World-leading ESG training for the global investment sector
Leveraging the PRI’s unique expertise, industry connections and independent global perspective, the PRI Academy leads the way in applied responsible investment (RI) training for industry professionals. To date, more than 20,000 professionals from 88 countries have enrolled on PRI Academy courses.
The courses are delivered in a flexible and engaging online format to fit around the schedules of busy professionals, typically lasting between two and 15 hours. With financial modelling, practical case studies and inspiring calls to action and more, learners can assimilate ESG concepts and apply them to their investment practices.
Current courses
This foundational course introduces the learner to the key definitions, concepts and tools of responsible investment.
The course is suitable for all professionals, regardless of experience, job function or level of seniority and is ideal for those who wish to gain a solid grounding in ESG and responsible investment comprehension upon which they can build.
Duration: 3 hours
Suitable for: Everyone working in any role in and around the investment management industry.
PRI Academy’s flagship course is focused on teaching learners to identify and incorporate ESG factors in investment decision making.
The course is suitable for all investment and asset management industry professionals who wish to rapidly develop their ESG and responsible investment knowledge from a foundational to intermediate level.
Duration: 15 hours
Suitable for: Everyone working in any role in the investment management industry.
This course explores and examines the use of sustainability data in functional investment analysis and stock valuation.
The course offers learners an in-depth training in the practice and methodology of responsible investment analysis in assessing the impact of ESG factors on the fair value of listed equity assets.
Duration: 10 hours
Suitable for:
- Investment Analysts
- Portfolio Managers
- ESG / Sustainability Analysts
- Compliance and Risk teams
- Product Specialists
- Investor Relations
This course focuses on ESG applications in private markets. The course teaches investors how to identify, assess and incorporate material ESG factors in the investment process and how to select, appoint and monitor external managers.
Learners choose between one of two asset class-specialist versions of the course: focusing on either private equity and private debt, or real estate and infrastructure.
Duration: 3 hours
Suitable for:
- Limited Partners and General Partners
- Investor Relations
- Legal and Compliance
This course provides an essential introduction to key concepts in responsible investment practice and the materiality of ESG issues within investment decision making.
This short, online training is designed specifically for mass rollout across an entire organisation – at all levels and all functions – to establish a companywide consistency of language when talking about ESG issues and responsible investment terminology.
Duration: 2 hours
Suitable for:
- Organisation-wide investment training
- All roles, functions and levels of seniority
This course explores the growing relevance of nature-related issues to investment analysis, valuation and decision-making.
Learners discover some of the most significant risks and opportunities tied to nature and biodiversity, learn about key policy developments and trends, and begin to consider the main elements of a substantive biodiversity incorporation strategy.
Duration: 2 hours
Suitable for:
- Investment
- Investment and portfolio teams
- Client facing roles
- All front-office functions
- Legal, Risk and Compliance
- Leadership, boards and senior management
The PRI’s unique, three-stage ESG accelerator programme combines in-person, virtual and online training to fully instil in participants the essential foundational knowledge of the core principles and concepts in responsible investment.
It is designed for organisations and regional convening bodies to rapidly upskill their people and local investment communities, bringing them up from a foundational to an intermediate level of ESG fluency in a flexible and time-efficient manner.
Duration: in-person and online over six months.
- One-day classroom session in-person
- 15-hour self-paced online module (available over six months)
- Live virtual classroom session
Suitable for:
- Organisations
- Governmental bodies
- Regional membership convening associations
Empowering organisations to bridge the ESG skills gap
The PRI Academy partners with organisations to design and deliver comprehensive training solutions to help them achieve their ESG goals. With more than 5,000 professional enrolling at the PRI Academy each year, we have a track record of bridging the ESG skills gap:
- 90% agree or strongly agree that their understanding of ESG has improved.
- 82% agree or strongly agree that their confidence in discussing ESG topics hasd improved.
- 74% agree or strongly agree that they have developed practical knowledge and skills that they would apply to their daily work.
- 91% rated the case studies as excellent or good.
Testimonials
ABN AMRO
“At ABN AMRO, sustainable investment is the default option for new clients. We offer a continuous education programme to our investment advisors and more than 1,500 of my colleagues have completed training with PRI Academy, ensuring they have an extensive understanding of ESG issues and helping ABN AMRO to meet its sustainable investment targets.”
Vincent Triesschijm, Director of Sustainable Investment
NN Investment Partners
“We see it as our fiduciary duty to help clients have an ambitious RI philosophy and we advise them to translate this to their investment portfolio. To achieve this, we find it important that all employees of the fiduciary value chain understand what RI is, why it is important and what important elements to consider are. Therefore, we have invited all of our employees to do this course, and this was very well received.”
Maureen Schlejen-Peeters, Head of Fiduciary Management & Institutional Clients and Global Client Servicing
Sustainalytics
“PRI Academy is a long-time partner, providing training on RI and the investment process. Their courses use real-life case studies to illustrate the materiality of ESG issues, helping our employees further their understanding of the market and our clients’ needs. Academy courses are part of our onboarding and internal training programs for all employees, and they are highly appreciated and well used.”
Marguerite Fraser, Global Head of Learning & Development
Irish Life
“The PRI Academy is an essential resource for organisations that aspire to an inclusive sustainability strategy for their employers, shareholders, customers and suppliers. The PRI Academy is one of the key elements in our toolbox that facilitates differentiated learning, from introductory to advanced, for every member or our team.”
Patrick Burke, Managing Director
