Introduction to Sustainable Finance Taxonomies

The interactive and practical course, “Introduction to Sustainable Finance Taxonomies”, provides listeners with an overview of sustainable finance taxonomies, their relevance, purpose and different use cases. It explains the core elements of taxonomies and introduces principles and good practices for their development. During the course the students will learn how theory is applied in practice through in-depth case studies and real-world examples from China, Colombia, the EU, and South Africa. 

This course achieves the following objectives:

• Explains sustainable finance taxonomies and their purpose,
• Shows the real-life application of taxonomies in the EU and China,
• Illustrates the key principles of taxonomy development and good practices, and
• Demonstrates how international good practices, combined with national priorities, have been used in the development of taxonomies in South Africa and Colombia.