2019 SIILK Network Fellowship Program
Thank you to our Inaugural SIILK Network Fellow, Alicia Sidik, for her fantastic work throughout 2019! To learn more about Alicia and the work she did during her fellowship, see the links below.
During the academic year, SIILK hosts regular calls. Calls generally start with a student-managed fund story, where a student or faculty member presents on their work, followed by group Q&A. The remainder of the call is dedicated to group members sharing updates on developments at their schools, sharing specific asks of the group, and advancing progress on specific projects of the group.
To receive call invitations, please sign up for the SIILK listserv.
Compiled below is a list of resources to expand your knowledge around sustainable investing. These foundational courses are available for students looking to expand their knowledge around socially responsible investing as well as use some of these certifications for the purpose of career development. Upon completion of any of these modules, students will understand how sustainable finance can be used as a tool to steer the sustainability transition.
Institution | Name of Program | Cost | Overview of Program | Certification |
US SIF |
Sustainable Investing: An Online Course For Individual Investors | Free | Free online course for individual investors who want to learn the basics of sustainable investing and how to align their portfolios to address their social and environmental priorities. | N/A |
US SIF | Fundamentals of Sustainable and Impact Investing | Mem. $200 Non $250 |
Live or Online. Completion of the course results in a better understanding of this industry and qualifies for continuing education credits (3 hours for CFP® Board and various other industry designations) | ✔ |
CFA | Certificate in ESG Investing | $675 |
Offers both practical application and technical knowledge in the field of ESG investing — an opportunity to both accelerate progress and demonstrate purpose. |
✔ |
PRI Academy | Getting Started in RI | $330 | Introduction to RI and new ideas to traditional investment methods (2-3hr course, 3 CE hours) | ✔ |
PRI Academy | Foundations in RI | $845 | Explores key principles of RI, makes use of real case studies to demonstrate ESG issues in business and classifies methods for integrating sustainability data into financial models (12-14hr course, 10 CE hours) | ✔ |
PRI Academy | Advanced RI Analysis | $920 | Directed for Investment professionals, this course introduces skills that help identify new value drivers in financial analysis and applies realistic tools for modelling and stock valuation (6-8 hr course, 6 CE hours) | ✔ |
PRI Academy | RI for Trustees | $160 | Trustees will walk away with the knowledge as to why sustainability issues are important to pension funds, develop RI strategies that align with their fund’s objective, and pinpoint the relationship between ESG analysis and investment decisions (90-120 minutes) | ✔ |
Chartered SRI Counselor | CSRIC Professional Designation Program | $1,300 int. $95 annually |
Designed for advanced financial advisors who want to gain foundational knowledge and advice for best practices with their clients concerning SRI (require renewal 16 hr CE/2yrs ) | Upon graduation, designee earns 3 Credit hrs toward MS degree in Financial Planning |
IFF | Sustainable Investing Training course | $3,000 | 2 day training course in Central London with its purpose being to identify, structure and finance lucrative SI investments | 40 CPD points |
IFF | ESG Training course | $1,550 | 1 day training course in London introducing the impact of ESG in investment including true illustrations of ESG and SRI practice | CDP certified |
NYU Stern | Sustainable Finance and ESG Investing | $3,800 | 4 day online course designed for students with a background in finance to develop skills to identify and accelerate innovation by analyzing ESG impacts and outcomes | ✔ |
NYU Stern | Corporate Sustainability | $1,936 Orig. $2,200 |
14 week pass/ fail program, 8-10 hrs per week | N/A |
NYU Stern | Sustainability Training for Business Leaders | $3,800 | This 2 day course assists executives in developing the knowledge, skills, and perspective to understand and address ESG challenges and build companies that meet the needs of society | ✔ |
Concordia | SI Professional Certification | Self Paced $1950 Mentored $3450 |
The SIPC is designed for those who have a keen desire to learn and implement sustainability programs. Applicants should have some knowledge of accounting, finance and/or investments. Offers both online self paced and virtual mentored options. | ✔ |
MMI Morningstar |
Sustainable Investing Curriculum | $595 | This program provides an intermediate-level overview of sustainable investing, key concepts and approaches, examination of common misconceptions, intro to ESG factor analysis and where it fits with traditional investment analysis. |
N/A |
SASB | Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting Credential Level 1 | Mem. $400 Non. $450 |
The principles of SRI. (25 hr study exam prep material) | FSA Credit |
SASB | Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting Credential Level 2 | Mem. $500 Non. $650 |
The application of SRI. (25 Hr study exam prep material) | FSA Credit |
Erasmus University Rotterdam |
Free |
~17 hours to complete, all online. At the end of this course, you will understand how sustainable finance can be used as a tool to steer the sustainability transition. |
N/A |
2019 SIILK Network Fellowship Program
Thank you to our Inaugural SIILK Network Fellow, Alicia Sidik, for her fantastic work throughout 2019! To learn more about Alicia and the work she did during her fellowship, see the links below.
We're thrilled to share that Lewis and Clark College has joined our Net Zero Initiative Steering Committee, and incredibly proud to see their recent commitment to transition their investment portfolio to net-zero emissions by 2040.
On the event side, IEN Members are invited to register for next week’s JEDI Initiative call on June 13 at 1 pm ET for a conversation on racial equity and systems-level investing. While you are at it, please register for Responsible Asset Owners - the Americas 2023, scheduled for June 28 in New York. Don't miss out on this opportunity to connect with industry experts, expand your knowledge, and contribute to the sustainable investing field.
In this week’s news, Central Washington University highlights the undergraduate winners of the 2023 Student Corporate Engagement Challenge, a group of VC firms are getting HBCUs to invest in their funds, and DOL official Ali Khawar defends the DOL rule and its neutral stance.
Read moreThe first IEN Initiative call of Q2 will take place on June 8 at 12 pm ET. Join our Sustainable Retirements Initiative, along with presenters from Natixis, Wespath Benefits and Investments, TIAA-Nuveen, and the Vogel Group, for critical conversations on the ESG backlash and sustainable options in defined contribution plans.
We are also excited to announce the date of IEN’s 2023 Fall Forum, October 25, 2023 at Virginia Wesleyan University. Sponsorships are available; please contact Harrison Ungar at [email protected] if your firm is interested in supporting this convening.
In this week’s news, California’s fossil fuel divestment bill passes the state Senate, the Ford Foundation continues to push for greater inclusion in the asset management industry, and State Farm ceases to offer homeowner’s insurance in California for new customers.
Read moreWe’re excited to announce that we’ll be hosting our 2023 Fall Forum at Virginia Wesleyan University, October 25 2023. This year's Forums will be highly interactive with programming focused on peer to peer learning among endowments to advance the field of sustainable investing. Please stay tuned for registration and sponsorship details.
Additionally, as a proud partner of GreenFin 23, we invite you to register at a discounted rate to join over 900 investment professionals in Boston for three days (June 26 - 28) of impactful content sharing and network opportunities. Learn more about GreenFin23
In this week’s news, the University of Minnesota begins to develop an ESG policy for its foundation, the Collective Impact Coalition plans to engage with 10 oil and gas companies, and a group of UK asset owners press their managers on fossil fuel expansion.
Read moreAs we ramp up preparations for our next slate of initiative calls, we invite IEN members to register for conversations on sustainable retirement plans, net zero endowments, JEDI, and investment governance.
In this week’s news, FFI Solutions partners with Geofinancial Analytics to track methane emissions, ISSB seeks feedback on its sustainability standards’ global applicability, and Concordia University is awarded $123 million for research on community decarbonization.
Read moreWe’re eager to be in conversation with Second Nature and Ceres on anti-ESG legislation and its impact on universities. Register and join us next week Tuesday (5/16) at 2 pm ET to learn why political attacks against sustainable investing are relevant to higher education.
IEN Members can now view the recording of last week’s shareholder engagement webinar with Abel Noser and OWL ESG.
In this week’s news, Pirc recommends voting Shell’s chair out, the Supreme Court agrees to hear a case that could threaten the SEC’s climate rule, and Queen University’s first responsible investing report shows progress.
Read moreWe’re thrilled to announce Presidio Graduate School and Central Washington University as the winners of our 2023 Student Corporate Engagement Challenge in the graduate and undergraduate category respectively! We invite you to watch the highlights from their presentations.
Additionally, oin us with Second Nature and Ceres on May 16 at 2 pm for a webinar on political attacks against sustainable investing in higher education and how endowments can take action to protect their ability to consider sustainability metrics when investing their capital.
In this week’s news, Hampshire College reaches operational net zero, Suzanne Biegel launches Heading for Change, and CalSTRS reveals its shareholder engagement priorities for the 2023 proxy voting season.
Read moreAs proxy voting season draws to a close, we are looking forward to our shareholder engagement webinar next Wednesday at 2 pm ET. Register today to learn from OWL ESG and Abel Noser how to develop data driven shareholder engagement strategies and dialogues with portfolio companies.
We’d also like to thank those who were able to register for our recent webinar on the Inflation Reduction Act. IEN Members can watch the recording, and others from past conversations, on IEN’s past webinars page.
In this week’s news, the University of Manitoba approves a responsible investment policy, NYC pension funds release their emissions reduction progress, and Japan’s GPIF invests in a fund with a gender lens focus.
Read moreWhile the critical work of increasing diversity in asset management and on Boards of companies, endowments, and foundations must continue, we must go further to address harm to BIPOC communities. How can our institutions and investments help dismantle practices and structures in all institutions that perpetuate harm? How can we recognize intergenerational trauma, eliminate the racial wealth gap, and end modern-day systemic racism through reparative redress for uncompensated labor, knowledge, and property of descendants of African and Indigenous people?
During this webinar, leaders from the Intentional Endowments Network and its partners explored these questions and share ideas on how the network might effectively raise the bar for endowments and foundations' racial equity efforts, both working within the constraints of the current system and where the system might need to change.
All donations and proceeds from this webinar were donated to Reparations Finance Lab, a financial services non-profit dedicated to facilitating private sector allocation of reparative capital to the descendants of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade globally.
Moderator: Dorien Nunez, Co-Founder and President, OMNIResearch; Senior Fellow, Intentional Endowments Network
Enith Williams, Founder and Executive Director, Reparations Finance Lab
Obie Mckenzie, Trustee, Tennessee State University
Dr. Thomas Craemer, Associate Professor, University of Connecticut
Dianne Dillon Ridgley, Board Chair, Crane Institute of Sustainability, Intentional Endowments Network
Monique Aiken, Managing Director, The Investment Integration Project
The Student Impact Fund Collaborative officially formed in spring 2021. Its development was spearheaded by Neha Delal, then, the co-chief investment officer of Stanford GSB’s Impact Fund, the largest of the student-managed impact venture funds (SMIVF). She fielded numerous emails from students at Harvard, Wharton, and other schools wanting to start their own impact venture funds.
The collaborative now consists of SMIVFs at 15 schools. In the U.S., there’s Stanford GSB, Berkeley Haas, Harvard Business School, Cornell’s Johnson Graduate School of Management, Columbia Business School, Dartmouth Tuck, Duke’s Fuqua, UCLA Anderson School of Management, Chicago Booth, University of Michigan, Wharton School, and Yale School of Management.
International schools include Indian Institute of Management Udaipur, Instituto de Estudios Superiores de la Empresa, and London Business School.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, at least 409 students worked in SMIVFs including 287 MBA students, 68 other graduate students, and 54 undergraduates.
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Pedro Henriques da Silva, Director of Shifting Trillions, Sierra Club Foundation
Read moreIEN's Investment Governance Initiative connects trustees to create opportunities for peer-to-peer learning among college and university fiduciaries on sustainable investing. It also develops documents and other vehicles to clarify for higher education trustees how sustainable investing strategies relate to their fiduciary duties, designed for audiences of trustees, presidents, CIO's, and CFO's.
This quarterly call is open to members only. To learn more about this initiative or IEN membership, contact Harrison Ungar at [email protected].
Note: This quarter's Inv Gov Initiative call was mainly conversational; since the presentations were only a small portion of the convening, we do not have a recording available to share.
Meghan Chapple, Vice President of Sustainability, Georgetown University
Read moreWe invite you to register for next Tuesday’s webinar on the climate investing opportunities associated with the Inflation Reduction Act! On April 25 at 11 am ET, Brendan Bell, Radhika Shroff, and Sydney Bopp will talk through the IRA and learn how they are maximizing this new policy tailwind with highlighted case studies.
We’re also happy to announce the finalists for the 2023 Student Corporate Engagement Challenge!
Presidio Graduate School, the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, and Columbia University are the finalists in the graduate category, and the teams from LeHigh University, Central Washington University, and Virginia Wesleyan University are finalists in the undergraduate category. Learn more about their proposed investments and engagement strategies on the Challenge website!
Finally, students that are residents of MA or attending school in MA qualify for IEN’s Summer 2023 Sustainable Investing Internship. Interested qualifying students should email their cover letter and resume to [email protected] by April 28th.
In this week’s news, Victoria University and the University of the Pacific divest from fossil fuels, 31 faith organizations divest from fossil fuels, and the University of Pittsburgh publishes its second annual endowment ESG report.
Read moreWe’re highlighting student opportunities and DEI in our work this week! Look out for the winners of our 2023 Students Corporate Engagement Challenge, to be announced the week of April 24th! In addition, we’re excited to partner and support the ESG for Impact Conference Scholarship, an all expense paid opportunity for students and recent graduates to attend the ESG for Impact Conference in October of 2023.
And we’re excited to share that our Director of JEDI, Paris Prince, was featured on this week’s DiverCity podcast! Listen to hear them, as well as our Senior Fellow Dorien Nunez, explore justice, DEI and ESG in the financial services industry.
Finally, we want to remind you that the investor letter in support of the FTC’s proposed rule to rescind and eliminate noncompetes in employment contracts closes next week, April 18. Directions to sign on are in our “Take Action” section and on our sign on page.
In this week’s news, FFI Solutions and IEN release a new episode of Beyond Carbon with Jenna Nicholas, a former treasury official defends the DOL’s 401(k) ESG rule, and CalPERS explains its opposition to a California divestment bill.
Read moreWe are excited to announce that we have launched registration for our 2024 Higher Education Climate Leadership Summit! Take advantage of our lowest rates by registering today to join your peers in the sustainable investing space!
IEN Members can now watch the recording of last week’s webinar on “The Case for Diverse and Woman Owned Alternative GP Staking and Seeding.” We invite you to register for IEN’s upcoming learning opportunities this month and next!
First, join Align Climate Capital on April 25 at 11 am ET to learn about the impact the Inflation Reduction Act will have on climate investing. Next, Able Noser will join IEN on May 3 at 2 pm ET to illustrate how ESG consensus scores can optimize shareholder engagement.
In this week’s news, the University of Portsmouth divests from fossil fuels, the president of Impax Asset Management defends sustainable investing, and the higher ed sector examines how the anti-ESG push will affect college endowments.
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