Programme Taster - Professional Certificate in ESG in Financial Services
Event Details
Free
Date and Time
Fri, 23 January 2026
12:00 - 13:00
Location
Event Details
Free
Date and Time
Fri, 23 January 2026
12:00 - 13:00
Location
Join Diarmuid Murphy for an information session on the Professional Certificate in ESG in Financial Services
The programme introduces the key concepts in ESG and then focuses on the three core areas which interact with ESG in financial services – credit, risk and investment. The programme therefore will be of critical interest to individuals currently employed in a credit, risk or investment role, including relationship managers, credit underwriters, financial advisers and risk and compliance roles.
This session will explore how, despite shifting political priorities, the EU sustainable finance framework continues to drive resilience and business model sustainability. Tangible progress is evident, with significant flows into greener investments and growing trust in the framework.
By linking sustainability to financial performance, it improves access to sustainable finance and supports transition pathways. We will also examine current debates on simplification, competitiveness, and Omnibus risks, and why sustainability is no longer a silo issue but central to how financial institutions operate and perform.
This event will close midnight the day before or if its fully booked.
There is 0.5 CPD hours for the following designations:
QFA - (all areas except Ethics)
CPD Member - (all areas except Ethics)
Registered Stockbroker - (all areas except Ethics)
Licentiate of Compliance Institute
Professional Banker
Chartered Banker
Certified Bank Director
Certified Investment Fund Director
Fellow of Compliance Institute (Ethics)
Fellow of Compliance Institute (Compliance)
Certified Ethics and Culture Advisor
Wealth Management Professional
Retirement Planning Professional
Certified Sustainable Finance Compliance Professional
Accredited Professional Pension Trustee -(Savings & Investments only)
MCI
Accredited Funds Professional
Diarmuid Murphy
Director of Executive Education, Sustainability & International Markets, IOB
Diarmuid is Director of Executive Education, Sustainability & International Markets with IOB. Diarmuid joined IOB in January 2025 and currently leads IOB’s extensive commitments to support ESG, culture, diversity, and inclusion within the financial services sector.
He also leads IOB’s executive education portfolio and the growth of IOB’s offerings internationally. Before joining IOB, Diarmuid spent over two decades at the Central Bank of Ireland, and has held roles in the sustainable finance unit at the European Commission (DG-FISMA), as well as in the markets and crisis management areas at the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
He also undertook a fellowship at the Bank for International Settlement’s Financial Stability Institute. Diarmuid teaches comparative central banking as part of Warwick Business School’s Global Master’s.
