Sustainable Finance and Risk for Non-Finance Professionals
About This Course
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations members in 2015, created 17 world Sustainable Development Goals. The aim of these global goals is "peace and prosperity for people and the planet" – while tackling climate change and working to preserve oceans and forests. Aligned with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12, this course on Sustainable Risk Management delves into developing frameworks, strategies and policies for managing sustainability risks for the organisation to minimise and mitigate risks and impact to the organisation.
This course equips participants with the knowledge and tools needed to identify and analyze examples of material sustainability risks to make informed decisions that will drive sustainable practices and reduce environmental (quantify and reduce carbon footprint) impact.
What You'll Learn
LO1: Examine key sources of sustainability risks, regulatory guidelines for risk management and their impact on the organisation.
Learning Unit 2: Sustainability Risk Assessment & Measurement
LO2: Conduct a sustainability risk assessment by analyzing internal resource-consumption data and external supply (Quantitative and Qualitative Data analysis to assess Sustainability Risk, quantify and reduce carbon footprint).
LO3: Evaluate the effectiveness of different risk modelling approaches to propose specific mitigation and control measures that align with the organisation’s sustainability strategy.
Learning Unit 3: Ensuring Implementation & Monitoring in Sustainable Risk Management
LO4: Prepare organisation’s sustainability compliance with international regulations and guidelines, including TCFD, ISSB Scope 1/ Scope 2, EU Taxonomy, SGX rules.
Entry Requirements
1) English Proficiency: Applicants must possess a minimum of GCE 'O' Level credit in English Language (Grade 1–6), or equivalent (e.g. IELTS 5.5, TOEFL iBT 46). This ensures learners can comprehend technical sustainability and risk management content and produce written assessment satisfactorily.
2) Relevant Work Experience: Applicants should have at least 3 years work experience in a professional or managerial capacity.
Support for Learners Who Do Not Meet MER: SIM Academy (SIMA) will conduct a 1:1 pre-course advisory session to assess suitability. SIMA's learner support services include pre-course reading materials, an orientation briefing and access to our Program Operations Team throughout the program.