About Introduction to Sustainable Financial Markets Pathway

This pathway introduces the key concepts and investment tools that define today’s sustainable financial markets. Through these videos, you'll explore how environmental, social, and governance considerations are shaping investment decisions, corporate reporting, and product design. You’ll learn how issues such as climate risk, corporate governance, and social impact factor into analysis across equities and fixed income, and how this influences everything from company valuations to investor strategies. The pathway also unpacks climate investing, emissions reporting, and net zero targets, offering practical insight into how investors manage risk, evaluate opportunities, and use financial products like green bonds and sustainability-linked loans. By the end, you’ll understand how these factors are being integrated into mainstream financial thinking.

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Lindsey Matthews

30 years: Risk management & derivatives trading

Lindsey runs Perfordiant, an investment risk and performance consulting firm. He has worked in financial markets since 1992. Lindsey became an MD in fixed income and equities, ran a Risk function, and was on the management team of an Asset Management fintech business. Lindsey is now a Visiting Fellow at the Henley Business School, and resides on the board of CFA UK.