Sustainable Finance and Relevant Implications for Financial Institutions and other Entities (Corporations, Consumers etc.)
"Sustainable Finance and Relevant Implications for Financial Institutions and other Entities (Corporations, Consumers etc.)" Module is part of the “Certified Sustainability Officer (ESG)” training program.
Description
Going forward, every finance professional needs to develop a knowledge and understanding of green and sustainable finance. Attendees will have the opportunity to get an in-depth insight into the strategic implications of environmental and sustainability challenges for financial systems, including capital management in private sector businesses.
This course also provides the attendees a systematic overview of challenges, strategies, and choices for banks and insurance companies regarding the integration of sustainability into their business models and operations. It conveys methods for comparing the sustainability of different types of institutions and recommendations of how to further integrate sustainability into them
Target Audience
- Sustainability Consultants / Professionals
- Legal Counsels familiarized with Economics
- Compliance Professionals
- Auditors
- Consultants
- Financial Analysts
- Finance Professionals
- Investment Professionals
- Banking Industry Sustainability professionals
- Insurance Industry Sustainability professionals
- Risk Professionals
Subject Areas
MODULE - SUSTAINABLE FINANCE AND RELEVANT IMPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER ENTITIES (CORPORATIONS, CONSUMERS ETC.)
- CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY AND SUSTAINABLE CORPORATE FINANCE
- Introduction, history and background
- Current EU Regulatory aspects
- SUSTAINABLE INVESTING, ASSET MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL ADVISORY
- Introduction
- Sustainable investing
- Sustainable fixed income products
- Investment funds
- Advisory
- SUSTAINABLE BANKING AND INSURANCE
- Overview of financial institutions challenges and relevant implementation implications at other business
- Sustainable / Responsible Banking principles – implementation challenge
- Sustainable / Responsible Insurance principles – implementation challenges
What you will learn
Learn what the principles of sustainable finance are. The potential contribution of sustainable finance to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The core concepts of sustainable finance and the relevance of sustainability considerations for the key actors in the financial system. The role that regulation and industry initiatives (self-regulation) play in shaping sustainable finance
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Course Start Date
15 of November 2024
Cost of Attendance
€1.400
- 28 Hours
- Live Online
- Attendance Certificate
- Subsidized by LAEK
Scientific Associate
Dimitris N.
Koufopoulos, PhDDirector of University of London MBA Programmes,
Member of H.A.RI.MA.
Koufopoulos, PhDDirector of University of London MBA Programmes,
Member of H.A.RI.MA.
Director of the Global Online MBA Programmes in University of London
Visiting Professor, School of Law, CCLS at Queen Mary University
Honorary Research Fellow at Birkbeck University of London
Visiting Professor, School of Law, CCLS at Queen Mary University
Honorary Research Fellow at Birkbeck University of London
Dimitrios N. Koufopoulos is a Visiting Professor, School of Law, CCLS at Queen Mary University, Honorary Research Fellow at Birkbeck University of London and the Director of the Global Online MBA Programmes in University of London. He has held numerous academic positions at Brunel University (2002-2018) and Cardiff University (1991-2002) in UK.
Dimitrios began his career very early, in construction industry –simply put, a builder-as well as a guitar player and singer where he quickly realised that was not good enough. Then, he turned his attention to accounting, where he saw opportunities and potential employment successes.
He gained his university bachelor’s degree in Management from the Athens School of Economics and Business Sciences in Greece, in 1988. Two years later has embarked on postgraduate studies in UK. He earned his MBA at Cardiff Business School, and straight after was employed as a research assistant at Cardiff University, Cardiff business School. He started working on his PhD on Strategic Planning Systems alongside his academic and consulting career.
He has been a Full-Time academic member of staff at Cardiff Business School from 1991 to 2002 and then joined Brunel Business School until April 2018. He publishes extensively in academic journals and every year papers that co-authors are presented in major conferences all over the world.
He has been teaching online and developing online material since 2006; in the early beginning at Universitas 21, then Laureate-Liverpool in 2009, Laureate- Roehampton in 2012 and University of London-Queen Mary in 2016. He has an extensive experience in developing and testing online material and modules; like Learning and Leading in a Dynamic Era, Strategy and Innovation and Strategic Management. He is currently working on the second edition of his textbook “Essentials of Strategic Management” published by Sage in 2012.
His supervisory capabilities have been developed since 1992 and up to now has successfully supervised well above 400 hundred students at UG and PG level as well as over 10 PhD students at Brunel University and currently 3 DBA Students at University of Liverpool.
Back in 1994, alongside his academic career, he set up a boutique consulting firm providing intelligent reports on several business and management issues. In 1998, he set up the Gnosis Management Consultants (www.gnosisconsultants.com), specializing in executive training and niched strategic research. In 2007, he set up the Hellenic Observatory of Corporate Governance (www.hocg.eu), where research on five distinct, important economic sectors for Greece are contacted. Since 2016 is a partner in www.proteas.io a business model innovation consulting firm.
Lecturers
Katerina
KatsouliHead of ESG & Sustainability services at Grant Thornton Greece.
KatsouliHead of ESG & Sustainability services at Grant Thornton Greece.
Head of ESG & Sustainability services at Grant Thornton Greece.
Her bachelor is in Economics and Financial Sector from the Economic School of Athens University and holds a Master of Science in International Economic Relations from the University of Mannheim in Germany. Starting from 2006 Katerina has undertaken the development of ESG/Sustainability programs for major Greek and multinational companies and organizations. Her experience in Sustainability Consulting Services includes the development of ESG Reports according to international standards, the preparation of ESG Strategy, specific CSR and IR Training, as well as the external verification of non-financial data according to ISAE 3000 and AA 1000. Moreover, Katerina has an extensive professional experience in the field of economics and statistics as well as in the field of Marketing. She cooperates with international organizations like EFRAG, UN Global Compact, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC), United Nations Environment Programme for Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), etc. and she has been a certified GRI Trainer and an Integrated Reporting <IR> trainer.
Since 2019, she is a member of the Board of CSR Hellas and also in 2021 has been elected as a member of the Board of Global Compact Network Hellas (the Greek branch of UN Global Compact).
Recently has been appointed from EFRAG as a member of the Technical Expert Group, contributing with her strong experience on Sustainability on the development of the new European Sustainability Standards.
Katerina
Koniari MSHead of Risk Management, Grant Thornton
Koniari MSHead of Risk Management, Grant Thornton
Katerina Koniari is since 2020 Head of Risk Management in the Financial Services Division at Grant Thornton Greece. In the past, she has worked for over 25 years in various positions of responsibility (Head of Financial Control and MIS, Ratings Systems development, etc.) in the banking sector and since 2014 she has served as Assistant General Manager, Head of Group Risk Management Strategy Planning and Operations as well as Head Group Corporate and Investment Banking Credit Control at Eurobank. She is a graduate of the Department of Mathematics of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, holds two postgraduate degrees from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences (MSc in Analysis, Design and Management of Information Systems) as well as from ALBA (ALBA-Eurobank MBA in Financial Services) and is a Certified ESG Analyst from EFFAS. Since 2021 Katerina is one of the 15 members of ECB Banking Supervision Market Contact Group.
Marina
MatzouraniBusiness Operation Manager Affidea
MatzouraniBusiness Operation Manager Affidea
Η Μαρίνα Μαντζουράνη, είναι κάτοχος BSc in Economics & Finance από το Hertfordshire University, καθώς του Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών με θέμα «Εταιρική Διακυβέρνηση», ενώ κατέχει τις ανάλογες πιστοποιήσεις από την Επιτροπή Κεφαλαιαγοράς.
Διαθέτει μεγάλη εμπειρία σε θέματα Εταιρικής Διακυβέρνησης για εταιρείες εισηγμένες στην χρηματαγορά.
Έχει εργαστεί στην Χρηματιστηριακή Εταιρεία EUROCORP ως Αντικριστής στο Χρηματιστήριο Αθηνών και ως Sales Trader σε Μετοχές και Παράγωγα Προϊόντα των Διεθνών Αγορών για 6 έτη, ενώ το 2006 κατείχε και τη θέση του I.R.O στην εταιρεία
Καρδασιλάρης & ΥΙΟΙ Α.Ε. Απο το 2007 έως το 2020 διετέλεσε Υπεύθυνη Επενδυτικών Σχέσεων στο ΥΓΕΙΑ , ενώ παράλληλα απο το 2016 έως το 2020 ήταν και Υπευθυνη Στρατηγικής Βιώσιμης Ανάπτυξης του Ομίλου ΥΓΕΙΑ. Απο τον Σεπτέμβριο του 2021 τελεί καθήκοντα Bus. Operation Manager στην Affidea.
Konstantinos
Evaggelinos
Evaggelinos
Ο Δρ Κωνσταντίνος Η Ευαγγελινός είναι Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής και Διευθυντής του Ερευνητικού Μεταπτυχιακού Προγράμματος Σπουδών 'Περιβαλλοντικές Επιστήμες', στο Τμήμα Περιβάλλοντος, Πανεπιστήμιο Αιγαίου. Στα πλαίσια του Εργαστηρίου Επιχειρησιακής Περιβαλλοντικής Πολιτικής και Διαχείρισης συντονίζει έρευνα αναφορικά με την Εταιρική Κοινωνική Ευθύνη, Κυκλική Οικονομία, Περιβαλλοντική Διαχείριση Οργανισμών και Επιχειρήσεων, Βιώσιμη Ανάπτυξη, Περιβαλλοντική Πολιτική και Κοινωνική Κεφάλαιο. Είναι περιβαλλοντολόγος, με μεταπτυχιακό στα Περιβαλλοντικά Οικονομικά και Περιβαλλοντική Διαχείριση στο Πανεπιστήμιο του York στην Μεγάλη Βρετανία. Έκανε διδακτορικό στο Imperial College του Λονδίνου αναφορικά με τα συστήματα περιβαλλοντικής διαχείρισης ως εργαλείο στρατηγικής των επιχειρήσεων και περιβαλλοντικής πολιτικής. Πραγματοποίησε διετή έρευνα ως υπότροφος του Marie Curie στο Πανεπιστήμιο Ναγκασάκι της Ιαπωνίας για την Περιβαλλοντική Διαχείριση των Επιχειρήσεων. Έχει συγγράψει πάνω από 200 άρθρα σε επιστημονικά περιοδικά και συνέδρια και δυο βιβλία και έχει συμμετάσχει και συντονίσει σειρά ευρωπαϊκών και εθνικών ερευνητικών προγραμμάτων.
Πάνος
ΒαλαντάσηςΔιευθύνων Εταίρος Aegean Experts
ΒαλαντάσηςΔιευθύνων Εταίρος Aegean Experts
Διευθύνων Εταίρος Aegean Experts
Ο Πάνος Βαλαντάσης είναι πτυχιούχος του Οικονομικού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών (ΑΣΟΕΕ), εγκεκριμένος λογιστής – ελεγκτής (ACCA), πιστοποιημένος ελεγκτής συστημάτων πληροφορικής (CISA) και πιστοποιημένος εσωτερικός ελεγκτής (CIA) με πολυετή εμπειρία σε εταιρίες ορκωτών ελεγκτών-λογιστών και σε μεγάλο οργανισμό μεταφορών-υποδομών. Κατά τη μακρόχρονη καριέρα του έχει ασχοληθεί με θέματα όπως:
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Οικονομικοί και Λειτουργικοί Έλεγχοι
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Διαχείριση Κινδύνων (σε συνολικό επίπεδο εταιρίας όσο και σε επίπεδο διαδικασιών)
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Εφαρμογή Μοντέλων Συστημάτων Εσωτερικού Ελέγχου οριζόντια και κάθετα σε όλο τον οργανισμό
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Διοίκηση Επιχειρηματικής Συνέχειας (Business Continuity Management) σε περιπτώσεις καταστροφών
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Κανονιστική Συμμόρφωση
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Εταιρική Κοινωνική Ευθύνη με έμφαση στη διαβεβαίωση αυτής (assurance)
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Διακυβέρνηση (Εταιριών, Οργανισμών κερδοσκοπικών και μη)
Ιωάννης
ΑσπιρτάκηςΥπεύθυνος διαχείρισης συστημάτων ΠΛΑΣΤΙΚΑ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ
ΑσπιρτάκηςΥπεύθυνος διαχείρισης συστημάτων ΠΛΑΣΤΙΚΑ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ
Επιστημονικός Υπεύθυνος Επαγγελματικής Ασφάλειας
Ο Ιωάννης Ασπιρτάκης είναι ο υπεύθυνος Διαχείρισης Ποιότητας-Περιβάλλοντος-Επαγγελμ. Υγείας και Ασφάλειας της εταιρείας ΠΛΑΣΤΙΚΑ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ Α.Ε., με ευθύνη την εύρυθμη λειτουργία των τομέων Ποιότητας, Ασφάλειας και Περιβάλλοντος για τα εργοστάσια της Ελλάδας και του εξωτερικού. Είναι Διπλωματούχος Μηχανολόγος Μηχανικός ΕΜΠ με μεταπτυχιακό δίπλωμα (MSc) στη διαχείριση κινδύνων. Εργάζεται στον συγκεκριμένο τομέα για περισσότερο από 18 έτη, με εξειδίκευση σε θέματα Risk Management, διαχείρισης συστημάτων Επαγγελματικής Ασφάλειας, εκτίμησης κινδύνων, διερεύνησης ατυχημάτων και επιθεωρήσεων ασφαλείας. Επιπλέον διαθέτει πολυετή εμπειρία ως Project Manager σε έργα που σχετίζονται με τo risk management, ανάπτυξη διαδικασιών διαχείρισης κινδύνων και επιθεωρήσεις εγκαταστάσεων για την πρόληψη και αντιμετώπιση επιχειρησιακού ρίσκου. Έχει διατελέσει πρόεδρος Μόνιμης Επιτροπής ΤΕΕ-ΤΑΚ, αντιπρόεδρος του Συλλόγου Διπλ. Μηχανολόγων-Ηλεκτρολόγων Ανατ. Κρήτης και μέλος της αντιπροσωπείας του ΤΕΕ-ΤΑΚ.
Gerasimos
Monokrousos Corporate Communications Manager of Hellas Gold S.A.
Monokrousos Corporate Communications Manager of Hellas Gold S.A.
Corporate Communications Manager of Hellas Gold S.A
His Bachelor is in Business Administration from Piraeus University of Applied Sciences, while he holds a Master of Science in International Marketing from the University of the West of Scotland (U.W.S) in United Kingdom. He is also a certified Sustainability practitioner of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) and the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA).
Starting his professional carrier in 2006 as a Business Development and Marketing Consultant focused mainly on the newly emerging market of digital marketing, while in 2009 moved in exhibitions’ industry as a head of Marketing and Public Relations of 7 international technical trade fairs. In 2012 and for about 10 years was the Head of P.R, Marketing & C.S.R of Nea Odos SA & Kentriki Odos SA (GEK TERNA Group), infrastructure concession companies, operating a 550km motorway network, in 5 regions where he faced various crisis communication and stakeholder engagement challenges and managed the publication of 7 (14 in total) annual sustainability reports for each company respectfully.
Recently, in January 2022, he has joined Hellas Gold S.A. a gold, silver, lead and zinc mining company which operates the “Kassandra Mines” assets at N.E. Halkidiki in Central Macedonia, as a Corporate Communications Manager. Hellas Gold operates as a subsidiary of the Canadian-based Eldorado Gold Corporation, which has over 25 years of experience in exploration, construction and operation of mines around the world.
