Swiss Sustainable Finance Academy

Sustainable finance refers to any form of financial service integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria into the business or investment decisions for the lasting benefit of both clients and society at large.

A sustainable financial centre is a financial marketplace that, as a whole, contributes to sustainable development and value creation in economic, environmental and social terms. In other words, one that ensures and improves economic efficiency, prosperity, and economic competitiveness both today and in the long-term, while contributing to protecting and restoring ecological systems, and enhancing cultural diversity and social well-being.

Activities that fall under the heading of sustainable finance, to name just a few, include sustainable funds, green bonds, impact investing, microfinance, active ownership, credits for sustainable projects and development of the whole financial system in a more sustainable way.

Swiss Sustainable Finance (SSF) is the leading Swiss association in the field of sustainable finance. Our vision is to help the Swiss financial centre become a leading voice and actor in sustainable finance, fostering the transition to a sustainable and prosperous economy.

We support the Swiss financial centre in achieving a leading position in sustainable finance by:

• shaping Swiss frameworks,

• engaging key stakeholders,

• informing on best practice and

• creating supportive tools.

The SSF Academy is part of our 'Sustainable Finance Education' platform, whose objective is to provide financial services professionals with useful education and training at hand to upskill their workforce on sustainable finance.

Founded in 2014, SSF has over 250 members and network partners including banks, asset managers, institutional asset owners, service providers, research and education providers and other organisations.

Our partner the Luxembourg Sustainable Finance Initiative has put together a comprehensive repository of courses, in person or online, related to sustainable finance across various countries. Use the filters to find the learning options that best suit your needs based on your expertise, learning goal and areas of interest.

https://lsfi.lu/training/