From Finance to Sustainable Finance
Clara Raposo

The international sustainable finance agenda
Sofia Santos

Redefining Growth: Prosperity Vs Income and the new performance metrics
Miguel Martins

 

Ecosystem Services: what they are, what they mean
Gil Penha-Lopes

Ecosystem Services Payments
Ana Sofia Vaz

 

The Paris Agreement: Origin, challenges and opportunities for companies
Paulo Canaveira

New Business: Energy and Renewables
Filipe Vasconcelos

 

Circular Economy vs. Linear Economy
Inês Costa

Circular Economy: Business models, strategies, sharing economy
António Lorena

Circular Economy: Presentation of cases
António Lorena

 

About Task Force on Climate Related Disclosures da Financial Stability Board
Pierre Rousseau, BNP Paribas

Sustainable Finance: policy and regulation
Paul Fisher

 

Due Diligence ESG: Environmental, Social and Governance Risk in a company's risk analysis
Sofia Santos

Artificial Intelligence in reporting non-financial information
Parul Gupta, Arabesque

Sustainable Financial Products; Investment Policy; Risk Analysis Policy
Richard Burret, Triodos and Union Bank of Nigeria

 

Sustainable Asset Management - The Case of OFI Asset Management
Eric Van La Beck

Sustainable Financial Products; Investment Policy; Risk Analysis Policy
Ana Jantarada, BNP Paribas

Green bonds: opportunities and challenges
Matteo Bigoni, Climate Bonds Initiative

 

Group Work
Sofia Santos

Presentation of Group Work
Clara Raposo, Sofia Santos e Miguel Martins

Conclusions; Key messages; Evaluation and improvements
Clara Raposo e Sofia Santos

 

This course will be taught in English.

 

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  Clara Raposo

  Clara is the Dean of ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics and Management of Universidade de Lisboa, where she is a Full Professor in Finance of the Department of Management. PhD in Finance from London Business School. Was a University Lecturer of Finance at the Said Business School of Oxford University (1998-2000), Tutorial Fellow of Management at St. Edmund Hall College, University of Oxford (1998-2000). Held the position of Head of Finance for the Department of Management at ISEG, where she was also the Coordinator of the Masters in Finance and the Postgraduation in Financial Analysis. Is the researcher responsible for the research project on the certification of SMEs and its relationship with the banking system. Chairs the FCT's Economics and Management Panel for the annual PhD scholarship and post-doc scholarship renewal contest.
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  Sofia Santos

  Sofia has a PhD from Middlesex University, United Kingdom, with a dissertation on how banks can contribute to sustainable development. Holds an ESG analyst certified from the European Federation of Financial Analysts. Is currently a consultant in climate finance and sustainability for several Portuguese and international organisations. Was the Secretary-General of BCSD ? The Business Council for Sustainable Development and worked as a specialist in the Office of the Minister for the Environment and Energy Transition. She was the Coordinator of the Reflection Group for Sustainable Financing of the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Transition, in partnership with the Ministry of the Economy and the Ministry of Finance. Is the author of several books on the link between banking and sustainability.
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  Ana Jantarada

  Ana has a PhD in Computer Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon and joined BNP Paribas as a ESG Data Scientist in 2016. It was her interest in converting data into knowledge that led her to industrialise the process of identifying projects related to green bond issues ? a commitment which BNP Paribas officially presented to investors in 2016. Currently is the head of the Sustainable Finance Markets (CIB Company Engagement) team in Lisbon, which is responsible for structuring a variety of financial products with a positive impact, including bonds and loans of a social, environmental and sustainable nature.
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  Ana Sofia Vaz

  Ana Sofia Vaz (NBI), Biologist (Ecology, CIBIO-UP), PhD focused on the Assessment and Valuation of Ecosystem Services, and specialist in socio-ecology (human-nature interaction). Researcher at the Instituto Interuniversitário De Investigación Del Sistema Tierra En Andalucía, and lecturer at the Universidade de Granada?s Botany Department. Research awarded by the Universidade do Porto and by the International Sustainable Development Research Society. Co-author of several scientific articles of reference on Ecosystem Services. Participation in multiple European and national projects of natural capital?s valorization. She has over 10 years of experience in Environmental Education, as ONGA FAPAS?s board member. Every year she is a trainer on several courses within the theme of quantification and ecosystem services? valuation, and also provides support in several postgraduate courses, namely in the Sciences? Faculty of the Universidade de Granada, Universidade do Porto, and Universidade do Minho.
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  António Lorena

  António possesses more than 10 years of experience areas of the circular economy, waste management, and public policy. Is responsible for strategic and public policy projects at 3 Drivers. Coordinated several projects on the topics of the circular economy, the efficient use of resources, and waste management: such as the revision of the National Waste Management Plan, the Strategy for the Efficient Use of Resources, and the 'Circular Synergies' study designed to promote industrial symbiosis. Was the author of the EC Eco-innovation Country Report for Portugal in 2016 and 2018 and one of the co-authors of the Thematic Research & Innovation Agenda for the Circular Economy. He combines his consultancy activity with carrying out research at IN + ? Centre for the Study of Innovation, Technology, and Development Policies, where he concentrates on such topics as the environmental and economic impacts of waste management and the design of circularity policies.
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  Eric Van La Beck

  Eric has worked in the area of sustainable investment funds since 2007, when he started working for the Macif Group. Previously held various positions in banks and insurance companies, where he developed a significant knowledge of the financial sector. Bachelors from the Institute of Political Sciences in Paris, and he received the professional governance certificate from the Institut Français des Administrateurs in 2016.
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  Filipe Vasconcelos

  Filipe is a founding partner of S317 Consulting, an energy and climate consulting company which is based in Portugal, where he leads project teams that support the development of new energy and water markets in Europe, Africa, and Latin America. He started his career in 2001 at Accenture in the area of energy, having joined EDP in 2003, where he worked in the areas of environment and sustainability and the smart grid. Was an advisor to the Secretary of State for Energy between 2011 and 2012 and Director-General of Adene until 2014. Holds an MBA from the London Business School.
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  Gil Penha Lopes

  Gil is a Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Science of Universidade de Lisboa and a Senior Researcher on the topics of Nature-Based Design, Integral Sustainability, and Climate Change. He is a Co-founder of ECOLISE (European Platform of Community-led Initiatives towards a Sustainable Europe). Has a PhD in Applied Ecology.
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  Inês dos Santos Costa

  Inês is Secretary of State for the Environment in the XXII Government of the Portuguese Republic. She is graduated in Environmental Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico in 2002, completed her Master's Degree in Engineering Policies and Technology Management, and PhD in Environmental Engineering, both at Instituto Superior Técnico, in 2005 and 2011, respectively. She was assistant to the Minister of Environment and the Minister of Environment and Energy Transition for the area of circular economy, between 2016 and 2018, in the XXI Constitutional Government. She was a senior consultant at 3Drivers - Engenharia, Inovação e Ambiente, Lda. and developed research work at IN+ - Centre for Studies in Innovation, Technology and Development Policies.
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  Matteo Bigoni

  Matteo leads the area of Certification of CBI, promoting training sessions on green bonds to auditors, government agencies, possible issuers, and development banks, among others. Before working at CBI, Matteo was a manager and programmer at the Plan Vivo Foundation, a Scottish NGO which manages the Plano Vivo Standard, a set of requirements for small farmers and communities which desire to manage their land in a more sustainable way. He also worked on the development of projects associated with the Clean Development Mechanism in West Africa and China.
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  Miguel Martins

  From 2000 to 2019, Miguel worked for IFC in the area of Innovation and Sustainability and was responsible for the identification, structuring, and implementation of innovative and sustainable solutions which contribute to the reduction of extreme poverty and stimulate the sharing of prosperity in emerging countries. Created and managed the team which competed in the Financial Times and IFC Transformational Business Awards ? a reference project in the area of innovation and sustainability ? which is often referred to as the ?Oscars of Sustainability?. He is currently a consultant for IFC, a Visiting Professor at Harvard University Graduate School of Design, where he lectures in the ?Happy Cities: Prosperous, Smart & Sustainable? Executive Education programme in both the USA and internationally. Worked at BPA and then Millennium bcp, where he was part of the team that set up Millennium BIM in Mozambique in 1995.
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  Parul Gupta

  Parul is partner at Arabesque. She is graduated in Mathematics from St. Stephen's College, graduated in Computer Science from the University of Cambridge, and has a Master in Financial Engineering from Columbia University in the City of New York. She was a Quantitative Analyst, Asset Allocation & Portfolio Construction, Senior Vice President, Global Investments and Director, Head of Strategic Asset Allocation at Citi. She worked as a UK Outreach Partner at India Impact Investor Council, Business Development at Funderbeam, and Investment Consultant at Macro, Fintech, Sustainability.
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  Paul Fisher

  Paul is an economist with 26 years of experience at the Bank of England in the areas of markets, prudential regulation, and supervisory risk. As well as carrying out other activities, he is currently a non-executive director of the London Bullion Market Association and a non-executive director of the UK Debt Management Office. On the topic of, Paul has taken a leading role in sustainable financing ? both in practice and by writing articles and books. He is a Fellow of the Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership and Vice Chairman of the Banking Environment Initiative which was set up by this Institute. He is also a Member of the Advisory Board of the UK Green Finance Institute, where he was previously a member of the task force which led to the creation of this institute. Between 2018 and 2019 he was also part of the European Commission's High Level Experts Group on Sustainable Finance. He lectures at several universities on sustainable finance, including Warwick University Business School, the London Institute of Banking and Finance, King?s College Business School, Richmond, the American International University in London and Cambridge.
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  Paulo Canaveira

  Paulo has extensive experience in international negotiations related to climate change and has accompanied Portuguese delegations since 1996 to several international congresses. Has participated in Climate Change negotiations since COP 9 in Milan. In Portugal, Paulo has coordinated the inter-ministerial group that proceeded with the production and development of the first National Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change. As a consultant to the Ministry of the Environment, he was also involved in the National Climate Change Plan (PNAC), the National Low Carbon Roadmap 2050, and, more recently, the Roadmap for Carbon Neutrality 2050. Is currently an international consultant in the field of climate change and has carried out work for major organisations such as FAO, the Swiss Government, the European Confederation of the Paper Industry, the European Commission, and the Regional Government of the Azores.
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  Pierre Rousseau

  Pierre is currently the Senior Strategic Advisor for Sustainable Business at BNP Paribas, leading global investment initiatives in sustainable finance. He has nearly three decades of experience in the financial services sector, two thirds of which is in the Asia-Pacific region, where he served as Head of Global Markets and Head of Equities. With a Bachelors in Commercial Engineering, he started his career as a financial controller at Citibank Benelux and then became Chief Operating Officer of Banque Indosuez and Credit Agricole Indosuez. Before working for BNP Paribas, he was Head of Equity APAC at Crédito Agrícola. To complement his professional life, Pierre has actively supported various projects in the scope of the circular economy.
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  Richard Burret

  Richard leads the sustainability area at Earth Capital, an investment group which is focussed on sustainability. He has over 30 years of professional experience working in the international financial system and was the Managing Director, Global Head of Project Finance at AMRO BANK, where he played a key role in creating the Equator. He was co-chair of UNEP FI, working with banks, insurance companies, and investors to promote the incorporation of sustainability in the financial system. He is a member of the Cambridge Sustainability Leadership Institute. Currently, he is also an independent non-executive director of both Triodos Bank UK and Union Bank of Nigeria PLC.

Gulbenkian Green Skills Scholarship for Executives

To promote a more sustainable society and a low carbon economy, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation will award five scholarships, equivalent to the tuition fee, to professionals with a high potential for influence and transformation within SMEs and startups, who want to transition to more sustainable business models and generate positive social impact.

To apply, fill out the scholarship application form here.

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Scholarship GROSVENOR - Grow Sustainable

The Scholarship GROSVENOR - Grow Sustainable results from a partnership between Grosvenor Investments and ISEG Executive Education. It aims to challenge entrepreneurs to develop highly innovative solutions in their areas of activity and to integrate sustainable goals and good environmental, social and governance practices in their business models. The scholarship will be awarded to the most innovative idea that best contributes to a sustainable future.

To apply, fill out the scholarship application form here.

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