Developing Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), and Sustainability-Linked Frameworks for Capital Raising
About This Course
Businesses and investors globally have increasingly embraced Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) as an important part of business sustainability. This has also in recent years become a crucial metric that investors and key business stakeholders focus on. To effectively navigate the fundraising environment against this backdrop, companies need to understand how to align their ESG and sustainability-linked practices to the requirements of investors, financial institutions and stakeholders. This course aims to equip participants with a practical approach towards issuing a social loan or sustainability-linked loan using an ESG and/or sustainability-linked framework commonly referenced by banks and institutional investors within the industry.
What You'll Learn
• Gain an in-depth understanding of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) and their relevance in the financial industry
• Design a social financing framework and sustainability-linked financing framework
• Learn how to effectively align an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) financing framework with the requirements of financial institutions
• Understand the engagement process behind how corporates communicate with ESG rating agencies to successfully commission a second party opinion (SPO)
Entry Requirements
Nil