EFFAS and Earth Academy partner to advance CESGA certification in the USA

The European Federation of Financial Analysts’ Societies (EFFAS), has reached an agreement with Amsterdam-based sustainability-focused education platform Earth Academy to promote the EFFAS Certified ESG Analyst Certification (CESGA) in the USA. EFFAS’ Chair, Jesús López Zaballos, stated that “the USA’s influence on the world makes it a key area where training programmes such as the…

EFFAS’ ESG Essentials Programme arrives in Romania

The Association of Financial-Banking Analysts from Romania (AAFBR) in partnership with the Institute of Financial Studies (ISF) is launching the ESG Essentials programme in Romania. It is designed to facilitate an understanding of fundamental concepts and trends in environmental and social issues along with corporate governance (i.e., Environmental, Social, and Governance, known under the acronym…

IFRS Symposium on Sustainability Standards and Corporate Reporting

Javier de Frutos, Chair of the EFFAS Commission on Financial Reporting (CFR), attended the inaugural IFRS Foundation Sustainability Symposium on 17 February 2023 in Montréal, Canada. Here is his summary of the key points. The meeting convened global businesses, investors, and policy makers to discuss progress towards a global baseline of sustainability standards to facilitate…

CESGA under the Pilot Green and Sustainable Finance Capacity Building Support Scheme

EFFAS is delighted to announce that on 12 December 2022 the Certified ESG Analyst (CESGA) was approved under the Pilot Green and Sustainable Finance Capacity Building Support Scheme in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong) (https://www.greentalent.org.hk/) with the Programme Identification Code: GTP-260223. As announced by the Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong in…

DVFA Conference Governance & Sustainability

At the DVFA Conference Governance & Sustainability, you will get exclusive insights into the evaluation of the DVFA Scorecard for Corporate Governance, which will be published for the year 2022 on the day of the conference. New this year is the first evaluation of the SDAX companies. Discuss corporate governance, commitment and impact with our speakers…

Calling the EFRAG Community Sector Groups – Workshops for draft Sector Sustainability Reporting Standards

EFRAG announces the dates and timing of the workshops to discuss the sustainability matters and related regulations, for the Sustainability Reporting draft Sector Standards related to:   Motor vehicles  Energy Production and Utilities  Road Transport  Register here for the public sessions to receive a summary and to discuss the topics with other interested stakeholders. ​In October and November 2022, EFRAG…

CESGA 3.1 version release 10.10.2022

To accomplish EFFAS’s mission to offer relevant and high-quality training the EFFAS Certified ESG Analyst® Programme has been revisited and updated by the EFFAS ESG Faculty. The 2022 update incorporates new relevant emerging topics, especially in the fast-evolving regulatory landscape, but also in responsible investing across asset classes and ESG reporting. Additionally, the complementary Module…