This programme is  designed to introduce mid-to senior management to international and domestic developments in the area of sustainable/green finance, emerging trends, new opportunities and unforeseen risks in financing “green” projects, and ways by which their organizations may consider and integrate environmental considerations into financial solutions. 

Following the signing of the Paris Climate Change Agreement in 2015, international efforts to mitigate climate change have stepped up significantly. This was preceded by carbon trading in the 2005-2012 period and as experience with carbon trading deepened, it became clear that a transition to a lower carbon economy needed a major change in the way capital was managed. Often termed “green finance”, or “sustainable” or “climate” finance, this new area has thus emerged and which this program will provide an introduction to. 

Designed for participants with basic/intermediate knowledge of finance, this course will provide the basics of sustainable finance, emerging trends in this space (domestic and international) new financial instruments under development, trends of investors, considerations for stock exchanges, banks and the role of regulators. It will also make the critical link between international policy developments and the consequent emergence of sustainable finance. 

The motivation of such a program is to expose decision makers in the workplace with the tools and knowledge of the types of issues that affect green assets, ways to mobilize financing for such assets, and provide some tools that can be employed by companies. It will also, importantly, focus on risk mitigation for green projects – in line with India’s economic development plans.