How can you maximize opportunity in the evolving landscape of sustainable investing?
In today's dynamic financial world, focusing on sustainability is no longer optional — it's essential.
As the global leader in investment education, CFA Institute offers sustainability certificates that help you navigate the fast-paced world of sustainable investing — from complex regulatory changes to green market opportunities — with industry-leading insights and career-defining curriculum. Wherever you are on your sustainable investing journey.
The gold standard in green
Explore your own learning path through our sustainability certificates: the foundational Certificate in ESG Investing and the advanced Climate Risk, Valuation, and Investing Certificate. This curriculum is more than a certificate, it's the gold standard in sustainable investing — and a seal of excellence that opens the doors to a world of impact.
New to using ESG factors in investment decisions?
Get started on your sustainable investing journey with the Certificate in ESG Investing, a foundational certificate that will give you a general understanding of how to prioritize sustainability, ethical practices, and social responsibility in the investment decision process.
Expand Your Skill SetAdvance your sustainable investing knowledge.
By practitioners, for practitioners, our Climate Risk, Valuation, and Investing Certificate uses a curriculum based on research from around the globe and real-world scenarios to prepare learners to apply climate-related factors to investment decisions.
Advance Your CareerCFA® Charterholders, meet today's market demands.
You are the expert in your field. As climate considerations become an unavoidable part of today's investment decision-making process, be prepared to meet client and market demands with the Climate Risk, Valuation, and Investing Certificate.
Gain Your EdgeKnowledge. Career. Connection.
From collaborative learning communities with fellow practitioners around the world to in-depth analysis tools, CFA Institute's sustainability certificates will empower you to mitigate risk, maximize opportunity, and truly make an impact.
Climate Risk, Valuation, and Investing Certificate
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Advanced learning. Gold-standard insights.
From the experts, for the experts. With our new Climate Risk, Valuation, and Investing Certificate, you'll gain practical and applied skills and knowledge from practitioners across the globe.
Grounded in a wide understanding of climate investing, the curriculum includes a unique cohort experience that enables community building, expands your network, and provides the ideal structure and support for success.
- Who should earn this certificate: Investment practitioners and other professionals who require advanced knowledge and practical application of climate-related factors to conduct analysis, valuation, and portfolio construction.
- Approximately 100 hours of self-study, over 6 months of cohort study
Certificate in ESG Investing
ESG investing is complex and has implications for all investment portfolios. We help you make sense of it.
Being able to incorporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into investment decisions and beyond is fast becoming essential.
Our Certificate in ESG Investing provides the building blocks to meet this growing demand. With this core knowledge and skill set, you're able to support your clients better and play a crucial role in prioritizing sustainability, ethical practices, and social responsibility.
- Who should earn this certificate: Investment practitioners and other professionals who need the knowledge and skills to analyze and integrate material ESG-related factors into their day-to-day roles.
- Approximately 100 hours of self-study
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