Accounting & Finance Green Finance

本課程主旨是教授學員綠色及可持續金融的投資生態系統，環境、社會及管治 (Environmental、Social and Governance 簡稱ESG) 環球標準、框架及報告、氣候風險和可持續金融發展的監管趨勢。
 

課程旨在教授學員認識環境、社會和管治 (Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)) 的概念與因素，了解有關ESG投資機遇與可持續發展投資市場及產品，研究企業在環境、社會和管治方面的表現及洞悉其投資價值。

課程旨在教授學員認識綠色金融及社會責任投資(SRI)的概念，了解綠色金融及社會責任投資的發展趨勢，介紹有關SRI及綠色金融的投資產品及洞悉其投資價值。此外，本課程亦會指導學員就有關SRI及綠色金融的投資產品進行分析及選擇。完成課程後，學員能夠選取適合自己的投資產品以作策略投資部署。
 

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) becomes a major agenda item among global financial institutions around the world. According to data from Morningstar, US research firm in financial services, assets in sustainable funds grew 53 per cent year-on-year to US$2.74 in 2021. The momentum is taking place in Asia because of regulatory requirements and increasing client demand.
 
According to 2021 research paper of “Careers of Tomorrow: Financial Talents in the Digital, Sustainable Economy in Hong Kong” by Hong Kong Financial Services Development Council, there is a strong demand of ESG skills in areas of ESG frameworks and regulations, design of ESG investment products and data science applications to ESG investing, reporting and disclosure.

The programme aims to provide students with contemporary knowledge about sustainable finance and green FinTech. It facilitates students to build up an integrated approach for ESG (environmental, social and governance) and financial analysis. It covers green finance, de-carbonization initiatives, ESG reporting and portfolio management. It also discusses the contemporary development of green FinTech and applications of computational tools to assist financial decision-making.