IMAS and Singapore Green Finance Centre Push to Bridge Asia’s ESG Gap

The Investment Management Association of Singapore (IMAS) has collaborated with the Singapore Green Finance Centre (SGFC) to offer a series of training modules on sustainable finance. The SGFC, managed by SMU and Imperial College London, seeks to develop green capital markets in Singapore through high-impact research and educational programmes. The initiative is backed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and other global financial institutions. SMU Professor of Finance (Practice) and Co-director at SGFC Dave Fernandez said, “Sustainable finance can be a complex subject to master given its cross-curricular nature and novelty. Training working professionals with limited time is an added challenge. Therefore, we designed these modules with practicality and conciseness as our key focuses. The goal is to provide a solid and holistic foundation for finance practitioners, enough for them to then self-develop in their day-to-day practice.”