Sustainable Finance and Risk for Non-Finance Professionals
About This Course
This module is part of the full-time SCTP Sustainability and ESG Management in the Built Environment and Manufacturing programme. It introduces non-finance professionals to sustainable finance, sustainability risks, and the role of risk management in ESG-related business decisions.
You will examine environmental, social, governance, and climate-related risks, and understand how these can impact organisational performance. The course also covers key regulatory guidelines, sustainability risk assessment approaches, basic risk modelling concepts, and ESG compliance considerations.
Through case studies and practical activities, you will apply sustainability risk concepts, interpret ESG data, and support risk-informed, responsible, and compliance-ready decision-making.
What You'll Learn
•Explain key sustainable finance concepts and the sustainable finance ecosystem.
•Identify major sources of sustainability risk and their business impact.
•Apply qualitative and quantitative approaches to assess ESG risks.
•Use risk modelling concepts, KRIs, and controls to support decision-making.
•Explain how ESG risk can be integrated into enterprise risk management.
•Support sustainability risk compliance, monitoring, and reporting.
Entry Requirements
Diploma