Certificate of completion issued to
Olen Siwelane
For completing
Sustainability Basics for Asset Managers Pathway
Completion date
28 Jan 2026
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7ce1362e3114df68d6cde00278852db0
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About Sustainability Basics for Asset Managers Pathway
10 Learning modules
2 hours of learning
4.7 rating
Foundational level
This pathway provides asset managers and investors with a comprehensive understanding of how Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors influence investment decisions, and portfolio performance. It explores climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, and resource depletion, as well as social megatrends and global governance structures, highlighting their impact on risk and return. The pathway also covers how ESG considerations can uncover new investment opportunities, from climate innovation to improved governance practices. Finally, , it provides a practical overview of sustainability reporting regulations and standards, including the IFRS and ISSB standards, the EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), EU Taxonomy, and the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).
In this pathway
Understand how to identify and assess environmental factors in the investment process
Identify material social factors and megatrends, and how to integrate them into investment analysis and decisions
Outline common governance structures used globally, and the impact of governance on investment opportunities and how governance factors impact investment opportunities
Understand the role of key sustainability standards
Pathway experts
Michelle Horsfield
25 years: Sustainable Finance
Michelle Horsfield, an environmental scientist with a climate change specialisation, transitioned into the financial sector four years ago to apply her knowledge to the largest reallocation of capital in history, as the economy moves towards a lower carbon future.