Set within the context of the Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB), a framework for ensuring that banks’ strategies, activities and operations align with society’s goals as expressed in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement, the aim of this course is to raise your awareness and knowledge of climate change, the impact that climate change has on society and banks, the impact that society and banks have on climate change, and of the PRB which provide a framework for ensuring that banks’ strategies, activities and operations align with society’s goals – including the management of climate change - as expressed in the UN SDGs, the Paris Climate Agreement, as well as other international agreements.
As you complete this course, you will develop your ability to approach your own professional practice through the lens of responsible and sustainable banking so that you too can identify opportunities to work more responsibly and sustainably within the context of your own role.
Climate Change consists of four units:
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Your learning resources include:
Upon completing this course, the user will be awarded a digital certificate and badge.
Getting Started In Responsible Banking
Getting Started in Responsible Banking is the PRB Academy’s introductory course. It is aimed at all bank employees who would like to learn more about the Principles and practice of responsible banking so that they can support implementation of their bank’s strategy, serve their customers well, and reflect on what they personally can do to contribute to a more responsible banking profession and support the transition to a more sustainable world.
Clients And Customers
Clients and Customers is a specialist course designed to raise your awareness and knowledge of sustainability, what it means to be a responsible bank, and how you can encourage and support your clients and customers to take responsibility for understanding their positive impacts and limiting their negative impacts on the environment and society; and how the PRB provide a framework for ensuring that banks’ strategies, activities and operations align with society’s goals as expressed in the UN SDGs and the Paris Climate Agreement.
Responsible Banking For Board Members And Executives
Responsible Banking for Board Members and Executives has been designed for those working at the higher levels of the banking world. Those with the power to make high-impact decisions hold a unique position in our collective journey towards responsible banking on a global scale.
Introduction to Nature and Responsible Banking
Introduction to Nature and Responsible Banking is set within the context of the Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) – the world’s leading sustainable banking framework. The aim of this course is to raise learners’ awareness of nature, the importance of our natural world, and how society and businesses rely on nature for their production needs and supply chains. This course shows why nature loss is a critical issue for a responsible bank, outlining key frameworks that banks can use to help assess their nature-related impacts and identify opportunities to have a more positive impact on nature.
