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ESG in Swiss finance

ESG in Swiss finance

Join the movement on Sustainable Finance Learning to be ready and prepared – get your ESG learning certificate

ESG mastery in finance: a comprehensive training series by PwC Switzerland and Swiss Learning Hub

This training provides an overview of the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors that are becoming increasingly important in the financial market and particularly the investment industry. But how should financial institutions (banks, asset managers and insurance companies) approach ESG and the risks associated with it? This is where PwC Switzerland as experts in ESG and Swiss Learning Hub as the provider of online training come in. The collaboration resulted in this training series that includes topics such as ESG regulations and disclosures, greenwashing risks, sustainable investing, good practices in ESG risk management, and sustainability data governance and reporting. The training concludes with an assessment and certificate.

Benefits

Gain strategic insights to integrate ESG factors into financial decisions, staying ahead in Switzerland's sustainability-focused market.

Navigate ESG risks effectively, mastering regulations and sustainable investing for resilient financial strategies.

Join the ESG movement, earning a certification that showcases your commitment to sustainable finance, giving you a competitive edge.
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Online training and certification

The online training is aimed at anyone in Switzerland interested in or affected by ESG guidelines and/or regulations. This training consists of five training modules, an assessment and a glossary.

This module provides an insight into the global regulatory landscape regarding sustainability, looking at international concepts and EU standards. Moreover, we will take a look at sustainability-related regulations in Switzerland.

This module aims to raise awareness around new regulatory developments regarding ESG and provide a better understanding of the requirements for ESG compliance in the financial sector.

This module provides an overview of the issues related to greenwashing and greenwishing. We look at the definitions, aspects, and what regulators are doing to prevent greenwashing and greenwishing – on international, EU and Swiss levels.

In this module, you meet Antonios and Andreas, who share their insights and knowledge about ESG investment in a series of videos. They talk about how the definitions around ESG investments changed over time, the different levels of sustainability, what investors want to achieve, and the drivers of ESG investing.

They continue with insights into opportunities and challenges related to ESG investing before going into the details of each of the six investment strategies.

This module contains a practical five-step guide for financial institutions to successfully mitigate sustainability risks. We look at identifying risks, analysing them, how to integrate ESG risks into a risk management framework, as well as monitoring and communicating in the form of disclosure.

In this module, we look at ESG data providers, challenges with ESG data, and regulations in Switzerland regarding ESG data. The module concludes with a practical example of what an ESG reporting process can look like.

To receive a certificate for completing this course, you need to pass an assessment. It contains questions about the content of all modules. You need to answer at least 80% of the questions correctly to pass the assessment. Good luck!

Six online modules

  • 5 training modules, 1 certification test
  • Take advantage of the flexibility to learn independent of time and location
  • Approx. 5 hours of subject-specific training, tutorially accompanied by our subject expert

The price per license depends on the number of users.

Please find our detailed pricing table for 1 to 5000 users here.

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FAQ

The learning content for the individual modules was developed by sustainability experts from PwC Switzerland, who have extensive experience in advising clients on the various aspects of sustainability. Current developments and trends in the different areas of sustainability have been taken into account to ensure that the learning content is relevant and up to date.

The e-learning is made available on the Swiss Learning Hub platform. The modules can be opened via any standard browser.

Yes, the modules have been developed for self-study and you can decide for yourself which module you want to complete, and when. This gives you the freedom to design your own learning programme and lets you work on the learning content at your own pace.

Swiss Learning Hub is an online platform for continuing professional development, which PwC Switzerland has selected as a partner for the modules. The platform offers an interactive and personalised learning environment to prepare participants for the challenges of the future working environment.

The certificate is issued by Swiss Learning Hub after the certification test has been successfully completed. The certificate confirms your participation in the e-learning modules and provides information on the content and duration of the courses. It is provided electronically so that it can be easily printed out and saved for use when needed.

The assessment consists of single and multiple-choice questions, which are answered online in the form of a certification test. The questions are designed to test and assess the participant’s knowledge and understanding of the learning content of the six training modules.

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