Course Overview
The course is designed for all Financial Market professionals or those supporting financial markets who would want to gain knowledge in this area. The programme will enhance participants’ understanding on sustainable investment and carbon markets. Teaching would include markets examples and scenarios for a better grasp on the subject matter and better understanding on carbon as a new asset class. Participants will be exposed to practical consideration when integrating sustainability in investment management.
Who Should Attend
All seeking to enhance their understanding and knowledge of sustainable investment and carbon markets for both the Sell side and Buy side.
Objectives
Objectives of this course are:
- Gain a good understanding of sustainable investments and ESG integration.
- Acquire insight to trading opportunities in the global carbon markets.
- Learn to apply practical considerations when integrating sustainability in investment management..
Trainer: Mr. Alvin Lim
Alvin Lim is the CEO and Co-founder of Climate Bridge International, where he leads the international business for Climate Bridge Group, one of China’s largest carbon project developers with over 500 projects developed since 2006. He was formerly the Head of Asia Environmental Products at Morgan Stanley, overseeing the development of the environmental products franchise. Prior to this, he served as Vice President of the Enterprise Strategy team at GIC (Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund), where he advanced sustainable investing initiatives and authored several white papers on the role of carbon markets for asset owners.
Alvin is a member of the Expert Advisory Group of the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI) and a Senior Fellow at the National University of Singapore Centre for Governance and Sustainability. He also contributed to the Singapore Government’s Emerging Stronger Taskforce sustainability working group, which recommended the establishment of a carbon trading and services hub in Singapore.
He holds a Master of Science in Sustainability Management from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Business Administration from the National University of Singapore. Alvin is a CFA and CMT charter holder, and a SASB FSA credential holder.
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