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ESG program: 14 total courses, 11 required to earn ESG certificate -
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ESG Certification Overview
CFI’s Environmental, Social, & Governance specialization teaches the essential skills required to be successful in today’s rapidly changing financial landscape.
The nature of risks and opportunities facing the business community has evolved, and operators and capital allocators alike must better understand the implications. The ESG program includes a unique combination of theory and application, delivered in a condensed, self-paced curriculum that will better prepare you for today’s corporate pressures and stakeholder expectations.
Whether you’re a research analyst, investment professional, operator, business student, or board director, holding an ESG designation will broaden your horizons and provide actionable implementation strategies for you and your firm. Learn about sustainable investing and sustainable practices and become a certified ESG specialist.
Program Overview
14 courses
10 required courses and 3 practice labs
30–35 Hours
Average completion time
Receive a Certificate
To verify your skills
500,000+ 5-star ratings
Best-in-class training, as rated by you
Earning Your ESG Certification
CFI’s curriculum includes 14 courses covering finance, reporting, investing, and business strategy. This is an ideal ESG certification for individuals looking to gain practical, real-world skills that will translate to roles at top global institutions.
Step 2.
Practice Labs
Why Get ESG Certified?
Specialization certificates allow narrow and deep focus on a targeted subject area, with particular attention to specific analysis techniques and actionable skills.
They are designed to deepen your industry acumen and to prepare you for faster professional growth within your sector.
Skills & Learning Objectives in ESG
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Describe key ESG concepts like materiality, physical climate risks, human capital management, and governance issues
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Analyze ESG risks and opportunities for an organization or an industry
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Differentiate between good ESG disclosure and Greenwashing, and connect ESG efforts to competitive advantages
Taught by Industry Experts
Noah Miller
Noah Miller is the Co-Founder and Chief Advisory Officer at Rho Impact, a North-American Based ESG advisory and software company. He has been CFI's ESG subject matter expert since 2020. Noah has held a variety of roles in the ESG space, ranging from consulting practice leader to fractional director for multiple public and private companies to a board advisor. Noah continues to serve on several corporate and nonprofit boards in an ESG advisor capacity.
Kyle Peterdy
Kyle is VP, Commercial Banking & Credit with CFI. Kyle’s background is in commercial lending, including real estate transactions and construction project financing, where he spent significant time assessing physical environmental risks.
Lisa Dorian
Lisa Dorian is Co-Founder, and formerly Chief Risk Officer and Managing Director, of CFI. As a finance executive, she gained extensive experience in governance, risk, and compliance, as well as business process and strategy.
Derek Young
Derek is a Managing Director and leads the ESG Consulting Services Practice for Summit Strategy Group. Derek has over 20 years of consulting experience in ESG, sustainability, and corporate social responsibility across both the for-profit and nonprofit sector, as well as multiple public policy roles.
Careers in ESG
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Asset Management
Enhance your ability to navigate the ESG landscape in professional investment or portfolio management for institutional clients. -
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Management Consulting
Support clients, including private companies, public issuers, and the investment community, in implementing effective, comprehensive ESG strategies -
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Business Analyst
Distill complicated concepts and data to help management teams drive better performance and manage risk more effectively -
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Credit Analyst
Incorporate ESG considerations and analysis techniques into your assessment of a borrower’s creditworthiness -
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Corporate Development
Make more informed and nuanced decisions around organic and inorganic growth opportunities -
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Senior Leadership
Make more informed strategic decisions by understanding how ESG issues create material risks and opportunities for your business -
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Research
Conduct more comprehensive, ESG-integrated analysis to inform buy, hold, or sell recommendations
Our Learners Work At:
What Our Students Say
Over 75% of CFI learners report improved productivity or competency within weeks.
This particular course is very engaging and clear even for me, who have very little knowledge of finance.
Akshay Sanwal
The introductory course was very concise, detailed, and informative with relevant real world examples which significantly helped apply the concepts in assessing my own business’ footprint.
Brittian Foster
ESG specialization is highly required skills and glad CFI is solving that issue.
Chaitanya Korra
CFI’s ESG programme is a very useful tool towards mitigating contemporary challenges facing the business world.
Johnny Marudu
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