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By Chinwendu Obienyi
The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI), United Kingdom, has developed an education pathway covering Sustainable and Responsible Investments, Green Finance and Climate Finance.
Specifically, the leading global investment and wealth management body, had set up a dedicated portal of learning materials, following increased demand for skills on how to monitor corporate organisations’ compliance with disclosure of their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) activities to build stakeholders’ trust and improve risk management
Through its members in Nigeria, CISI organised a forum in Lagos recently, where benefits of ESG and Artificial Intelligence (AI) was the main focus.
In her welcome address, the President, CISI Nigeria, Ijeoma Onwu, explained that efforts to grow membership, especially among youths, development of members’ capacity through constant training and Continuing Professional Development (CPD), has been yielding positive results.
Onwu urged the participants to take advantage of the Forum to deepen their knowledge of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues to advise organizations on the benefits of their implementation for enhanced stakeholder engagement.
“Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) has been making progress in building our members’ base. Our certification makes one a global professional and opens doors of employment in over 75 countries worldwide. As businesses are transforming and re-aligning with technology, it is important for every organisation to pay attention to the development in the areas of environmental risks, social and governance issues that can impact an organization’s long term sustainability”, She said.
Also speaking at the forum, Assistant Director, Global Business Development, CISI, Helena Wilson, stated that whilst sustainable investment products would be the norm for Millennials and Gen Zs, the financial services sector should be well-positioned to attract a diverse and innovative set of new talents.
“Part of this will involve promoting the important role that the sector has to play in financing a just transition and the range of jobs, including risk, compliance, operations, product development and deal making. The sector is an attractive place to start a career”, Wilson said.
Wilson expanded on the presentations of Michael Mainelli and Lord Mayor Elect that CISI would be launching a Certificate in Ethical AI next month. According to her, whilst AI is certainly a disruptor as the nature of jobs will change, this only makes it more important for individuals to maintain their relevance and skills and the CISI Learning Portal is a valuable place to do this.
The Country Representative, Nigeria, Dr John Osuoha, noted that the Members’ Forum provided opportunities for networking among members. According to him, CISI provides learning opportunities for its members at no cost. “CISI offers numerous benefits to members all free of charge. These include CPDs, CISI TV and Certificated Professional Refresher Courses.
There are also numerous specialist qualifications in areas such as Wealth Management, Risk Management, Financial Compliance, Derivatives, Securities, Corporate Finance, Financial Planning, Islamic Finance etc”, Osuoha said.
