As we begin,
welcome very excited to have you on board for module
one.
And I think it's important for me to give you
a little bit of an introduction to the course.
Overall giving you the skills that you'll need to repair
and have success within this area where is Avella a
sustainable Finance knowledge and I hope lead you to some
form of inspiration where you'll be able to have some
change within your organization to implement in incorporate,
sustainable Finance as part of the work that you do,
but I'm all of this.
I hope we'll be able to address the global issues
we face,
and it's going to be through your work that we're
going to get there.
Till a little bit about myself.
I'm Stephen Schneider and I work as the sustainable Finance
leave for Oikos International,
I'll tell you a little bit more about that group
but the work I do is similar to what I'm
doing.
Now of developing training on workshops for young individuals to
learn more about the same lie topics and we focus
on higher education.
So all levels from graduate to Answers level 2 PC
students,
empowering them to change their education.
And I was born in Kingston Jamaica and I'm an
advocate.
For climate finance will be talk to you a little
bit about what small island,
developing states are,
and the role they play in advocating for the finance
to play a role to protect them from the worst
impacts of climate change.
But my background was in court for banking.
I have over 10 years of experience,
working in Asset Management treasury reporting across a different field.
So I'm combining my education in sustainable development
with my work in banking to serve bring to you
both sides and I think it's a good perspective and
one that we need to have within organizations that we're
incorporating sustainability principles.
And so to that end,
since leaving banking,
I've been working in many different areas related to sustainable
Finance on have worked in different advisory sir.
Both in Boston on in Jamaica and my home just
a little bit about me and what's great is that
you also have access to a bunch of different resources
besides this certificate and he's our resources that I've created
for or Coast International.
I'm so we've done conferences.
We've developed a tool kit and career map,
and many different videos that are available to you to
learn more about the topic.
Some of the interviews will be doing today.
There's also Furious series of interviews on YouTube and on
our website that you can go and check out.
And then,
of course,
we develop a community of individuals who are learning about
this topic.
So students and practitioners so that they can Network share
resources,
a 10 different events and you have the opportunity to
join our community on Discord and our LinkedIn page to
stay connected with individuals to not work.
I'm really keep learning as,
as that's what this is,
this is about,
as it's a developing area,
there's constant.
New things and new stories that are important to be
aware of.
So feel free to get in touch with me to
to join these faces,
and add me on LinkedIn,
so that we can stay connected and see how your
career goes from this.
And if there's any ways that I can be of
help to you,
especially at the beginning of this course,
with getting interested in the different areas of the same
effect on the different principles.
Good foundation to build yourself up on.
So the course itself is going to be broken
down into these specific areas and each module.
We're going to go in to tend to these.
So we'll do a quick summary of the module itself
and the key learnings that you're going to be taking
away before diving into the content.
And this is a lot of learnings and resources available
to you on our agenda.
And I will outline some key takeaways for you from
each module which will be using to assess you as
they'll be a quiz for each.
And then of course,
that final exam that I expect all of you to
pass.
As I mentioned in the intro video,
there is an interview and activity and a case study
in each module.
And these are really opportunities for you to go deeper
with the content material.
Meaning that you're going to get a perspective from an
expert,
who's going to give you some additional areas to explore,
you will have an activity where you can put into
practice,
some of the skills,
you're learning.
And I hope that they'll be able to be used
on the job and then giving you an opportunity to
read about a major story or specific area that's developing
within the world of sustainable finance.
And I hope to challenge your assumptions,
encourage you to do some critical thinking with a reflection
question at the end to serve.
Where do we go next with this content?
All that's to say,
is Effort and energy into developing the modules.
So I hope you enjoy it.
I'm always available for feedback and other areas that you
see happening within this.
And its really,
a continued development is in the area.
I think that you'll be getting a lot out of
the certificate and its really depending on how much you're
willing to put in of learning and resources that are
available to you.
There's a lot and it's not rocket scientists.
I don't want you to get overwhelmed by the amount
of work that is out there and but it's a
great starting point.
And my key takeaway from this is giving you those
definitions and understanding that,
you're going to be able to need on the job
to understand how the past has influenced us to where
we are now and where the industry is going,
as well as giving you some basic understanding of risk-return
impact.
The different School schools of thought on tools and skills
that you would need to implement your personal finance practices.
We're going to go deeper into understanding the different ways
of analyzing sustainable finance and the role it plays within
Society from divestment Advocacy engagements valuation
analysis but being sure to address the issues around greenwashing
and a lack of understanding of
what the field is really about.
I'm excited for the middle of the course where will
get deeper into what ESG is,
as I'm sure that's a topic,
that's very important to you,
and what you're learning.
And then also complemented with what impact investing is,
and see how they're two very different things.
And at the same time,
we're going to need both.
If we're going to hope to face the challenges of
sustainability,
let's review the solutions.
Together,
I'll give you some resources.
So you understand how we're going to meet our goals
of reducing carbon of elevating society and advancing
at the same time,
for-profit businesses.
So we can have all three where we're taking care
of the planet and Society,
while also providing value.
And in the work that we do,
so please check out the That we put into this
and I hope you enjoy the course as it's laid
out in this section by saying that this is an
invitation for us to learn together about how I I
repeatedly say that I'm on a continued learning path when
it comes to this area,
because there's so much when it comes to World of
sustainability and how we can improve the planet that we're
living on,
I want to empower you and provide you with the
skills and knowledge that you're going to become effective leaders
within the space.
And I think that this is a really crucial area
for you to be learning.
I'm developing your skills and confidence within this.
So give it some time.
Take take the time to research and learn more about
the topic.
Will be giving you a lot of resources,
so be sure to explore them.
I'm going to try and give you the opportunity to
engage with the different stakeholders that are out there,
and then it's your responsibility to identify them within your
own organization.
So that will We talkin about how to collaborate and
address those centers of power that are in your work
to implement,
sustainable finance.
And this is a really great opportunity from this course
and through your network to connect with other people who
are approaching sustainable Finance with this perspective.
And I'm going to give you access as much as
I can to to this network and it's your role
to be successful with in this of reaching out.
I just find the different policies and regulations that are
impacting the work you're doing and within those were able
to improve on and develop the finance face.
Hope you're looking forward to it.