Sustainable Investment Professional Certification Program
The David O’Brien Centre for Sustainable Enterprise in cooperation with Finance and Sustainability Initiative Montreal has created the Sustainable Investment Professional Certification Program (SIPC). This program offers basic sustainability training to business professionals with 70 to 80 hours of self-study curriculum material, online study guidance, certification testing, culminating in the Sustainable Investment Professional Certificate. It is a self-study program modeled on other professional certifications.
Visit the SIPC website to lean more ifd-fsi.org/sipc.
As a result, new investment opportunities are emerging. They offer investors a range of positive financial returns with substantial social and environmental benefits. This rapidly developing area requires a new set of investment and risk management skills.
That’s where the SIPC steps in.
The Sustainable Investment Professional Certificate (SIPC) is the first professional designation of its kind, offered through a University Business School, specifically geared towards investment professionals.
The SIPC was created in response to the growing interest in Sustainable Investment approaches. Designed to provide professionals in the finance, investment and corporate world with a unique set of skills, knowledge and analytical thinking; the SIPC prepares you to take full advantage of new professional opportunities created by the potential of Sustainable Investing.
As this movement towards investments that blend financial returns with environmental and social returns gathers momentum, Sustainable Investments are becoming mainstream.
In fact, the World Economic Forum believes that this type of investing will reveal itself to be one of the most powerful changes within the asset management industry in the years to come.*
Some of the key drivers (according to the WEF) fueling the interest in and demand for sustainable investment opportunities are:
And consider that:
Upon completion of the SIPC Program the Certified Investment Professional will be qualified to:
Visit the SIPC website to lean more ifd-fsi.org/sipc.
What is the SIPC?
Increasingly, there’s a new breed of Investor who want their investments to generate positive financial returns while creating positive environmental and social impact.As a result, new investment opportunities are emerging. They offer investors a range of positive financial returns with substantial social and environmental benefits. This rapidly developing area requires a new set of investment and risk management skills.
That’s where the SIPC steps in.
The Sustainable Investment Professional Certificate (SIPC) is the first professional designation of its kind, offered through a University Business School, specifically geared towards investment professionals.
The SIPC was created in response to the growing interest in Sustainable Investment approaches. Designed to provide professionals in the finance, investment and corporate world with a unique set of skills, knowledge and analytical thinking; the SIPC prepares you to take full advantage of new professional opportunities created by the potential of Sustainable Investing.
What is Sustainable Investing?
Sustainable Investing is defined as an investment approach that integrates long-term Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria into investment and ownership decision-making with the objective of generating superior risk-adjusted financial returns. - World Economic ForumAs this movement towards investments that blend financial returns with environmental and social returns gathers momentum, Sustainable Investments are becoming mainstream.
In fact, the World Economic Forum believes that this type of investing will reveal itself to be one of the most powerful changes within the asset management industry in the years to come.*
Some of the key drivers (according to the WEF) fueling the interest in and demand for sustainable investment opportunities are:
- A growing awareness within the investment community that global mega trends such as demographic changes, climate change, and natural resource scarcity are becoming increasingly financially material.
- The growing momentum of legislative initiatives. For example, at least 8 countries in Europe presently have specific national SRI (Socially Responsible Investment) regulations in place that cover their pension systems (UK, Germany, Sweden, Austria, Italy).
- The global financial crisis has increased the interest of investors in ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) factors.
And consider that:
- More than 850 investors – representing approximately US$25 trillion assets under management- have signed the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment since their launch in April 2006.
- By 2015, the responsible investment market is expected to reach between 15-20% of total global assets under management. (2008 Robeco and Booz & Co Report)
- 76% of executives today say that sustainability contributes positively to shareholder value in the long term. (2010 McKinsey Study: How Companies Manage Sustainability)
The Certificate
Participants who successfully complete the program requirement will be awarded a Sustainable Investment Professional Certificate by the David O’Brien Centre for Sustainable Enterprise, John Molson School of Business, Concordia University and will be permitted to use the SIPC designation.Upon completion of the SIPC Program the Certified Investment Professional will be qualified to:
- Make informed choices regarding investment opportunities that take into account environmental, social, ethical, and governance considerations.
- Provide investment advice that considers a person’s personal values, along with their financial goals.
- Practice and be knowledgeable of sustainability initiatives in the business world and the benefits that encompass a newly evolving concept.
Visit the SIPC website
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CFA Institute Approved-Provider Program
The CFA Institute has approved this program, offered by the David O'Brien Centre for Sustainable Enterprise, for 20 CE credit hours, inclusive of 10 hours in the content areas of Standards, Ethics, and Regulations (SER). If you are a CFA Institute member, CE credit for your participation in this program will be automatically recorded in your CE Diary.
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