The Ministry of Environment and the Financial Services Commission will conduct the ‘1st Green Finance Professional Training’ at the Korea Institute of Financial Education from July 7 to 11. This training will be attended by around 100 people, including practitioners from financial institutions and external review agencies for green bonds.
The training is organized by the Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute, under the Ministry of Environment, with the aim of enhancing the understanding of green finance among financial practitioners and strengthening their ability to apply the Korean-style Green Taxonomy in practice. The Korean-style Green Taxonomy has been officially applied to green loans following the Green Credit Management Guidelines established last December.
The curriculum consists of 18 courses covering topics such as the concept and policies of green finance, trends in global classification systems, case studies on activity-specific suitability of the green taxonomy, and the Green Credit Management Guidelines and their practical application. Each course is taught by experts well-versed in both environmental and financial fields, offering field-focused education.
Seo Young-tae, Director of Green Transition Policy at the Ministry of Environment, stated, “Although green finance is an important means to respond to the climate crisis, there is a lack of professionals who understand both environment and finance on the ground. Through this training, we aim to enhance professionalism and contribute to the expansion of credible green finance.”
Shin Jin-chang, Director General of Financial Policy at the Financial Services Commission, mentioned, “This will be an opportunity to increase the financial sector’s understanding and interest in the roles and functions of finance related to responding to the climate crisis. We look forward to this serving as the foundation for the expansion and development of genuine green finance that promotes resource allocation for carbon neutrality.”