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We are committed to equip professionals to lead in building a prosperous future and championing the best Sustainable Finance practices.
Whether you are looking to deepen your expertise, connect with industry leaders, or find your next professional adventure, the Center provides you with the tools, knowledge, and network necessary to successfully improve or reshape your career and, consequently, our world.
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Master the fundamental knowledge and skills needed for implementing Sustainable Finance best practices. Designed with flexibility, our courses provide actionable and relevant insights into the financial and strategic aspects of sustainability.
Beginner Level
Introduction to Sustainability in Business – Financial Perspective
Be Competitive, Anticipate the Future
Goal:
Introduce fundamental concepts about Sustainable Finance and build familiarity with the topic, its challenges and opportunities.
Who is it for?
Businesses and Professionals at any level of sustainability engagement.
Description
The transition to a sustainable economy is inevitable and transformative. This 2-hour asynchronous course enables businesses and professionals to better understand this shift and its associated regulatory framework, focusing on how financial markets are responding and how to successfully integrate sustainability into corporate strategies.
With a market value of 150€, this course is now available free of charge, offering you the chance to access high-quality learning without cost.
Benefits:
Gain foundational knowledge about Sustainable Finance key concepts, opportunities and challenges: Empower yourself with actionable insights and a CSF certificate.
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Intermediate Level
Sustainability in Companies - From Diagnosis to Reporting
Implement a sustainable business model and take advantage of the competitive edge that sustainability offers!
Goal:
Develop the skills to assess, measure, and communicate sustainability performance, focusing on diagnostics and reporting aligned with current standards and regulations.
Who is it for?
Businesses and professionals with a foundational understanding of sustainable finance who are looking to deepen their practical knowledge in sustainability assessment and reporting.
Description
The transition to a sustainable economy requires companies to measure and communicate their impact with increasing rigor. This course enables businesses and professionals to understand how to assess their sustainability performance and navigate the growing regulatory and reporting landscape, focusing on the journey from diagnostic to structured ESG reporting and its role in corporate strategy.
Offered in partnership with Santander Open Academy, this course provides access to high-quality, practical learning.
Benefits:
Understand how to conduct a sustainability diagnostic with ESG metrics and indicators
Learn how to structure and develop sustainability reports using key reporting frameworks and regulatory requirements
Strengthen your ability to support data-driven sustainability strategies
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Intermediate Level
Practical Guide to Sustainability in Corporations – Financial Perspective
This dynamic hands-on, in-person program is tailored for Professionals and SME’s to start incorporating sustainability into their businesses and careers.
Stay ahead in your field of business!
Goal:
Develop the skills to assess, measure, and communicate sustainability performance, focusing on diagnostics and reporting aligned with current standards and regulations.
Who is it for?
Businesses and professionals with a foundational understanding of sustainable finance who are looking to deepen their practical knowledge in sustainability assessment and reporting.
Description
The transition to a sustainable economy requires companies to measure and communicate their impact with increasing rigor. This course enables businesses and professionals to understand how to assess their sustainability performance and navigate the growing regulatory and reporting landscape, focusing on the journey from diagnostic to structured ESG reporting and its role in corporate strategy.
Offered in partnership with Santander Open Academy, this course provides access to high-quality, practical learning.
Benefits:
Understand how to conduct a sustainability diagnostic with ESG metrics and indicators
Learn how to structure and develop sustainability reports using key reporting frameworks and regulatory requirements
Strengthen your ability to support data-driven sustainability strategies
In Partnership With
Intermediate Level
Finance and Sustainability – Risks and Opportunities for Businesses
A results-oriented program designed to help companies and professionals navigate the financial side of the climate transition — and turn regulatory demands into strategic advantage.
Build the financial fluency your business needs for what's ahead.
Goal:
Develop the analytical tools to assess climate-related financial risk and translate sustainability requirements into concrete business and investment decisions.
Who is it for?
Companies and professionals seeking to strengthen their understanding of climate-related financial risk and its strategic implications.
Description
Climate risk is now financial risk. As transition pressures reshape capital markets, regulation, and investor expectations, businesses that fail to adapt face rising exposure — while those that act early gain a real competitive edge.
In its first edition, this full-day program pairs rigorous conceptual grounding with hands-on scenario work: real-world cases, sustainable financial instruments, and direct application to participants' own business context. By the end of the day, participants leave with a sharper read on where their organization stands — and what to do next.
Benefits:
A working understanding of climate and transition risk and how it plays out in financial markets;
The ability to translate market and EU regulatory demands into strategic and investment decisions;
Direct exposure to real case studies and sustainable finance instruments;
A Certificate of Completion issued by the Center for Sustainable Finance, Católica-Lisbon SBE.
First Edition, in Partnership with Fundação Santander Portugal:
Lisbon, 8 October 2026
Lecturer: António Baldaque da Silva, Católica-Lisbon SBE | Linkedin
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Advanced Level
Open Enrollment Programs
This hands-on, in-person program format is designed for leveraging businesses with sustainability as a strategy.
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Responsible Business: Sustainability as a Strategy
