Webinar Recording: Careers in Sustainable Finance

On 20 March 2024, we hosted a webinar where Olga Hancock (Head of Responsible Investment, Church Commissioners for England) and Piers Hugh Smith (head of Stewardship, Global, Franklin Templeton) joined Chronos Sustainability’s Nicky Amos, Robert Black and Aisling Eyres and Dr Rory Sullivan, to discuss careers in sustainable finance.

The webinar panellists covered a range of topics:

·      How did they get started in sustainable finance?

·      What qualifications, skills and attributes are needed to work in sustainable finance?

·      What experience do employers look for?

·      What advice would they give to graduates and early career professionals looking to work in this area?

Notes

1.        The full recording of the webinar can be found here

2.        The slides presented in the webinar can be found here

3.        In March 2024, Chronos published the Sustainability Sustainable Finance Careers Guide 2024. The Guide provides practical guidance for students and early career professionals looking to build a career in sustainable finance. Building on interviews with sustainable finance professionals working for banks, institutional investors, ESG research and data providers, consultancies, regulators and industry bodies, the guide describes possible career pathways into sustainable finance, and discusses the qualifications, technical and non-technical skills and experience that employers in this area are looking for. The Guide can be downloaded from here

4.        Chronos Sustainability was established in 2017 to deliver transformative, systemic change in the social and environmental performance of key industry sectors. Chronos is involved in a wide range of global transformation projects across the sustainability spectrum and develops tools and strategies to enable its clients to accelerate action and effect real-world outcomes at scale. https://www.chronossustainability.com/