publications, conferences and media publications on the themes of Sustainable Finance training for the general public.

    Media

    2021

    Teaching ESG, not as easy as ABC
    Geneva Solutions, 8 octobre 2021


    Le chat de Battelle
    allnews, 16 juin 2021


    2020

    Finance durable : tous les chemins mènent à Genève
    Fondation Genève Place Financière, 6 octobre 2020


     De la finance dure à une finance qui dure
    Tribune de Genève, 9 janvier 2020


    2019

    CAS Sustainable Finance
    www.cinfo.ch


    Meilleure Innovation Pédagogique 2019
    www.frenchsif.org


     Economie durable: «Multiplier les liens»
    www.bilan.ch, 30 octobre 2019


     Répondre au besoin de crédibilité
    www.allnews.ch, 28 octobre 2019


     HEG Genève : Prix de l'innovation pédagogique pour sa formation certifiante en finance durable
    Tribune de Genève, 10 octobre 2019


     Results of 2019 European FIR - PRI Awards “Finance & Sustainability”
    FIR - Forum pour l'Investissement Responsable, 9 octobre 2019


     « Une effervescence s'est emparée de la place financière genevoise »
    Présentation d'une nouvelle formation

    Agefi, 30 janvier 2019


     La HEG-Genève propose le premier CAS en finance durable

    www.allnews.ch, 24 janvier 2019


     Premier CAS en finance durable en ligne

    www.hes-so.ch, 11 janvier 2019

    Testimonials

    Gilles Socchi

    Investment Advisor, UBS Switzerland


    Joël Broillet

    Head of Product Managment, Lombard Odier, Investment Managers


    Veronica Verdial

    Bordier & Cie

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