Thanks to the efforts of our European member associations and value-added partners across the world the CESGA and ESG Essentials programmes can officially count towards your professional development. See the examples below: Our Swiss member, SFAA, worked to have EFFAS´ ESG certifications accredited for the Swiss Association of Quality (SAQ) re-certification. This means that upon…
Frankfurt am Main, 27 June 2023 – The European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies (EFFAS) is pleased to announce that its CESGA programme has been listed among the certificate and training programmes for sustainable finance compiled by the Financial Services Agency (FSA), the financial supervisory authority in Japan. While the FSA’s list serves as a…
FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies (EFFAS) extends its congratulations to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation for launching its new Sustainability Disclosure Standards. The standards were officially unveiled the morning of 26 June at a landmark event at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. EFFAS representatives Frank Klein, Co-chair of the…
Javier de Frutos, chair of the EFFAS Commission on Financial Reporting (CFR), attended the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) Standards Launch Summit & Reception on 26 June 2023 at the New York Stock Exchange. This was one of many events hosted to celebrate the launch by stock exchanges around the world including Frankfurt, Johannesburg, Lagos,…
The European Federation of Financial Analysts’ Societies (EFFAS) welcomes the publishing of IFRS S-1 and S-2 sustainability standards. This is a major step to having a set of high quality and consistent standards to facilitate stakeholders to analyse sustainable issues on the same basis. EFFAS also supports the continuous work of the European standard setters…
EFFAS is commited not only to providing high-quality training in ESG but also at a corporate level to practicing these same values. We have taken the “S” of social to put it at the heart of this initiative conceived to support children and their families around the world. How does it work? This time CESGA…
We are proud to announce that the Austrian Association ÖVFA – Österreichische Vereinigungfür Finanzanalyse und Asset Management is launching the EFFAS ESG Essentials Programme in Austria in collaboration with BWG- Österreichische Bankwissenschaftliche Gesellschaft. According to Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 (SFDR) since 10th March 2021 participants in financial markets and financial advisers have had to report on…
AIJA, the global association dedicated to lawyers and in-house counsel aged 45 and under, and EFFAS, the European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies, are pleased to announce the signing of a cooperation agreement aimed at fostering cross-cultural understanding and supporting the professional development of young lawyers. The cooperation agreement aims to support the activities of…
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…
At EFFAS, our mission is to help financial market participants develop the skills necessary to tackle today’s most pressing problems through ethical values and sustainability training. As part of our commitment to this mission, we are glad to offer a free one-month access to our updated Certificate the ESG Analyst (CESGA) Programme. This exclusive offer…