Are you working towards achieving a net zero future in your local authority – borough, city council or county in the UK?
Apply for a chance to take a fully funded 10-week Introduction to Sustainable Finance course, by University of Oxford and Apolitical to learn additional skills and knowledge to support the delivery of your net zero projects.
During the course, you will learn about the key concepts, theories, and topics to successfully navigate developments across this emerging field and identify and mobilise levers of change.
Course Director
Dr Ben Caldecott
Director, Oxford Sustainable Finance Group and the Lombard Odier Associate Professor and Senior Research Fellow.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
They will examine the investment chain, asset classes, and finance professions, putting finance into a broader framework that can help them navigate sustainable finance.
They will examine the investment chain, asset classes, and finance professions, putting finance into a broader framework that can help them navigate sustainable finance.
These are related to how sustainable finance are evolving in different jurisdictions and their direction of travel and examine the opportunities this creates.
They will analyse what the challenges and opportunities are associated with seeking positive environmental and social impacts through finance.
Course Timeline
The course takes place over 10 weeks, with 20 to 25 hours of online learning and three live sessions from the Oxford faculty. Teaching materials can be completed independently or during the sessions.
To apply for the Introduction to Sustainable Finance course, you will need to complete an application form
Due to limited availability and to ensure a diverse cohort of applicants, we will evaluate each application and select applicants based on the course’s alignment with their day-to-day responsibilities and select applicants to achieve regional representation across various geographic areas across the UK. Please note that only public sector applicants will be evaluated.
The deadline for applications is midnight on 13th September.
The criteria for selection will be based on ensuring regional representation and relevance to the applicant’s day-to-day job.
