Frankfurt School launched a new interactive eLearning course in March 2019, the Certified Expert in Sustainable Finance, to provide financial professionals with further education in the field. In the course developed by the Frankfurt School - UNEP Collaborating Centre for Climate & Sustainable Energy Finance, participants will learn to understand the major drivers and constraints of transforming the financial system to a more sustainable one. It will also familiarise participants with the business, regulatory, and technical perspective of sustainable finance.

The course will enable financial professionals to integrate sustainable finance related aspects into their work and provide new tools for advising their clients and business partners. Real life business cases round up the course and provide best practices and lessons learned.

The eLearning course units are complemented by optional classroom training days at Frankfurt School in Frankfurt, Germany. These days provide the opportunity for participants and trainers to meet in real life for discussions and deep dives into current trends, as well as tailored training sessions.

The development of the course was supported by EIT Climate-KIC, Europe’s biggest public private network for accelerating the transition to a zero-carbon economy. Financed by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, the Climate-KIC supports innovation that helps society mitigate and adapt to climate change and improves the competitive advantage of the European Union in that area.