The training is intended for professional development purposes, and the certificate obtained does not replace the MYK authorization certificate required for trainings where MYK authorization is mandatory.

1. Sustainability Approach of Financial Institutions

• What Is Sustainable Finance? Sustainable finance refers to understanding how environmental, social, and governance factors can be integrated into financial decision-making. This module focuses on how financial institutions can apply sustainability principles to create long-term value.
• Core Principles of Sustainable Finance: The principles of sustainable finance include factors such as reducing carbon footprints, investing in renewable energy, and financing social responsibility projects.

2. Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Criteria

• What Is ESG? Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria are the three main factors that financial institutions must consider when making sustainable investments. This module explains how ESG criteria are evaluated and implemented.
• ESG Investments and Financial Performance: The relationship between ESG criteria and financial performance. Examples of how ESG investments deliver both financial and environmental benefits.

3. Sustainable Investment Strategies

• Green Financing and Investment: What green financing is, how to invest in sustainable projects, and how financial instruments such as green bonds are used. In addition, the benefits of green investment products for financial institutions are explained.
• Socially Responsible Investments (SRI): Socially responsible investments (SRI) and how such investments can be profitable for banks and investors. An examination of how financial instruments can be used to achieve social goals.

4. International Regulations and Legal Frameworks

• Sustainability Reporting and International Standards: International sustainability reporting standards and applicable legal regulations for financial institutions. How global reporting standards such as GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) and TCFD (Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures) are implemented.
• EU Sustainability Regulations: European Union sustainability legislation, particularly regulations that financial institutions must comply with. The EU Taxonomy and criteria defined for sustainable financial products.

5. Integration of Sustainable Finance with Risk Management

• Management of Environmental and Social Risks: How environmental and social risks can be integrated into financial analysis and risk management processes. Examples of how financial institutions exposed to sustainability risks can manage these risks.
• Carbon Risk Management for Financial Institutions: The impacts of carbon footprint, carbon taxes, and carbon trading systems on financial institutions. How these risks can be calculated and managed.

6. Designing Sustainable Financial Products and Services

• Sustainable Financial Products: Designing sustainable loans, green bonds, and financial products aimed at mitigating environmental risks. Participants will learn about the challenges and opportunities involved in bringing sustainable financial products to the market.
• Social Impact Investments: How to invest in projects that create social impact. Participants will examine the use of financial instruments aimed at generating societal impact through social responsibility projects.

The training is open to corporate cooperation (packages for institutions/companies as legal entities), and individual applications are not accepted. The training content can be restructured according to the corporate participant profile and your needs. As a result of mutual discussions, the scope and method of the training (Face-to-Face, Online) are determined and the relevant processes are completed. If an agreement is reached, suitable days and times for your institution’s participants and our academic staff, as well as the training venue, are determined.