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Mixed · Self-paced2026 Edition

Sustainable & Climate Finance

ESG, ISSB, climate risk, green bonds, transition planning, and what these mean for valuation. Built for finance professionals who'll be asked about Scope 3 emissions, transition risk, and IFRS S2 disclosures in their first six months on any 2026 finance team — and want to actually know the answer.

10

Modules

~7h 50m

Reading time

Mixed

Level

Self-paced

Format

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Syllabus

  1. 01

    Why climate finance is mainstream now

    From CSR to fiduciary duty: the $130T net-zero commitment, the regulatory shift, and what changed between 2015 and 2026.

    ~35 minModule 01
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  2. 02

    The ESG framework, honestly

    What E, S, and G actually measure. Materiality. Why MSCI, Sustainalytics, and ISS often disagree — and how to read a rating intelligently.

    ~45 minModule 02
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  3. 03

    ISSB, IFRS S1/S2, TCFD and the new disclosure stack

    The disclosure standards now codified globally. What ISSB asks for, what the SEC and EU CSRD layer on top, and where the gaps still live.

    ~50 minModule 03
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  4. 04

    Carbon accounting: Scope 1, 2, and 3

    The GHG Protocol explained. Why Scope 3 is most of the number for most companies, and the data quality problem nobody wants to talk about.

    ~45 minModule 04
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  5. 05

    Physical risk vs transition risk

    Floods, droughts, and asset stranding on one side; policy, technology, and consumer shift on the other. How both feed into a credit model.

    ~50 minModule 05
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  6. 06

    Green bonds, sustainability-linked debt, and the use-of-proceeds market

    The ICMA principles, the EU green-bond standard, greenium, and the actual pricing data on sustainability-linked instruments.

    ~50 minModule 06
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  7. 07

    Carbon markets: compliance and voluntary

    EU ETS, California cap-and-trade, the voluntary carbon market scandal, and where Africa fits — Kenya's role, removal vs avoidance credits.

    ~45 minModule 07
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  8. 08

    Transition plans and net-zero commitments

    TPT, GFANZ, science-based targets. What makes a credible transition plan vs a marketing document — the checklist auditors are starting to use.

    ~45 minModule 08
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  9. 09

    Building climate risk into a valuation

    Scenario analysis (NGFS), DCF adjustments, terminal-value haircuts. The handful of practical changes that turn ESG from sidebar to model input.

    ~55 minModule 09
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  10. 10

    Climate finance in Africa — the deployment gap

    Why Africa needs $277B/yr and gets $30B, the Just Energy Transition Partnerships, blended finance, and where investable opportunities actually sit.

    ~50 minModule 10
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How to use this course

Start with module 01 if the material is new; skip ahead if you have prior exposure. Each module is self-contained but the arc is sequential — the projects in the final module assume the toolkit from modules 1-11. Every module ends with key takeaways and a curated further-reading list with primary sources.