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Application Deadlines
Fall: Aug 15
Spring: Dec 15
Summer: N/A
School/Department
Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning
Program Director
Jeffrey Rosen
Contact
gradadmissions@tufts.edu
Format
Online
Commitment Options
Part-time (Daytime)
Part-time (Evenings)
Average Duration
9-12 months
Credits
12
Tuition per Credit
$998
Overview
In the four course online Impact and Sustainable Investing certificate program you’ll build foundational and practical expertise in impact investing for equity and sustainability.
As global challenges mount, investors and corporations are increasingly striving to align their products and processes with sustainability and social justice goals. Meanwhile, local communities and advocates for social and racial justice and sustainability are developing innovative solutions that require capital investment. There is a growing need for professionals who have the vision, knowledge, and tools to harness the vast potential of the capital marketplace to complement strategies for positive change.
The certificate is designed for finance professionals with interest and/or experience in impact investment, professionals in philanthropy, including program officers, CEOs and CIOs, municipal and other government agency employees exploring potential to use impact investments within programming, community economic development practitioners, social entrepreneurs and members of community organizations who want to understand the role impact investment can play in their business growth and community organizers that recognize the opportunity to build power and resilience through an enhanced understanding of impact capital.
Our Impact and Sustainable Investing certificate combines the expertise of our Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning (UEP) and Economics departments and is aligned with our core values of justice and sustainability. Unlike other ESG or Impact Investing certificates that are situated exclusively within business schools, this program draws upon an interdisciplinary mix of finance, economics, community development, and governmental and environmental planning. Students develop a holistic, cross-functional understanding of impact investing frameworks and strategies within the private and public sectors. As a student in the program, you will be exposed to analytical, qualitative, and quantitative tools to assess the full range of social, environmental, and economic impacts of investments and to distinguish between greenwashing and more transformative strategies.
Currently, Tufts is the only program that offers this specificvalues-driven interdisciplinary approach to the practice of impact and sustainable investing.
Program Outcomes
The certificate curriculum provides foundational knowledge and practical applications in sustainability and impact investing with a core focus on:
- ESG and Impact: Understand how to analyze the multitude of data points coming out of ESG ratings to ensure investments are aligned with values.
- Capital Gaps: Transform communities and sectors through accelerating and increasing impact-first investments aligned with sustainability, social and racial equity.
- Impact Measurement: Approach investment decisions with a rigorous and critical lens to efficiently evaluate based on sustainability and equity perspectives.
- Community Capital: Experience practical and real-world applications of scalable strategies through evaluation of case studies, hands-on projects, and detailed, financial development of new models for immediate deployment.
Program graduates can expect go on to roles focusing on sustainability, financial oversight, or investment responsibilities in private or public companies, as well as nonprofit and government organizations.
Virtual Information Sessions
Attend an upcoming virtual information session to learn more about the program.
Thursday, July 20, 2023 | 5 - 6 pm (Eastern)
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Application Requirements
- Application Fee
- Resume/CV
- Personal Statement
- Official TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo English Test, if applicable
- Transcripts
- One Letter of Recommendation
Tuition and Financial Aid
Limited research and teaching assistantship stipends may be available to qualified, enrolled certificate students.Note: This program isnoteligible for federal loans or Tufts tuition scholarships.
See Tuition and Financial Aid information for GSAS Programs.
Required Courses
The following four courses are required to complete the certificate. Please visit UEP's website to learn more.
- UEP 0185: Impact Investing for Catalytic Impact: Filling Capital Gaps
- UEP 0186: Community-Based Investing – Systems & Practice
- UEP 0184: Fundamentals of ESG & Impact Investing
- UEP 0187: Blended Return: Impact Investing Measurement Tools and Processes
Faculty
JeffreyRosen
Jason and Chloe Epstein Term Professor of the Practice
jeffrey.rosen@tufts.edu
JeffreyRosen
Professor of the Practice, Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning
Jason and Chloe Epstein Term Professor of the Practice, Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning
jeffrey.rosen@tufts.edu
97 Talbot Avenue
Research Interests:Catalytic CapitalCommunity InvestingSustainable FinanceImpact MeasuresImpact Investing for Racial Equity
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JulianAgyeman
Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning and Fletcher Professor of Rhetoric and Debate
julian.agyeman@tufts.edu
JulianAgyeman
Professor, Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning
Fletcher Professor of Rhetoric and Debate, Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning
julian.agyeman@tufts.edu
(617) 627-3394
503 Boston Avenue
Research Interests:Sustainability policy and planning; environmental and food justice; intercultural cities
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DeborahFrieze
Professor of the Practice
deborah.frieze@tufts.edu
DeborahFrieze
Professor of the Practice, Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning
deborah.frieze@tufts.edu
97 Talbot Avenue
Research Interests:Impact investing, solidarity economy, community finance, systems thinking
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DouglasGollin
Jason P. and Chloe Epstein Professor
douglas.gollin@tufts.edu
DouglasGollin
Professor, Economics
Jason P. and Chloe Epstein Professor, Economics
douglas.gollin@tufts.edu
(617) 627-7316
Ballou Hall
Research Interests:Economic Development and Growth
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PennLoh
Distinguished Senior Lecturer
penn.loh@tufts.edu
PennLoh
Distinguished Senior Lecturer, Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning
Senior Lecturer, Tisch College
penn.loh@tufts.edu
(617) 627-3394
503 Boston Avenue
Research Interests:• Solidarity economies and economic democracy• Community land trusts• Popular education, social movements, community organizing• Community and climate resilience.
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PatrickSchena
Barton L. Rachlin, E59, A85P Professor
patrick.schena@tufts.edu
PatrickSchena
Adjunct Professor, The Fletcher School
Professor of the Practice, Economics
Barton L. Rachlin, E59, A85P Professorship, Economics
patrick.schena@tufts.edu
177 College Avenue
Research Interests:Finance and banking in East Asia
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