Professional Certification
The CSFP and other professional credentials designed to establish rigorous standards for sustainable finance capability.
Shaping Leaders for a Sustainable Future
The Global Institute for Sustainable Finance Education
Equipping finance professionals, institutions, and policymakers with the knowledge, credentials, and practical capabilities to lead the transition toward a resilient, inclusive, and sustainable global economy.
Annual SDG Investment Gap
USD 0T
Per year in developing economies
UNCTAD · World Investment Report 2023
Projected Global ESG AUM
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By 2030
Bloomberg Intelligence, 2024
Global Green Skills Gap
1 in 8
Workers globally have green skills
LinkedIn Global Green Skills Report, 2023
Global Advisory Board
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Experts across 12+ countries
CSFP Programme
2 Levels
6-9 months · 100% online
The Global Imperative
Capital is Moving Faster Than Capability
The financial system is being asked to price climate risk, structure sustainable instruments, and allocate capital against long-term outcomes that traditional models were never designed to measure. The commitments have been made. The frameworks exist.
What remains scarce is professional capability: practitioners who can apply these principles with analytical precision inside real institutions, in real markets, under real constraints.
IISF exists to close that gap, translating knowledge, market developments and global frameworks into rigorous professional learning and credentials.
Our Mission
Integrating Sustainability into the Core of Global Finance
The International Institute for Sustainable Finance (IISF) was established with a singular vision: to build global professional capability for sustainable finance leadership and integrate sustainability into the core of financial systems worldwide.
Grounded in academic rigour and practical application, IISF develops the knowledge, credentials, and professional capabilities required by finance professionals, institutions, and policymakers navigating the transition to sustainable finance.
Our Institutional Philosophy →Independent & Mission-Driven
IISF is guided by principles of academic integrity, professional independence, transparency and inclusivity, with a mandate to advance high-quality education and professional standards in sustainable finance.
Transparency
Credibility
Inclusivity
Institutional Architecture
The Education & Credential Arm of SCRF
IISF is the education, professional certification and capacity-building arm of the Sustainable Capital Research Foundation (SCRF). Together, the institutions connect knowledge with professional capability: SCRF advancing research and intelligence, while IISF develops the professionals who apply it.
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Research & Intelligence
Applied research, policy analysis and market intelligence
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Education & Credentials
Professional certification, executive education and capacity building
Strategic Framework
Four Institutional Pillars
IISF's mandate is delivered through four connected areas of institutional activity.
Executive Education & Capacity Building
Executive programmes, short courses and institutional learning designed for professionals, organisations and policymakers.
Dialogues & Knowledge Exchange
Webinars, regional workshops and professional convenings connecting practitioners, academics and policymakers.
Strategic Partnerships
Collaborations with universities, financial institutions, development organisations and other institutions to expand professional capability globally.
Flagship Credential
Chartered Sustainable Finance Professional (CSFP)
The CSFP is IISF's flagship professional designation, designed for professionals seeking to integrate sustainability across financial systems, markets and institutions.
Developed through academic and practitioner expertise, the CSFP combines analytical depth, global relevance and practical application across two progressive levels.
Level I: Foundations
Level II: Advanced Applications
Professional Designation
Explore the CSFP Programme
Programme Structure
Level I
Foundations of Sustainable Finance
- Principles of Sustainability & ESG Integration
- The Sustainable Finance Ecosystem & Global Taxonomies
- ESG Data, Metrics & Disclosure Frameworks
- Responsible & Impact Investment Strategies
- Ethics & Professional Conduct in Sustainable Finance
Award IISF Certificate in Foundations of Sustainable Finance
Level II
Advanced Applications & Strategic Integration
- Climate & Transition Risk Management
- Sustainable Financial Instruments & Markets
- Impact Measurement & Reporting
- Blended Finance & Public-Private Investment Structures
- Capstone Project: Designing a Sustainable Finance Strategy
Award Chartered Sustainable Finance Professional (CSFP) designation
Our Pedagogy
Our Approach to Learning
At IISF, learning goes beyond theory. Every programme is designed to ensure participants not only understand sustainability but can apply it strategically across sectors, institutions and financial decisions.
Analytical Rigour
Evidence-based analysis developed by global faculty and industry experts.
Applied Relevance
Real-world case studies from emerging and developed markets bridge theory and practice.
Interdisciplinary Thinking
Finance, strategy, climate science, policy and ethics integrated into one professional framework.
Ethical Frameworks
Integrity, accountability and transparency as core professional competencies.
Global Community
Lifelong peer learning and professional networking across industries and geographies.
Learning Pathways
The Sustainability Learning Pathway
Six professionally focused courses covering the foundations of sustainability, sustainable business, supply chains, sustainable agriculture and food systems, renewable energy and green infrastructure, and impact investing.
- 01 Foundations of Sustainability
- 02 Sustainable Business Models
- 03 Sustainable Supply Chain
- 04 Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems
- 05 Renewable Energy & Green Infrastructure
- 06 Impact Investing
Complete all six → IISF Certificate in Fundamentals of Sustainability and Sustainable Finance
Guided by Global Expertise
Our Global Advisory Board
IISF is strengthened by a distinguished network of advisors, faculty and practitioners representing decades of experience across financial institutions, multilateral agencies, universities and sustainability-driven enterprises.
Adina Manuela Relicovschi
Ali Shaker
Anna Jakobsen
Audrey Lim
Dr. Diem Thi Thanh Hai
Erik Solheim
Dr. Kaiser H. Naseem
Prof. Kevin Chika Urama
Meeta Misra, CFA
Dr. Nicole Kranz
Nikki Lizares
Rafi Cristobal
Samantha Shin
Prof. Yuen Yoong Leong
Meet the Global Advisory Board
Our Institutional Philosophy
We convene academics, practitioners, policymakers, and development experts to co-create learning that is rigorous and relevant, grounded in global frameworks, yet built for the emerging markets where the transition is most urgent.
Shaurya Ritwik
Managing Director, IISF
Office of the Managing Director
Institutional Leadership
Shaurya Ritwik is the Managing Director of the International Institute For Sustainable Finance (IISF), where he leads the institute's strategy, academic direction, and global partnerships. Over more than a decade, he has advised financial institutions, governments, and corporates across India, the Gulf Cooperation Council, and Southeast Asia, working at the intersection of capital markets, business strategy, trade, policy, and institutional development. He is the author of The Signal Economy, and serves concurrently as Strategic Director of the Solar Futures Alliance.
Office of the Managing Director →Build the Capability to Lead the Transition
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