Sets the Standard
IISF defines what a sustainable finance professional must know and be able to do, in advanced and emerging markets alike.
ABOUT IISF
The International Institute for Sustainable Finance
IISF is a professional body that sets standards of competence and conduct for sustainable finance, transition capital, climate risk, and responsible investment. It awards the Chartered Sustainable Finance Professional (CSFP) designation.
- Status Not-for-Profit Professional Body
- Designation The CSFP Charter
- Standard 16 Domains · 177 Learning Outcomes
- Head Office New Delhi
PURPOSE
Sustainable finance has become a discipline.
It now needs a profession.
A discipline becomes a profession when its knowledge is defined, its competence is examined, and its conduct is held to a code. IISF exists to do these three things for sustainable finance.
The AmbitionThat every institution allocating capital to the transition can call on professionals examined to a common standard.
WHAT IISF DOES
The Work of the Institute
Examines Candidates
It examines candidates at two levels under proctored conditions and assesses a defended capstone.
Awards the Charter
It confers the CSFP designation on those who meet the standard.
The CSFP CharterEducates Institutions
It prepares professionals and institutions through short courses and cohort programmes.
Enterprise SolutionsTHE STANDARD
How the Standard Is Maintained
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Written as Outcomes
The body of knowledge is written as learning outcomes, each one examinable.
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Reviewed Each Year
It is reviewed annually against current market and supervisory practice, with the advice of the Standards & Advisory Board.
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Neutral to Frameworks
It describes competencies. The regulations in force are set out in the prescribed readings, so the standard stays current as instruments change.
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Upheld by a Code
Candidates and charterholders are bound by the IISF Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.
COMMITMENTS
What IISF Holds Itself To
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A public standard.
The syllabus and every learning outcome are published in full.
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Open entry.
Graduates of any discipline may register, with no prior qualification in finance.
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Funded access.
Scholarships are offered at every intake, including ten full awards.
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Public verification.
The standing of every charterholder can be checked by anyone.
GOVERNANCE
Governance and Leadership
Executive Leadership
Shaurya Ritwik, Managing Director
Directs the Institute's strategy, standards, and operations.
Standards & Advisory Board
Fourteen senior practitioners from development finance, banking, policy, and academia. The Board reviews the body of knowledge and advises on examination standards.
View the Standards & Advisory BoardInstitutional Base
IISF is constituted within the Sustainable Capital Research Foundation (SCRF), a not-for-profit company registered under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013 (India). SCRF conducts research. IISF sets professional standards and awards the CSFP.