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Sustainable Finance
Long-term Rewards
The transition to a sustainable economy is a global challenge. Numerous new developments and plans at an international and European level already point to greater involvement of financial institutions and businesses, such as the EU taxonomy expected in 2021.
In our compact course, the first with a university certificate in Austria, you will learn what these sustainability aspects actually mean and how they can be integrated into business decisions. The new executive programme provides you with a structured overview and in-depth information on integrating environmental social governance (ESG) criteria into the planning of financial flows.
The topics of the individual modules are developed with experts from the Institute for Sustainable Finance (Inafina) and are presented to you by renowned experts with a strong practical relevance in German. Occasional English-language units will not be translated. However, literature for preparation is available in German and English.
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Modules
The learning contents were developed at the UAS BFI in Vienna with experts from the Institute for Sustainable Finance (Inafina). They are presented by proven experts with strong practical relevance. The course language is German. Occasional English units will not be translated. Literature for preparation is available in German and English.
Basics and regulatory Framework
- Sustainable Finance and the 2030 Agenda
- EU Action Plan & Taxonomy
- European Investment Strategies & Green New Deal
- ESG Performance of Companies
- Management
- ESG Reporting & NaDiVeG
Sustainable Investment
- Sustainable Investments
- Analysis and influencing Factors
- ESG Guidelines: Standardisation & Quality Assurance Ecological Footprint of Bonds
Sustainable financial instruments and strategies
- Business Case: Sustainable Financing
- Sustainable Risk Management
- Sustainable Financial Instruments
- Sustainable Project-financing vs. -refinancing
Thesis
- Individual or group work with practical aspect (online submission) within the framework of 3 ECTS credits (for Master students International Banking & Finance)
- University certificate with at minimal 70% attendance
Cooperation partner
Karin Huber-Heim is scientific director of MSc Sustainability & Responsible Management at the Executive Education Center of the UAS BFI Vienna and lecturer for corporate sustainability and SDG strategy at several universities. Huber-Heim is a member of the Steering Committee in the Global Compact Network Austria and head of a research group at the Bertalanffy Center for Systems Sciences in Vienna. She has extensive international project experience, regularly publishes in specialist journals on the topic of economics and sustainability and has been working on possibilities for the integration of ecological and social criteria in the field of banking & sustainability since 2009. Finance.