Programme highlights
The financial industry has now integrated sustainability into his core, but too little corporations are really engaged, considering the sustainable finance gap to be filled for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Beyond learning how to tackle sustainable issues into financial systems, you will learn how to transform strategies, decisions and support companies to move towards impact assessment and measurement. You will receive learnings entirely dedicated to the ecological realities, in order manage better your future financial actions. The deepen ecological values transmitted by our staff and faculty will allow you to imagine the desirable realities you want to interact in, and to promote it.
The values of our faculty, anchored into the ecological finance theory developed at KEDGE Business School, will allow to receive innovative learnings and experiences, integrating degrowth/postgrowth debates, and cutting-edge course and learnings as ecological accounting, sustainable monetary systems, alternative money and finance, sustainable governance, anthropology of finance, energy and climate issues, etc. This way of learning, experimenting by yourself in projects such as the “Make your Impact Challenge”, is aligned with the ‘learning-by-doing’ KEDGE’s Philosophy.
Through the MSc Sustainable Finance programme, KEDGE offers students a background in international corporate finance featuring:
- Opportunnity to engage in a 4 to 6 month exchange with a partner university during the first year (M1)
- A full-time english curriculum in the second year (M2) at our Paris campus, taught by professors and lecturers with extensive experience both in france and internationally.
SKILLS
With corporate strategy at its core, this training allows you to acquire expertise in financial practices and tools on :
- long-term financial management: financing structures and choices, financial and intangible valuation, capital market financing, etc.
- asset management: financial analysis and diagnosis, put into practice and familiarisation with IT tools such as Reuters, VBA, R ...
This sustainable finance course lets you acquire combined financial and non-financial expertise. This is often essential as financial careers move from mere asset management roles to those with a greater consideration of social issues in investment decisions and corporate financial choices. All MSc training streams include courses and lectures that deal with :
- investor responsibility
- extra-financial factors, and performance and impact factors in investing
A comprehensive English programme with teachers, instructors and network of international partners lets you interact in a globalized economy with an open mind towards the local community and rest of the world.
Open to the world and focused on the real needs of the market in sustainable finance and corporate finance, the MSc Sustainable Finance program gives you a head start to make a difference. During the course, you’ll adopt a new point of view on finance as it is today, and what it will be tomorrow thanks to our innovative teaching approach.
Thanks to the multisectoral approach of this course, you’ll be able to work in financial careers at the micro, meso or macro-environmental scale withintertiary, industrial or financial companies, start-ups, micro-enterprises, SMEs, listed companies on the stock market and national or supranational entities.
Why join the MSc Ecological and Impact Finance at KEDGE?
Joining the MSc Ecological and Impact Fiannce programme at KEDGE offers a unique blend of high-quality education, practical skills, and career advancement opportunities. KEDGE, with its triple accreditation (AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS), ensures top-tier academic standards and is renowned for its specialised curriculum that covers fundamentals in finance and economics linked to sustainable issues with subjects such as climate risk issues, global economy & geopolitics and a sustainable finance track including modules such CSR and sustainable reporting. The programme is taught in English by experienced faculty, providing a balance of theoretical knowledge and practical insights. Students benefit from extensive networking opportunities with industry professionals, enhancing their career prospects in finance roles focused on sustainability. The global perspective of the programme prepares students for diverse international markets, while the strategic locations of KEDGE campus in Paris provide vibrant cultural experiences and access to major financial hubs. Comprehensive support services, including career counselling and internship placements, further aid students in achieving their professional goals, making the MSc Ecological and Impact Finance at KEDGE an excellent choice for those committed to advancing their careers and contributing to sustainable development.
This course is designed for applicants with a minimum of a four-year degree and proficiency in English. For more information on programme requirements, tuition fees, scholarships and how to apply, please visit the dedicated admission page. Start your journey now to become a future leader in sustainable finance.
