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Sustainability

Sustainability in business banking: an essential component in advisory services

Help your business clients make a real impact by integrating sustainability into their strategy and operations. You gain the insights needed to translate ESG obligations and stakeholder expectations into concrete, value-driven advice.
Advanced
In class training
Start date
Start date
Interest list
Member price
€330
Members €330
Non-members €360
BZB €330
CPD Hours General
Bank 3h
Insurances 3h
Consumer loans 3h
Mortgages 3h
Compliance 1h
  • For those who wish to go beyond the basics
  • Learn in a group, in a motivating and targeted way
  • Deepen your knowledge and obtain recognized continuing professional development hours
Objective

An education with impact

In the financial sector, the importance of ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) is increasingly recognized. Sustainability is more than just a buzzword. It is an essential part of the business strategy. As a business banker, you are central to advising and supporting companies, which is why it is crucial to be well informed about these developments. During our awareness training, we will discuss the legal obligations around sustainability, the impact of stakeholders and how sustainability reports are prepared and evaluated. This knowledge will enable you to understand not only why sustainability is such an important topic, but also how to integrate it into the advice you give to your customers. 

The objectives of this training are:

  • understand why sustainability is important for businesses;
  • explain the legal obligations related to sustainability;
  • identify stakeholders and understand their role in sustainability;
  • integrating sustainability into the value chain;
  • understand and assess sustainability reports with a focus on (double) materiality;
  • making a strategic and operational impact with sustainability.
Target audience

This training is for

The training course can be followed by various target groups:

  • professionals involved in strategic planning, ESG and client relations within the financial sector;
  • business bankers who want to delve into sustainability and ESG strategies within companies;
  •  …
Contents and practical information

Step by step through the training process

CONTENT

  • Introduction: the importance of sustainability
    • Why is sustainability such an important topic today?
    • Definition of sustainability
  • Legal context: from definition to CSRD
    • Explanatory notes on CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive)
    • Example of how not to do it
  • Stakeholders and the value chain
    • Identifying stakeholders
    • Sustainability in the value chain
  • Understanding sustainability reporting
    • Sustainability reporting approach
    • Understanding (double) materiality
  • Making an impact and being impactful
    • Part 1: Strategic approach
    • Part 2: Operational implementation
  • Interactive discussion and exchange of experiences

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

  • Duration: ½ day of training (3 class hours)
  • Hours: 09:00 to 12:30
  • Location: Febelfin Academy: Phoenix building, Koning Albert II-laan/Boulevard du Roi Albert II 19, 1210 Brussels
  • Language: This training will be given in English
Pricing

Rates and benefits

Member price
€330
Members €330
Non-members €360
BZB €330

* Are you entitled to compensation or subsidies?
* Price: service provided as part of continuing vocational training, VAT exempt

Teachers

Learn from experienced experts

Learning format

Our guidance throughout the learning process

You follow a ‘Classroom training’ in a group. You, the other participants and the teacher are all present in the same classroom at an agreed time. There is an opportunity for interaction and feedback, both from the participants to the teacher and vice versa. The teaching material consists as a basis of a presentation via the MyFA learning platform, supplemented with various other items such as digital syllabus, presentation, audiovisual fragments, etc.



Training material: Powerpoint presentation (in English).

Advanced
In class training
Start date
Start date
Interest list
Member price
€330
Members €330
Non-members €360
BZB €330
CPD Hours General
Bank 3h
Insurances 3h
Consumer loans 3h
Mortgages 3h
Compliance 1h
  • For those who wish to go beyond the basics
  • Learn in a group, in a motivating and targeted way
  • Deepen your knowledge and obtain recognized continuing professional development hours
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