A special course targeted at financial supervisors, risk managers and debt management officers, this course will equip participants with the fundamental analytical toolbox needed to navigate the new world of green bond finance. The course will bridge the world of practice, regulation, and supervision through the use of a series of case-studies, analysis, and practical activities.
Total course length: 18-20 hours
The course will be blended, meaning that it will be delivered both online (a few modules) and residentially in Florence.
ONLINE BLOCK (5-16 september 2022):
Module 00: Introduction to the course
Module 0 (Optional): A refresher on bond basics
Module 1: Sustainable finance and the bond market: an overview
Module 2: Introduction to Green Bonds
Module 3: Fundamentals of Green Bond Analysis: Credit Rating Analysis
RESIDENTIAL BLOCK (21-23 september 2022) :
Module 4: Green Bonds: Legal and Regulatory framework: Standards and Principles
Module 5: Green bonds: market development
Module 6: Green Bonds: when the Principles meet the Market
Module 7: The EU framework and Independent External reviews of Green Bonds
Module 8: Green, Social, Thematic and Sustainability-linked Bonds: A practical activity
Module 9: Roundtable discussion “Geopolitics of Debt instruments and standard setting: rise of ESG and impact measurement”
ONLINE BLOCK (26-30 september 2022):
Module 10: Linking Fintech and Sustainability: Blockchain technology opportunities for the Green Bond Market
Module 11 (Optional): Green Securitisation