6 Investment Certificate Programs

Gain a suite of financial and managerial accounting tools to drive better management and performance.

Environment Social and Governance criteria (ESG) and Impact Investing have gained a lot of traction in recent years and will continue to do so in the (post-) Corona world. Calls for a green and socially equitable re-start are very prominent. The EU’s Green New Deal (“Green Deal”) and the UN`s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are good examples of how ESG criteria and ideas of Impact Investing are being incorporated into policy objectives. International development agencies have embraced ESG and impact criteria to guide investment decisions, as have many family offices, investment vehicles, and other institutional players, ranging from foundations and philanthropists to the private sector. ESG and Impact Investing are approaches to finance that are related to each other, although they may occupy different ends of the spectrum in terms of methodological intensity or operational mindset.

We are pleased to offer the professional course, that allows you to gain the skills required to work in the financial area. During the course, practical skills include knowledge of corporate finance, international finance, financial management principles, investments in the capital markets, personal investments, tools of financial risk management, and financial law.

Estimating the carbon footprint is one of the instruments widely used in reporting, among others: ESG, but also when determining the ETS, ETS-2, which, in accordance with the adopted European regulations, cover an increasingly wider spectrum of economic activities from year to year. BREEAM and LEED certification, which are becoming a standard of modern architecture, will also require calculating the carbon footprint of the building.

In the four-course online Impact and Sustainable Investing certificate program you’ll build foundational and practical expertise in impact investing for equity and sustainability. As global challenges mount, investors and corporations are increasingly striving to align their products and processes with sustainability and social justice goals. Meanwhile, local communities and advocates for social and racial justice and sustainability are developing innovative solutions that require capital investment. There is a growing need for professionals who have the vision, knowledge, and tools to harness the vast potential of the capital marketplace to complement strategies for positive change.

Ethica's award-winning CIFE™ is a streamlined training and certification program designed to take complete newcomers to an advanced level of understanding in Islamic finance. Once you understand the 22 core modules listed below that comprise the testable material, you are ready to take the online CIFE™ examination. You can take the exam as soon as you are ready.