Towards ESG education for a better future

Date: 21. November 2024 at 15:00 - 17:00

Location (in person): Maribor, Slovenia

Live stream link: https://meet.google.com/jmz-xvhx-idp

Topic: ESG

Organised by: BICERO Ltd. & Train4ESG project consortium

Participants: Open event, for all interested in ESG, especially from financial institutions

Language: SIovenian and English

Price: free*

*co-financed by Erasmus+ project Train4ESG

Title: Towards ESG education for better future

Type: Short conference with invited speakers and discussions

BICERO – as partner ofTrain4ESG project – is pleased to invite you to the Event “Towards ESG education” that will take place in Maribor, Slovenia on the 21th of November 2024.

Topics:

• Invited keynote: ESG in Malta

• ESG education - skill gaps in EU

• examples of best ESG practices

• Train4ESG project* - what's in it for you?

• ESG, sustainability and CSR initiatives in Slovenia

Train4ESG project, funded by the EC under the Erasmus+ Programme, aims to improve ESG literacy and skills for employees, especially those in financial institutions/fintechs. Train4ESG team is creating an innovative training course and methodology which will be presented during the event. Moreover, we will present other local and international initiatives in the field of ESG.

For whom?

• All interested in ESG especially:

• Fintech professionals with an interest in ESG projects and investments, including digital tools and techniques for ESG investment development, ESG portfolio construction, auditing, assessment and validation. 

• Professionals working in Private Equity firms, including asset management companies aim at broadening their assets under management with ESG investments. 

• Employees of Banks that engage in the development, assessment, validation, and auditing of ESG projects and investments. 

• Professionals working in Regulators of the finance sector (e.g. Central Banks, Securities Market Commissions) with a strong interest in applicable laws and regulations for the ESG investments landscape. 

• Digital Innovation Hubs officers who provide support services to ESG-related innovators, including fintechs. 

Hotel City, Kneza Koclja 22, Maribor, Slovenia

5. floor, room B

PDFs of presentations:

"Yet another ESG training? The overall presentation of the project" by Tomislav Rozman, BICERO, Slovenia

"The current status of ESG education in Europe" by Vaiva Kiaupaite-Grušniene, Taltech, Estonia

"ESG for SMEs" by Roberta Lepre, Weave consulting, Malta 

"IRDO ESG certification, training and awards (IRDO ESG certificiranje, izobraževanja in nagrade)" by Anita Hrast, director of the Institute for development of social responsibility, Slovenia