Fritz Mostböck manages the Erste Group Research business area. He recently fulfilled his ambition to become a Certified ESG Analyst (CESGA), one of very few in Austria today. In this interview he explains why he took part in this demanding programme, and why new knowledge is so important for Erste Group’s success.
After last minute changes due to Covid-19 restrictions to some of our exam venues in Asia we are finally able to share the result of our fund-raising efforts for Ukraine. 536 candidates have enrolled in the EFFAS Certified ESG Analyst (CESGA) exam on 3 June 2022. This means that EFFAS will donate €40,200 to our…
Module 10 of the EFFAS Certified ESG Analyst Programme (CESGA) is expanding. The body of the programme already extensively covers European ESG issues and information on ESG developments in the APAC region was included in the latest materials update in Module 10 with information on markets in Japan, China, Hong Kong, and Singapore. This was…
EFFAS, pioneer in ESG certifications worldwide, is pleased to introduce the ESG Essentials programme. The concept of responsible investment is here to stay. ESG (Environmental, Social and corporate Governance) factors are no longer the sole reserve of clients committed to protecting the planet: today ESG factors are important for everyone pursuing profitability. The new EFFAS…
Today we have 410 new EFFAS Certified ESG Analyst® holders to sow the seeds of change for the coming generation. With results now published for the 18 March 2022 EFFAS Certified ESG Analyst® examination we now have a total of 3,057 holders. If we compare the number of holders from the first quarter of 2021…
In response to the positive feedback received for the complimentary Module 10 on ESG Regional Developments to the EFFAS Certified ESG Analyst ® programme, EFFAS decided to expand the module contents. At present Module 10 covers the APAC region. Written by Anthony Cheung, CESGA Holder and EFFAS regional expert, it explains amongst other things the…
As a non-profit organization EFFAS is striving to help financial market participants gain the skills necessary to help tackle some of the most pressing problems of our age by promoting ethical values and the push for sustainability through training its members and certification holders in the areas of Environment, Social and Governance (ESG). Once again,…
The European Federation of Financial Analyst Societies, EFFAS is an Institutional Partner of the IV Iberian Reit & Listed Conference 2022 on 28 March. The event will be held in Madrid at the Westin Palace hotel from 9:00 to 14:00 CET. This conference is a joint initiative, organized by The European Public Real Estate Association…
EFFAS’s Italian member, Associazione Italiana per l’Analisi Finanziaria (AIAF), is holding a webinar How and Why Asset Managers Use ESG: Current Trends and New Approaches on Wedndesday 23 March 2022 at 17:00-19:00 (CET) Asset Managers are reconsidering their approach to include a multidimensional and sustainable lens on business, changing their decision-making and organizational models, along…
