CGSF Exam Information and Outline
Certificate In Green And Sustainable Finance (CGSF)
Syllabus Update Checked on: November 6, 2026
CGSF Exam Syllabus & Study Guide
Before you start practicing with our exam simulator, it is essential to understand the
official CGSF exam objectives. This course outline serves as your roadmap.
The information below reflects the 2026 syllabus defined by
AICB.
Below are complete topics detail with latest syllabus and course outline, that will help you good knowledge about exam objectives and topics that you have to prepare. These contents are covered in questions and answers pool of exam.
- Exam Format
- 75 multiple-choice questions; duration 90 minutes (online)
- LO1: Green and Sustainable Finance and Climate Science
- Unit 1: Introduction to Green and Sustainable Finance – taxonomies, Paris Agreement, UN SDGs
- Unit 2: Climate Change and Our Changing World – IPCC, mitigation, adaptation, stranded assets
- LO2: Key Players, Policy Frameworks and Measuring Impact
- Unit 3: Building a Sustainable Financial System – UNEP FI, PRI, PRB, GFANZ, EU Taxonomy
- Unit 4: Measuring and Reporting – CDP, PCAF, GRI, ISSB, PACTA, SBTi
- LO3: Climate, Environmental and Sustainability Risks
- Unit 5: Risk Management – physical/transition risk, TCFD, NGFS, TNFD, carbon pricing
- LO4: Financial Services Supporting the Low-Carbon Transition
- Unit 6: Responsible Retail, Commercial and Corporate Banking – green and sustainability-linked loans
- Unit 7: Green and Sustainable Bonds – green, social, blue, transition bonds; green sukuk
- Unit 8: Central and Development Banks – blended finance
- Unit 9: Responsible and Sustainable Investment – ESG, impact investing, SFDR
- Unit 10: Insurance – Impact Underwriting
- LO5: FinTech in Green and Sustainable Finance
- Unit 11: Green and Sustainable FinTech
- LO6: Mainstreaming Green and Sustainable Finance
- Unit 12: The Future of Green and Sustainable Finance – ethics and the Green Finance Education Charter