5 环境可持续性 证书 Programs

The tropics are one of the most diverse regions on Earth, and it hosts 80% of the planets terrestrial species and 95% of the corals and mangroves. The health and conservation of the tropical ecosystems are vital for life on Earth and the general well being of humans. Many foods and medicine resources come from the tropics, and the balance of the region impacts not only the world economy but also the global biological diversity.

生物多样性是地球生命的基础。健康的生态系统提供对人类福祉和经济活动至关重要的生态系统服务。科学家估计，全球约 800 万种动植物中，有 100 万种濒临灭绝，这可能会削弱我们实现可持续发展目标 (SDG) 并将全球变暖限制在 1.5 度以内的能力。

气候变化给全球经济带来风险，从而给金融部门带来风险。然而，它也为创新融资提供了机会，以提高经济和社会对气候影响的适应能力。作为经济的推动者，金融机构在向低碳和气候适应型发展的转型中发挥着核心作用。他们的责任是双重的：使他们的投资组合朝着与巴黎兼容的融资和投资方向发展，并将与气候相关的风险反映并整合到他们的风险管理流程中。这个渐进的过程涉及金融部门所有参与者（例如银行、资产管理公司、保险公司、养老基金、投资顾问、监管机构、评级机构）的系统性和长期性思维协调短期商业周期和投资前景。这一过程得到了公共行为者的支持，他们缓和了向气候适应型经济过渡所需的结构变化。本课程提供融资和投资的基础知识，用于评估适应项目投资的财务可行性。它将业务模型分组以根据项目规模以及收入模型、所有权结构和价值主张等参数提供对参数的理解，并将链接到融资角度。不同的投资者和中介机构有非常不同的投资策略、风险偏好水平、回报预期和投资期限。为项目聚集合适的投资者对于确保他们的长期参与和所需的投资规模扩大至关重要。

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations were established as a map to guide for action-oriented people who understand the need to work on a balance of economic, environmental and social forces and programs needed to develop this wonderful world we live in. These are just some of the topics at stake.

The Certificate in Cultural and Artistic Practices for Environmental and Social Justice (CAP) prepares students to collaborate with communities to make art of all forms, to express diverse identities, and to explore and take action on social and environmental issues.