MSc Green Finance and Sustainability Accounting

University of Liverpool

The newest addition to our Accounting and Finance Group, the Green Finance and Sustainability Accounting MSc integrates the mainstream principles of traditional Accounting and Finance with specialist knowledge of modern sustainability concepts. This programme equips you with the skills to promote sustainable investments in the financial and corporate sectors while allowing you to focus on the industry’s more caring and compassionate facet. You will gain a deep understanding of financial markets and instruments and how they can be leveraged to address environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. You will learn how to measure and analyse sustainable business practices and form insights to make strategic decisions to reverse environmental damage, reduce climate risk and stay on a path of sustainable long-term economic prosperity. Professional Training and Certification You will have access to high-impact professional development opportunities designed to strengthen your technical and commercial skills. The programme is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), one of the world’s leading professional accountancy bodies. This accreditation means you may be eligible for exemptions from a number of CIMA professional examinations, reducing the number of exams you need to sit on your path to chartered status and giving you a head start in your management accounting and finance career. The programme has also been officially recognised as an academic partner of the CQF Institute, the rapidly growing global organisation for professionals in quantitative finance and the awarding body for the Certificate in Quantitative Finance (CQF). As a student, you can gain access to a wealth of resources including leading industry insights via technical conferences and talks, career tools, workshops, and thought leadership materials. Trading Bootcamp and Bloomberg You will gain access to AmplifyME Pathways, a leading experiential learning platform that allows students to develop real-world skills through access to structured pathways to live, interactive simulations across global markets, investment banking and quantitative finance. Furthermore, our Bloomberg suite will allow you to become familiar with the Bloomberg Terminal and achieve a Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC) certification which is widely recognised in the finance industry. Financial Platforms and Databases You will also have access to platforms such as LSEG Workspace and Datastream, WRDS, CRSP, Compustat, FactSet, and ESG databases including MSCI One and S&P Trucost. Software training includes EViews, Stata, Matlab and Python.