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Frankfurt School of Finance & Management - Sustainable World Academy Certified Expert in ESG & Impact Investing
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management - Sustainable World Academy

Certified Expert in ESG & Impact Investing

Frankfurt, Germany

6 Months

English

Part time

31 Mar 2025

01 Sep 2025

EUR 1,900

Distance Learning

Key Summary

    About: The Certified Expert in ESG & Impact Investing program focuses on developing expertise in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria and impact investing strategies. The course equips students with essential knowledge to assess sustainability practices and their impact on investment decisions.
    Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue various career paths, including roles as ESG analysts, sustainability consultants, impact investment managers, or compliance officers in financial institutions and corporations dedicated to sustainable practices.

Introduction

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.

What Do We Offer?

  • An interactive e-learning course including video lectures, PDF scripts, examples, practical exercises, online tests, and case studies.
  • A discussion forum for course-related issues as well as for the exchange of opinions and experiences with tutors, peers, or the FSDF e-Campus team.
  • Personalized support from your e-Campus team.
  • The possibility to achieve a Frankfurt School certificate after passing the final exam or a confirmation of course completion after completing the course.

Workload

The course takes approximately 6 months assuming 4-6 hours of self-study per week. It consists of 7 mandatory units. The units need to be completed in a sequence. The next unit opens only if you complete the online test of the previous unit.

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