MBS School of business

Certificat AMF Finance Durable

AMF Sustainable Finance Certificate

AMF Sustainable Finance examination pursuant to articles 312-5, 318-9, 321-39 and 325-36 of the AMF General Regulation.

MBS School of Business is certified by the French Autorité des marchés financiers on 06/12/2022 under number FD-8.

This “AMF Sustainable Finance Certification” program is built and run by the Social & Sustainable Finance Chair at MBS School of Business.

Objectives

The AMF Sustainable Finance module provides a knowledge base demonstrating the acquisition of the main concepts relating to the institutional and economic framework of sustainable finance. This module provides an overview of sustainable financial products, and the methodologies used to offer products tailored to the needs of savers and investors.

The AMF Sustainable Finance exam is a 60-question multiple-choice questionnaire. It can be taken in either French or English. The exam covers the program defined by the French Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) and is structured around 5 themes:

■ Sustainable finance and the main concepts

■ The French and European regulatory framework

■ Companies and non-financial players: environmental, social and governance issues

■ Extra-financial approaches in asset management

■ Marketing sustainable finance products

Please note that the course will be entirely digital and can be taken remotely. The exam can be online or on our campus. See below for more information.

The program in French is available at this link:

https://www.mbs-education.com/programmes-formations/formations-courtes/certificat-amf-finance-durable/

Who is this certificate for?

  • Finance students and professionals
  • Banking advisors
  • Wealth management advisors
  • Portfolio managers
  • Financial instrument clearing managers
  • Back-office managers
  • Financial analysts
  • Extra-financial auditors
  • Financial instrument traders
  • Compliance and internal control officers
  • Compliance officers for investment services
  • Financial investment advisors
  • Wealth management advisors

More information on the AMF website: https://www.amf-france.org/fr/une-question-sur-la-certification-amf

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Pedagogical program and the offer

–The registration fee is 150 EUR per candidate (100 EUR if registering in a group of at least 10 people): This registration fee includes access to the teaching platform and content developed by Dr. Anastasia COZARENCO and Dr. Thi Hong Van HOANG, training tests, mock exams based on the French Autorité des Marchés Financiers sustainable finance question bank, and a full list of bibliographical references.

How to register?

You can register for by clicking on the “Register” button below.

If you have any questions or if you want to register a group of participants, please Email us at: Certification-AMF-Finance-Durable@montpellier-bs.com

Registration guide

  • If you already have an MBS email ending with @mbs-education.com, you can log in directly to eCampus (https://ecampus.mbs-education.com/faces/Login.xhtml) and click on the “My account” tab on the left of your screen, then “Register for AMF Finance Durable certification”. You will then need to log out and log back in to eCampus to access the “AMF Finance Durable” registration form. You will then be guided through the registration process. If you are a graduate of MBS School of Business, please contact us by email (certification-amf-finance-durable@montpellier-bs.com) to reconnect to the eCampus platform.
  • If you do not yet have an MBS email ending with @mbs-education.com, you can click on the “Register” button above to access the account creation form.
  • The questionnaire to create your MBS account is in French, but the information to be provided is simple. Please click on the link below to find the translation of each item. LINK
  • Once you have completed the account creation questionnaire, you will need to connect to your personal email before logging on to our eCampus platform (https://ecampus.mbs-education.com/faces/Login.xhtml) and click on the “AMF Sustainable Finance” tab on the left of your screen. By clicking on this tab, you will be able to continue the registration process. You can change the language of the page into English.
  • Please tick ‘Yes’ when asked if you would like to take the course in English.
  • The first confirmation e-mail will be sent to you from the address “ ecampus@mbs-education.com ”. In this e-mail, you will find confirmation of the training package you have chosen and an Internet link to pay your registration fee. Please note the invoice number (with no blank space at the end of the number) to make the payment. After this step, you will receive a payment confirmation message from Systempay (do_not_reply@mail.systempay.fr). The invoice will then be available for download on our eCampus platform, and you will receive another e-mail indicating your access to the learning platform.

The programme in video

Please note that successful candidates will receive a certificate of achievement issued by MBS School of Business.

Les enseignants

thi hong van

Dr. Thi Hong Van HOANG has been a permanent teacher-researcher at MBS School of Business since 2010. Her area of teaching and research is corporate finance, market finance and sustainable finance. She has been carrying out her research in sustainable finance since 2017 and has included sustainable finance in her teaching since the 2019-2020 academic year. She is also co-holder of the Social & Sustainable Finance Chair. Since June 2022, she has been a full member of the Board of Directors of the Forum pour l’Investissement Responsable (FIR). Since 2020, she has been an ambassador member of the association les Acteurs de la Finance Responsable (AFR). Ms. HOANG is also in charge of the Finance specialization and the Certificate of Completion in Sustainable Finance at MBS School of Business.

Anastasia COZARENCO

Dr. Anastasia COZARENCO has been a permanent teacher-researcher at MBS School of Business since 2015. Her area of teaching and research is microfinance, social finance, and European institutions. She is also co-holder of the Social & Sustainable Finance Chair. In addition to being the Director of the Yunus Centre for Social Business and Financial Inclusion, Anastasia COZARENCO is also a member of the European Microfinance Research Centre (CERMi) and the Scientific Committee of the European Microfinance Network (EMN).

Upcoming exam dates at MBS School of Business

  • Friday, January 17, 2025, remotely with a digital platform
  • Friday, February 7, 2025, remotely with a digital platform
  • Friday, March 7, 2025, on the MBS campus in Montpellier
  • Friday, April 4, 2025, remotely with a digital platform
  • Friday, May 16, 2025, at a distance with a digital platform
  • Friday, June 13, 2025, on the MBS campus in Montpellier
  • Friday, July 4, 2025, remote with digital platform

Once you have registered for the course, you have the option of registering for one of the above exam dates on our eCampus platform. If you fail your first exam, you have one make-up session at no extra cost, up to 9 months after your registration date. To do this, you need to register again for a make-up exam date on our eCampus platform.

The location of the face-to-face exams on our Montpellier campus is as follows: MBS School of Business campus (2300, Avenue des Moulins, 34185 Montpellier Cedex 4 – France).

Contact us

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us by email at:

Certification-AMF-Finance-Durable@montpellier-bs.com

Partners

The training for this AMF Sustainable Finance certificate was developed by the holders of the Social & Sustainable Finance Chair, Dr. Anastasia COZARENCO and Dr. Thi Hong Van HOANG.

The program is also supported by Montpellier Business School’s Yunus Centre for Social Busines & Financial Inclusion.

The association Acteurs de la Finance Responsable (AFR) is also involved in the synchronous and asynchronous training.

Testimonials

  • Testimony of Marie-Cécile BERNARD, certified in April 2024 with a score of 96.7/100.

Marie Cécile Bernard

“MBS School of Business’s AMF Sustainable Finance certification course offers a clear, structured learning path to understanding the institutional and economic framework of sustainable finance, with a 5-chapter course to prepare for the exam as well as additional resources to go further. The sustainable finance sector is set to grow, and this course provides a good reading grid in a rapidly changing field.”

 

“This certificate attests to my skills in the key areas of the environment and good governance. Sustainable finance has become essential in our financial sector, and I’m delighted to be contributing to a more sustainable future. This achievement opens exciting new professional opportunities for me. I’m ready to put my knowledge into practice and promote responsible financial practices.”

 

 

“Today, finance is no longer a discipline guided solely by profitability. Our mission is to democratize the practice of social and sustainable finance, because it is motivated by environmental and social issues and can provide concrete solutions to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. The AMF Sustainable Finance certificate is a concrete and effective means of developing and deploying knowledge in this field within the activities of finance professionals.”

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