SINGAPORE: Singapore's first institute dedicated to green finance research and talent development was launched on Tuesday by the Imperial College Business School and Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University .
The institute is supported by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and its launch was announced by the central bank's managing director Ravi Menon during his keynote speech at the Financial Times' Investing for Good Asia conference."MAS is committed to developing a vibrant green finance research and talent ecosystem in Singapore," he said.
The research will focus on three main themes: Transforming businesses by integrating climate-related data and environmental, social and governance considerations into decision-making; designing policies and new initiatives that can improve the efficiency of green finance markets; and catalysing the development of green finance solutions.
The centre also aims to equip professionals with new skills and develop a strong pipeline of green finance talent. It will offer courses across various levels – undergraduate, post-graduate, continuing and professional education. The institute will be jointly led by Professor David Fernandez, director of the Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics at SMU, and Dr Charles Donovan, Professor of Practice and executive director of the Centre for Climate Finance and Investment at Imperial College Business School.
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