Certificate in Socially Responsible Finance Course 2015/16

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1 Certificate in Socially Responsible Finance Course 2015/16

2 Day in and day out the central question for every bank, for the entire banking sector and for every customer of a bank should be: What kind of future do we want to bring into this world? Horst Köhler, former President of and former IWF Director We need to find answers to this question and reflect on the changes needed for a more sustainable and socially responsible finance sector - but opportunities to do this in educational settings are rare. Therefore we developed this course and set up a partnership between the Institute for Social Banking, the educational training centre Alanus Werkhaus and Alanus University. All of them have a passion and long experience in education and research for socially responsible finance. You are......a professional in banking or finance who wants to acquire and deepen your knowledge and competency in responsible banking practice, and to understand finance as a service to people and the real economy. develop and advance self-awareness, values based communication and management capacities in order to manage challenges and change on personal and organisational level deepen knowledge, explore and reflect on the backgrounds, developments and the future of socially responsible banking and finance from multiple perspectives a lively and critical discussion about money and bank business in the light of the great challenges in our society; mutual learning as a common activity to get to know and work with cultural differences; thinking out of the box and practising behaviours for the future; a good mixture of academics and experts from the field to provide depth in content; deep and attentive reflection on individual, institutional or societal levels as a method for continuous personal development; building a learning and research community with participants as well as lectures; Degree...a professional who designs and manages processes of dialogue and change....involved in transformative processes and would like to reflect and discuss monetary aspects of transformation. learn about and practice values based dialogue and decision making processes further develop your personal and cultural skills become part of a network of experts/ change makers across socially responsible banking and finance You want to... Particular features The Certificate in Socially Responsible Finance is able to contribute to a personal development process which I consider very important. The participants each in their own way have benefited from the course and use what they have learned. Caroline Panum, Head of HR and Client Relations, Merkur, Denmark Certificate from the ISB and the Alanus Werkhaus. In addition each module can be awarded with 4 ECTS points on request which will be credited for the MA Business Administration programme at the Alanus University. encouragement and guidance to explore creative resources (like drawing, acting or movement) as practical ways of artful knowing. Language The course language is English. CEF Level B is sufficient. (Please contact us if you are interested in a German version of the course.)

3 Stucture and content The course consists of two 5 day modules (Monday to Friday) totalling 10 days attendance plus self-learning periods, pre-reading and a change project. Through the modules we follow these six headlines covering a wide range of related topics e.g.: Module 1: Money and society Money and finance today focus on current developments in banking and the roles of different players in banking and finance in respect of causing or preventing financial and debt crises; the interconnection between the real economy and the financial sector; the role of banks and financial institutions in the distribution of wealth The nature of money the nature and functions of money from different perspectives; functions and connections of interest and compound interest; finance between the poles of relation and transaction; money and human relations Roots and developments in socially responsible banking and finance the philosophical, ethical, religious and political roots of socially responsible banking; the similarities and differences in approaches, forms or providers of socially responsible banking and innovative developments and instruments in socially responsible banking; micro regional, national and global currencies Literature based assignment: All participants have to write a literature based assignment which is related to the content of module 1 Module 2: Socially responsible management in banking and finance Socially responsible banking and finance in practice criteria for developing innovative financial instruments such as transparency, participation and responsibility; development of long-term and trusting customer relations in the areas of deposits, credits and giving; socially responsible and impact investments; the development of decision making processes against a background of fundamental values and multi dimensional goals in the fields of e.g. credit, co-worker development, marketing and corporate management; measuring and reporting the impact of socially responsible banking and finance Self assessment and change through reflective practise specific abilities and competencies in socially responsible banking and methods of reflection on practice and action research; self management and individual change processes; management of value driven companies; management and gender questions Possible future for banking and finance responsible banking and finance on the way from niche to mainstream; shared commons and responsible socially responsible finance linked to new technologies; rethinking money, banks, growth and profit; Project: In the conduct and evaluation of a change project in the home bank/ organisation participants combine aspects from module 2 with their professional tasks.

4 I have been participating in the Certificate in Social Banking course in 2012/2013. During the course I have broadened my insight in the Social Banking movement in the world. It is nice to realize, that my bank is a player in a very important network. It is also very challenging to discuss the difference between ordinary banks and social banks. I can recommend the course I have learned a lot also on a personal level. Be part of a growing community and join the next Certificate in Socially Responsible Finance! Ann Hybertz Frandsen, Head of Communication Merkur, Denmark As an employee of a commercial bank, the Certificate has allowed me to be confronted with topics that I would normally not question and has given me the appropriate context to address the many facets of money and its impact on society and the environment. I am excited about the information we got, the friendships that were made and about the satisfying feeling of finally taking part in addressing the many issues that the world is facing at the moment. For all those for whom such a program is possible, I would greatly recommend it! Victor Ceban (Uni Credit, Vienna, Austria)

5 Speakers Dates Speakers at the Certificate Course have an academic and/or practical background. Some of the speakers who contributed to previous courses include: Prof. Paul Dembinski, University of Fribourg, Switzerland Malcolm Hayday, founder and former CEO of Charity Bank, UK Prof. Dr. Gregor Krämer, Alanus University, Julian Kühn, Managing Director, ISB, Rüdiger Meister, Division Manager, ADG, Andreas Neukirch, Member of the board of GLS Bank, Bochum, Sven Remer, PhD, Managing Director ISB, founder of Impact.Capital, Dr. Chris Seeley, Co-Director of the Ashridge Masters in Sustainability and Responsibility, Ashridge Business School, UK Dr. Antje Tönnis, Head of Public Relations, GLS Treuhand, Rosl Veltmeijer- Smits, Head of Sustainability Research, Triodos Bank, Netherlands Module 1: 7-11 Sepember 2015 Module 2: 7-11 March 2016 Fees one module/entire course Fees for ISB members / 3.200,- Fees for non-members* / 3.600,- * Individual support is possible on request. Please visit our website or get in contact with us. Each module can be booked seperately. Each course is limited to a maximum of 20 participants. Application deadline: Module 1 or the entire course: 30 June 2015 Module 2: 31 December 2015 Contact Responsible coordinator for the course and contact person for participants and speakers: Antje Drenk, educational trainer at the Institute for Social Banking and Alanus Werkhaus, graduated in business administration and experienced banker. You are interested? You want to register? Get in contact: antje.drenk@social-banking.org or Get more information on our website I really enjoyed the Certificate Course because I gained detailed insight into specific banking and finance topics. I think the course is suitable for both social bankers and conventional bankers and anyone interested in the world of banking and finance and sustainability. Overall, the participation in the Certificate Course was a very enriching experience for me and I would recommend it to anyone wanting to broaden his/her banking & finance knowledge. Julia Schmid, Counsel, Western Union Payment Services Ireland Ltd., Vienna, Austria