Course Description

Sustainable finance is rapidly becoming the new norm, driven by ESG integration, regulatory shifts, and investor demand. This course equips professionals in the MENA region with the tools, frameworks, and language needed to understand and participate in the transition toward low-carbon, socially responsible financial systems.

Participants will explore how sustainability shapes risk, return, and valuation—and how finance can be a powerful lever to address climate change, inequality, and long-term resilience.

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Course Benefits

- Understand the fundamentals of sustainable finance, ESG, and responsible investing.
- Learn how environmental and social risks are priced into capital allocation.
- Explore the impact of taxonomies, disclosure frameworks, and green regulations in MENA.
- Gain familiarity with sustainable investment products: green bonds, sustainability-linked loans, ESG indices.
- Build skills to evaluate corporate ESG performance and communicate financial impact.

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Who Will Benefit

- Finance and investment professionals
- ESG officers, CFOs, and corporate finance teams
- Bankers, risk officers, and insurance analysts
- Regulators, public finance institutions, and sovereign funds
- Academics, analysts, and consultants in sustainable markets

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Learning Objectives

- Define sustainable finance and distinguish it from traditional financial analysis.
- Understand ESG data, ratings, disclosure systems, and market expectations.
- Analyze investment case studies and the financial impact of climate and social risks.
- Explore the regional landscape of green finance in the GCC and global examples.
- Design a sustainable finance roadmap for your organization or portfolio.

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Course Agenda

Module 1: Introduction to Sustainable Finance
- ESG principles, materiality, investor trends

Module 2: Regulatory and Market Landscape
- Taxonomies, reporting standards, and global/regional frameworks

Module 3: Investment Products and Financial Instruments
- Green bonds, ESG funds, sustainable banking

Module 4: Impact Measurement and Risk Integration
- Scenario planning, carbon pricing, KPIs, double materiality

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Certification & Recognition

Upon successful completion of the course, participants receive the:
Certified CES Learning Certificate in Sustainable Finance and Investment
- CPD UK Certified – Accredited for financial sustainability professionals
- Institute of Leadership Certified – Applicable to executives and policy leaders

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Training Methodology

Format: Blended learning (Live sessions + case analysis + finance mapping tools)
Duration:
- 8 hours live instruction
- 2-day financial strategy simulation

Tools include ESG ratings exploration, materiality assessment, carbon pricing exercises, and investment diagnostics.

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Registration & Contact

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