In November 2021, the United Nations Conference on Climate Change raised our awareness of the environmental challenges we face, and the urgent need for firms and nations to take action.
As a consequence, our clients have a growing desire to view investment opportunities through the lens of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors.
They want to look beyond the traditional accounting measures, and include issues such as sustainability, equality and diversity in their evaluation and decision-making process.
Recently, we hosted an ESG webinar with Jeremy Smith, Head of Banking and Finance at Kaplan, and ESG expert, Investment Management Training specialist, Bernard Duffy.
Bernard is a highly skilled educator and provides consulting services to private banks, investment managers, pension funds and their advisors.
With heightened demand for sustainable investing and the urgency for companies to act, we explored what ESG means for the financial sector.
“2006 was the seminal year when ESG was coined.”
Key topics we explore
Developing a critical ESG mindset
Understanding the five key steps to build an ESG mindset. From separating fact from fiction in step 1 to cutting through ‘greenwashing’ in step five.
A history of ESG
We look at different economic perspectives and how leading figures have been framing the debate right up until the present day.
How ESG is permeating fund management
The fund management ecosystem today, the drivers, and potential solutions for the end client.
The ESG training challenge
How to define and prioritise the skills and values associated with ESG, how to integrate them and what failure to do so could mean.
Next steps
Find out more about how we can deliver bespoke training in ESG Investing for your business by visiting our ESG course page.