Sustainable Finance
Process of assessing environmental, social and governance (ESG)-related issues and considerations when making investment decisions in the financial sector, in a manner that channelises more long-term investments into sustainable economic activities and projects (European Union).
Concepts and Products
- Demystify concepts around sustainable finance
- Develop better understanding of sustainable finance products and mechanism like GSS bonds, SLBs, DIBs, blended finance structures, transition finance, and others
- Understand what good practice looks like, through green bond issuance design
- Practical understanding of which product works in which situation
- Identify the common challenges towards implementation, and solutions to overcome these
Sustainable finance products that
- Exclusively finance projects with positive climate, environmental and social outcomes, across energy, transportation, construction, agriculture and water sectors
- Financing general-corporate purposes, but with sustainability performance outcomes
- Finance the decarbonisation transition from brown activities to greener, or less-brown, activities
- Finance SDG-related interventions for communities, activities or geographies where it is tough to raise funding through conventional financing sources
- Greenium pricing benefits based on the logic that investors are willing to pay extra or accept lower yields in exchange for sustainable impact
Access to experts
- Scaling up results-based / outcome-based social impact bonds or pay for success models, as a means to mainstream sustainable finance
- Challenges associated with designing and operationalising sustainable finance products
- Transition finance and emerging economies, including the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) transition framework
- LIVE Q&A with speakers
This workshop registered under the Human Resource Development Corporation (HRDcorp)
Fee per pax
Early Bird
RM 450
USD 99 / THB 3544
for non-Malaysian
Register before 4 March 2023
Use Promo code: EARLYBIRD
Normal Price
RM 500
USD 110 / THB 4300
for non-Malaysian
Register before 18 March 2023
ESG Masterclass Participant
RM 400
(saving worth of RM 100)
*Token of appreciation for the ESG Masterclass participant up to 20% discounted price.
Register before 4 March 2023
HRDC Claimable
RM 420 (EC) RM470 (EB) RM520 (NP)
Only for
SBL Khas/HRD Corp Registered Employer
HRD CORP REGISTERED EMPLOYERS
Learning Outcome
Demystify concepts around sustainable finance
Understand what good practice looks like, through green bond issuance design
Practical understanding of which product works in which situation
Develop better understanding of sustainable finance products and mechanims like GSS bonds, SLBs, DIBs, blended finance structures, transition finance, and others
Identify the common challenges towards implementation, and solutions to overcome these
Sustainable Finance Training Agenda
Trainer:
Mr. Sourajit Aiyer
Vice President – Sustainable Finance and Climate Strategy at auctusESG.
He is a finance and sustainability professional with 15 years of experience, with financial institutions such as Motilal Oswal Financial Services, UBS Investment Bank London and Evalueserve Research, as well as sustainability-oriented organisations like Grameen Impact Investment and UNEP’s Sustainable India Finance Facility.
Authored 3 books on regional economies and over 170 articles on topics around sustainability, business, finance, and geopolitics. Has delivered over 30 university guest lectures and conference presentations across 8 countries and has also curated about 20 webinars with over 80 domain-expert.
Trainer:
Ms. Smitha Hari
Vice President – Sustainable Finance and ESG Project
Smitha is a finance professional with over 16 years of corporate and entrepreneurial experience, having worked across Sustainable Finance, ESG, Corporate Banking, Impact Investing, and Investment Banking. Her expertise lies in product structuring, financial analysis and research in sectors such as financial services, clean energy, skilling and livelihood, and agriculture. At auctusESG, Smitha takes care of projects, design and development of financial products, research, and partnerships across sustainable finance, ESG and climate strategy