Learning Targets

Green finance is now a critical component of encouraging high-quality economic and social growth. It is relevant to both the sustainable development of the Greater future and the robust growth of an economy. Greater surface temperatures are likely to rise under all scenarios by more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels by 2040 and by more than 2°C later in the century without dramatic and sustainable reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. In order to tackle this challenge, every finance professional needs to develop a knowledge and understanding of green and sustainable finance. CGFC certification program will help individuals to develop their knowledge, understanding and ability to apply the key principles and core practice of green and sustainable finance. CGFC program covers a complete knowledge system related to green finance, introduces to candidates the basic concepts and development status related to ESG and green finance in detail, and expands on the three major themes of ESG investment, greenhouse gas emissions and carbon trading, and climate risk management discussion in detail, comprehensively cover all the important knowledge and theories of sustainable investment and green finance, and put forward strict requirements of the professional ethics and code of conduct for practitioners.

Application Requirements

Those who have obtained required credits after recognized training can apply for the exam and can apply for the certificate upon passing the exam.

Exam Overview

Date: the fourth Saturday of April, August, and December.

Time: 2.5 hours (09:00-11:30)

Form: Computer-based exam

Examination sites in other countries: a notice shall be provided in advance.

Question Type:

60 single-choice questions and 30 multiple-choice questions. Exam result is published approximately 4 weeks after a candidate takes the exam, and the exams are scored with ‘passed' or ‘failed', and the minimum passing benchmark for each exam is set by iGAAS Institute and GIFP Institute. The purpose of this approach is to ensure fairness to candidates across administrations based on the difficulty of each test, and iGAAS Institute and GIFP Institute do not release the minimum passing benchmark.