The Principles of ESG Investing

Develop your understanding of the principles of ESG investing and how to successfully integrate, engage with and develop ESG investment strategies.

Thumbnail

The Principles of ESG Investing

September 14−17, 2020 

View agenda   Apply to attend

Join us for this virtual course which will introduce the fundamental principles of ESG investing and how current and developing trends are influencing this emerging discipline. 

Key sessions on integrating ESG, ESG engagement and impact investing will explore how to develop and manage successful investment strategies.

This course will also consider the current standards surrounding ESG investing and how to approach the issue of limited data, defining materiality and climate risk. 

Attendees will have the opportunity to learn how to distinguish the risks and opportunities associated with ESG investing and how this discipline will evolve in the future. 
 

Thumbnail
What will you learn?

  • Understand the main concepts and aims of ESG investing 

  • How to define materiality, data and ESG scoring

  • The current standards surrounding ESG investing

  • How to develop successful ESG integration frameworks

  • Identify key areas of growth in the ESG market

  • Create successful ESG engagement programmes 

  • The typical characteristics of impact investing

Thumbnail
Who should attend?

Relevant departments may include but are not limited to: 

  • Investment management

  • Asset management

  • Asset allocation

  • Financial analysis

  • Portfolio management

  • Governance and stewardship 

Thumbnail
Course highlights

  • An introduction to responsible investing

  • Data and materiality

  • Understanding current EU standards

  • Integrating ESG into investment strategies

  • ESG engagement 

  • The role of impact investing

  • The effect of climate risk 

  • Developing the principle of sustainable investing- a look to the future 

Online training

Benefits of participating in the live online training

  • Receive live insights from industry leading experts during this COVID -19 pandemic
  • Attend the training course online without travelling, cutting the cost of your experience
  • Interact with the speaker and other participants
  • Ask the speaker questions with our virtual hand raising feature
  • Participant in interactive polling questions

Access content after the live online training*

  • Access to the presentation slides
  • Access to related risk.net content
  • Receive the recorded online training session
* Due to the business-sensitive nature of some of the topics discussed there will be occasions where we cannot share presentation slides or recordings

CPD / CPE Accreditation

CPD_Logo

CPD Accreditation

This course is CPD (Continued Professional Development) accredited and will allow you to earn up to 12 credits. One credit is awarded for every hour of learning at the event.
CPE Member

CPE Accreditation

This course is CPE (Continuing Professional Education) accredited and will allow you to earn up to 12 credits. One credit is awarded for every hour of learning at the event in accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors.
Thumbnail
Not the course for you?

Risk Training offers a great selection of courses in finance, risk management, regulation and derivatives across North America, Asia and Europe for you to choose from.

View all courses