DATES
Session 1 (in-person): May 6, 2025 – 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Session 2 (online): May 20, 2025 – 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Session 3 (online): June 3, 2025 – 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Session 4 (in-person): June 17, 2025 – 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Transition Finance and Climate Finance Frameworks
Micro-certificate
This program demonstrates the scope of transition finance as a means of supporting mitigation and adaptation initiatives designed to address climate change. Participants will learn to analyze investment decisions and assess credible transition plans, all while gaining a deeper understanding of current solutions.
Who this certificate is for
- Corporate investment and finance professionals
- ESG and sustainability employees, asset owners, and asset managers
- Portfolio managers and analysts who lack in-house ESG and sustainability support
- Investment consultants conducting due diligence
- Students, ESG and sustainability consultants looking to bolster their credentials and expand their professional network
Key takeaways
In this program, you’ll:
- Contextualize transition finance within relevant frameworks and standards
- Identify the key components of taxonomies
- Compare and contrast how different countries have implemented transition
- Learn the basis of credible transition plans
- Evaluate corporate transition strategies
- Identify transition investment opportunities
Program structure
- Two in-person and two online sessions
- Each session has a duration of 2 hours and 30 minutes
- Each session will have times allotted for networking and discussion
- There will be active learning opportunities through case study analysis and group work
To ensure everyone has an equal opportunity to contribute to the discussion, we ask that participants complete assigned reading prior to class.
LANGUAGE
English
LOCATION
For the in-person sessions: District 3 - 1250 Guy Street Suite #600, Montreal, Quebec H3H 2L3
FEE
Package of 5 courses: $6,300 CAD (+taxes) - 10% rebate
1 course: $1,400 CAD (+taxes)
Get preferred rates by signing up for all of our 5 micro-certificates in sustainability. Employers can also unlock preferred rates by registering three or more members of their organization. Contact our program manager to explore our packages.
Our experienced instructors are leaders and innovators in their field.
Melissa Paris St-Amour
ESG & impact associate, Cordiant Capital
Melissa Paris St-Amour serves as an ESG & Impact Associate at Cordiant, dedicating her efforts to refining their Responsible Investment Strategy. Before joining Cordiant, she specialized in impact management, contributing to sustainability project management at the municipal level and co-leading the development of impact-focused methodologies at an Impact and ESG rating Agency. Melissa advocates for aligning human social progress with planetary boundaries, a philosophy that drove her to Cordiant, where she is developing the integration of ESG and Impact analysis to manage risks and drive positive outcomes for people and the planet. Actively involved in industry working groups, Melissa was recently chosen to join the Transition and Green Finance Working Group led by the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF), collaborating on developing a GHG accounting standard for financial institutions to measure their contribution to decarbonizing the economy.
Gildas Poissonnier
Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO), Desjardins Group
Gildas Poissonnier is Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) at Desjardins Group. He leads a team of experts that support the different business units of the financial cooperative — including retail and business banking, P&C insurance, wealth management and life insurance — in two areas: 1) Moving towards the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria into its decision-making and its operations, and 2) Supporting the development of responsible finance products, in line with Desjardins’ commitment to tackle climate change issues and to foster a fair energy transition.
By focusing on the long-term socio-economic development of members and communities, he integrates circular economy perspectives and life-cycle assessment into his analysis. Gildas was part of the Disclosure Technical Expert Group from the Sustainable Finance Action Council (SFAC) and has followed the development of the Canadian green and transition taxonomy since its inception with the Canadian Standards Association. Today, he is co-chair of the Green and Transition Finance Council (GTFC) of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. He is also a member of the advisory committee of the Quebec’s sustainable finance roadmap, an initiative of the government of Quebec, coordinated by Finance Montréal. Before Desjardins, Gildas worked for 11 years at Deloitte, where he led the Sustainability and Climate Change team in Quebec. He holds undergraduate and master's degrees in agronomy from AgroParisTech and an MBA from HEC Montréal. Gildas leads his projects with a strategic vision, always keen to collaborate with his peers.boards of directors, through a collaboration with the Institute for governance (IGOPP).
FAQ
To enhance participants’ learning experience, the programs have in-person sessions to facilitate interactive group exercises, to get live feedback from instructors, and to build connections through networking. Before each micro-certificate's first session, there will be a 30-minute introduction period allowing participants to connect with instructors and fellow classmates.
Students must actively participate in all sessions to earn their certificate. To emphasize our skill-focused approach, we intentionally omitted a formal evaluation process to prioritize hands-on learning and real-world application.
Prior to each session, participants should allocate one to two hours for pre-reading. This will ensure they are fully prepared for hands-on class activities.
Each micro-certificate was intentionally scheduled on a different date to allow participants to register for as many as they wish.
Yes, the John Molson Executive Centre will provide you with a certificate for each program you complete.
