Green Academy

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Your Platform for Building Green Finance Expertise

Welcome  to the Green Academy. If you want to drive change toward a low-carbon future, the GGF is here to support you in building the necessary personal and institutional capacity by offering various tailored programs, as well as helping you engage in relevant trainings, conferences, and other events.

Whether you are looking to learn more on how to identify potential sustainable investments, understand national or local regulatory schemes, or simply discover the latest trends in green economy, the Green Academy can provide you with the support you need.

Explore the various programs on offer below, and if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us. 
 

WHAT WE OFFER

BECOME A CERTIFIED GREEN EXPERT

This online course is designed specifically for GGF partner institutions to enhance their capacity in providing green finance to households, SMEs, and other eligible projects. The online training combines modules on renewable energy (RE), energy efficiency (EE), resource efficiency (REff) and climate finance.
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GET SUPPORT TO ATTEND YOUR CHOSEN EVENT OR TRAINING

Have you come across a useful training, course , or industry event on green finance, but require financial support to attend? As a representative of one of GGF’s partner institutions, you will receive the support you need to participate in relevant initiatives and increase your expertise on energy and resource efficiency, renewable energy, and other sustainable finance topics through our Training Sponsorship Program (TSP).
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GET TAILORED SUPPORT TO BUILD KNOWLEDGE IN YOUR INSTITUTION

GGF Technical Assistance Facility offers a wide range of tailored technical assistance projects that aim at building the capacity of GGF partner institutions in the field of sustainable finance, as well as developing the green finance ecosystem in the fund’s regions of operation.
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DEEPEN YOUR KNOWLEDGE ON CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT AND TCFD

GGF Green Academy and the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) developed a training programme that provides financial institutions with both theoretical and practical knowledge about climate risks and offers tools and approaches for effective climate risk management and reporting, while leveraging opportunities in sustainable finance.
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LEARN THE ESSENTIALS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (ESMS)

Are you interested in learning about E&S management and don’t know where to start? GGF Green Academy has developed ESMS primer – a video course that introduce the fundamentals of E&S risk management to GGF partner financial institutions. By taking this course, you will gain knowledge about the Environmental and Social (E&S) risks that your portfolio may face, and become familiar with useful tools to minimize and manage these risks.
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ABOUT CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT AND TCFD COURSE

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Facts & Figures

GREEN FINANCE EXPERTS CERTIFIED
163
FROM 15 COUNTRIES
TRAININGS SPONSORED VIA TSP
1,018
PERSONS FROM 27 INSTITUTIONS
TAILORED CAPACITY-BUILDING PROJECTS
8,746
PERSONS TRAINED IN 17 COUNTRIES OF OPERATION
All figures as of December 31, 2022.

CONTACT THE GREEN ACADEMY

Mariam Guniava
GGF Technical Assistance Facility
Finance in Motion GmbH

T +49 69 271 035 681
E ggf.ta@finance-in-motion.com