Advanced Certificate in Sustainability and Sustainable Business Module 5: Sustainable Finance and Impact Investing
- Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance
- Finance & Investment
- Innovation & Business Improvement
This programme is conducted on-campus.
2 days (9am - 5pm)
Singapore Management University
Who Should Attend
Professionals and business owners who are keen on deepening their skills and knowledge in corporate and business sustainability.
Overview
Participants will learn about sustainable finance and impact investing. Traditionally, investment decisions were made based solely on financial measures. Sustainable finance integrates the impacts of environmental, social or governance (ESG) indicators in investment decisions to ensure the lasting benefit of both clients and society at large.
Participants will also understand the importance of stewardship for businesses. For companies in a position to influence change and progress, management has the responsibility to nurture what has been entrusted to them and enhance it for the next generation. With the investment value chain becoming increasingly complex and the business landscape more uncertain, incorporating stewardship into corporate decision-making is especially relevant and timely.
UN Global Compact Network Singapore (GCNS) is the Singapore chapter of the United Nations Global Compact.
As the national lead agency promoting corporate sustainability, GCNS provides an ecosystem for companies to align strategies and operations with universal principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption, and take actions to achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through various platforms for multi-stakeholder engagement and collective action, GCNS advances the stewardship of sustainable business practices and Singapore’s national agenda of becoming a regional sustainable business hub. In addition, GCNS nurtures the next generation of responsible business leaders through its youth initiatives. GCNS is a stakeholder of the Global Reporting Initiative and supports the Singapore chapter of the World Bank Group's Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition (CPLC).
Learning Objectives
- Understand the fast-changing market forces in the global and local landscape
- Understand investors' ESG investing needs and motivations
- Understand and apply responsible finance strategies and instruments
- Gain insights into the opportunity for impact investing globally and, in the region
- Learn the tools and framework behind impact investing
- Know how to assess the risks and opportunities
- Understand the public policy and regulations surrounding impact investing and industry
Topic/Structure
Day 1
- Overview of the sustainable finance landscape and its key drivers
- Responsible investment
- Green bond principles and loan principles
- Reporting frameworks
Day 2
- Impact investing
- Impact assessment approaches and frameworks
- Impact measurement and management
Assessment
- Class Participation
- Group Work
- Classroom Activities
As part of the requirement for SkillsFuture Singapore, there will be an assessment conducted at the end of every module. The mode of assessment, which is up to the trainer’s discretion, may be an online quiz, a presentation or based on classroom exercises.
Participants are required to attain a minimum of 75% attendance and pass the associated assessment for each of the 6 modules within 3 years in order to be awarded the digital Advanced Certificate in Sustainability and Sustainable Business issued by Singapore Management University.
Calculate Programme Fee
Fee Table
| COMPANY-SPONSORED | |||
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PARTICIPANT PROFILE |
SELF-SPONSORED |
SME |
NON-SME |
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Singapore Citizen < 40 years old Permanent Resident LTVP+
|
$523.20 (After SSG Funding 70%) |
$203.20 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$523.20 (After SSG Funding 70%) |
|
Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old |
$203.20 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$203.20 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$203.20 (After SSG Funding 70% |
|
International Participant |
$1,744 (No Funding) |
$1,744 (No Funding) |
$1,744 (No Funding) |
All prices include 9% GST
Please note that the programme fees are subject to change without prior notice.
Post Secondary Education Account (PSEA)
PSEA can be utilised for subsidised programmes eligible for SkillsFuture Credit support. Click here to find out more.
Self Sponsored
SkillsFuture Credit
Singapore Citizens aged 25 and above may use their SkillsFuture Credits to pay for the course fees. The credits may be used on top of existing course fee funding.
This is only applicable to self-sponsored participants. Application to utilise SkillsFuture Credits can be submitted when making payment for the course via the SMU Academy TMS Portal, and can only be made within 60 days of course start date.
Please click here for more information on the SkillsFuture Credit. For help in submitting an SFC claim, you may wish to refer to our step-by-step guide on claiming SkillsFuture Credits (Individual).Workfare Skills Support Scheme
From 1 July 2023, the Workfare Skills Support (WSS) scheme has been enhanced. Please click here for more details.
Company Sponsored
Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS)
- Organisation must be registered or incorporated in Singapore
- Employment size of not more than 200 or with annual sales turnover of not more than $100 million
- Trainees must be hired in accordance with the Employment Act and fully sponsored by their employers for the course
- Trainees must be Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
- Trainees must not be a full-time national serviceman
- Trainees are eligible for ETSS funding only if their company's SME status is approved prior to the course commencement date. To verify your SME's status, please click here.
Please click here for more information on ETSS.
Absentee Payroll
Companies who sponsor their employees for the course may apply for Absentee Payroll here. For more information, please refer to:
AP Guide (Non-SME Companies)
Declaration Guide (SME Companies)
Intake Information
Intake 23: 5 & 6 Aug 2025 [Open for Registration]
Intake 24: 30 Sep & 1 Oct 2025 [Open for Registration]
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