**NEW** Sustainable Finance: Foundations and Solutions 09.09.2021

Seminar objectives:

After this interesting training, participants …

• can explain the concept of sustainable finance, the difference between ESG and SDG and have an understanding on the importance of the topic
• understand what a sustainable finance strategy should cover
• have a basic understanding of Swiss and International regulations and their implications for the Internal Audit department
• have an initial idea on how Internal Audit can approach sustainable finance

Seminar contents:

Part I: The foundations of sustainable finance

• Concepts: Sustainable finance, sustainability risk, positive and adverse impact
• Relevant international standards (soft law, e.g. PRI/PSI/PRB, UNGP, OECD)
• Regulatory requirements (hard law, focus on CH, EU and selected developments in other countries)
• Expectations from other stakeholders, e.g. institutional investors

Part II: Implementing sustainable finance

• Governance
• Responsible/sustainable investments (e.g. asset management)
• Direct relationships (e.g. lending, capital market transactions, corporate insurance)

Part III: Outlook and Internal Audit

• What should you expect?
• Audit approaches

Participants:

• Experienced Auditors, Senior Auditors with professional experience
• Chief Audit Executives, Audit Managers

Prerequirements:

• None

Speakers:

• Olivier Jaeggi
• Gabriel Webber Ziero
• Nadine Esposito