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Master’s in ESG, Green Taxonomy and Energy Transition Insurance Engineering

Online master's programme of 1,900 hours in ESG, green taxonomy and energy transition insurance engineering: 12 modules covering sustainability in insurance, the EU Taxonomy, sustainability disclosure, transition technologies and their underwriting, sustainable investment, climate risk, transition plans, social and governance factors, sustainable products and ESG data, with an assigned technical tutor.

Duration1900 h
ModeOnline
LanguageEnglish
Start datesSet by the faculty
AwardSEIUM Institute diploma
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Learning outcomes

What you will be able to do

01

Analyse the role of the insurance sector in the energy transition.

02

Apply the EU green taxonomy to underwriting and investments.

03

Prepare disclosures in line with the SFDR, the CSRD and IFRS S2.

04

Assess the risks of transition technologies.

05

Design sustainable underwriting and investment policies.

06

Integrate climate risk into risk management.

07

Develop credible transition plans and avoid greenwashing.

Profile

Who it's for

  • Sustainability managers at insurers and reinsurers.
  • ESG analysts covering underwriting or investment portfolios.
  • Renewable energy underwriters.
  • Climate risk analysts working on ORSA and scenario analysis.
  • Taxonomy and disclosure consultants.
  • Sustainable investment managers at insurers and asset managers.
  • Engineering or science graduates seeking to enter the insurance sector.
Standards & tools

What you'll work with

  • Regulation (EU) 2020/852 (EU Taxonomy Regulation)
  • Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 (SFDR, sustainability-related disclosures)
  • Directive (EU) 2022/2464 (CSRD, corporate sustainability reporting)
  • Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2139 (Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act)
  • Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2772 (European Sustainability Reporting Standards, ESRS)
  • IFRS S2 (climate-related disclosures)
  • Regulation (EU) 2023/2631 (European green bonds)
  • Directive (EU) 2024/1760 (corporate sustainability due diligence)
  • MSCI ESG Manager
  • PACTA (2° Investing Initiative)
  • Bloomberg ESG
  • Workiva
  • Python
Syllabus

12 modules · 1900 h

  1. 1.1The insurer as risk manager and as investor
  2. 1.2Environmental, social and governance factors
  3. 1.3Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI)
  4. 1.4Double materiality
  5. 1.5Physical and transition climate risks
  6. 1.6Net-zero commitments in the sector
  7. 1.7Climate protection gap
  8. 1.8Stakeholder expectations
  9. 1.9Reputational risks
  10. 1.10Case study: materiality analysis of an insurer
  1. 2.1Structure of the Taxonomy Regulation
  2. 2.2Six environmental objectives
  3. 2.3Technical screening criteria
  4. 2.4Do no significant harm principle
  5. 2.5Minimum safeguards
  6. 2.6Climate and environmental delegated acts
  7. 2.7Non-life insurance as an enabling activity
  8. 2.8Aligned underwriting KPI
  9. 2.9Aligned investment KPI
  10. 2.10Workshop: calculating the taxonomy-aligned underwriting KPI
  1. 3.1SFDR Regulation
  2. 3.2Principal adverse impacts
  3. 3.3Article 8 and Article 9 products
  4. 3.4CSRD and ESRS standards
  5. 3.5IFRS S1 and S2
  6. 3.6TCFD recommendations
  7. 3.7Financed and insurance-associated emissions
  8. 3.8PCAF standard for insurance-associated emissions
  9. 3.9Assurance of information
  10. 3.10Practical exercise: calculating the insurance-associated emissions of a portfolio
  1. 4.1Onshore and offshore wind energy
  2. 4.2Solar photovoltaic and concentrated solar power
  3. 4.3Battery storage
  4. 4.4Green hydrogen
  5. 4.5Heat pumps and energy efficiency
  6. 4.6Electric mobility and charging infrastructure
  7. 4.7Carbon capture, utilisation and storage
  8. 4.8Smart grids
  9. 4.9Technology readiness (TRL) and risk
  10. 4.10Case study: risk profile of emerging technologies
  1. 5.1Insurance for renewable projects
  2. 5.2Insurance for prototype technologies
  3. 5.3Performance guarantees
  4. 5.4Energy efficiency insurance
  5. 5.5Cover for electric mobility
  6. 5.6Insurance for hydrogen and CCUS
  7. 5.7Carbon credit insurance
  8. 5.8Coal and oil exclusion criteria
  9. 5.9Sustainable underwriting policies
  10. 5.10Workshop: underwriting policy for the energy sector
  1. 6.1ESG integration in investment
  2. 6.2Green bonds and the European standard
  3. 6.3Investment in sustainable infrastructure
  4. 6.4Exclusions and engagement
  5. 6.5Aligning portfolios with 1.5 °C
  6. 6.6Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance
  7. 6.7Implied temperature metrics
  8. 6.8Stranded asset risks
  9. 6.9Solvency II and sustainable assets
  10. 6.10Practical exercise: climate alignment of an investment portfolio
  1. 7.1Climate risks in the ORSA
  2. 7.2NGFS scenarios
  3. 7.3Long-term scenario analysis
  4. 7.4EIOPA stress tests
  5. 7.5Transition risk in underwriting
  6. 7.6Climate litigation risk
  7. 7.7Integration into risk appetite
  8. 7.8Climate risk indicators
  9. 7.9Climate risk governance
  10. 7.10Case study: transition scenario analysis
  1. 8.1Elements of a transition plan
  2. 8.2Science-based targets
  3. 8.3Interim commitments
  4. 8.4Operational decarbonisation
  5. 8.5Decarbonisation of underwriting and investments
  6. 8.6Due Diligence Directive
  7. 8.7Supervision of transition plans
  8. 8.8Credibility and greenwashing
  9. 8.9Communicating the plan
  10. 8.10Practical exercise: outline transition plan for an insurer
  1. 9.1Financial inclusion and microinsurance
  2. 9.2Insurance accessibility
  3. 9.3Human rights in the value chain
  4. 9.4Social taxonomy and debates
  5. 9.5Diversity and equality
  6. 9.6Sustainability-linked remuneration
  7. 9.7Ethics and integrity
  8. 9.8Board-level sustainability governance
  9. 9.9Stakeholder dialogue
  10. 9.10Case study: social assessment of a product
  1. 10.1Sustainability preferences under the IDD
  2. 10.2Sustainable insurance-based investment products
  3. 10.3Insurance with ESG criteria
  4. 10.4Sustainable claims repair
  5. 10.5Circular economy in claims
  6. 10.6Incentives for climate prevention
  7. 10.7Communication without greenwashing
  8. 10.8Certifications and labels
  9. 10.9Product indicators
  10. 10.10Workshop: designing a home insurance product with sustainability criteria
  1. 11.1ESG rating providers
  2. 11.2Divergence between ratings
  3. 11.3Climate and emissions data
  4. 11.4Physical asset databases
  5. 11.5ESG reporting platforms
  6. 11.6ESG data quality and audit
  7. 11.7Reporting automation
  8. 11.8Artificial intelligence and ESG
  9. 11.9Sustainability dashboards
  10. 11.10Practical exercise: ESG dashboard for an insurer
  1. 12.1Selection of the undertaking or product
  2. 12.2Double materiality analysis
  3. 12.3Taxonomy alignment assessment
  4. 12.4Climate risk analysis
  5. 12.5Product proposal or transition plan
  6. 12.6Metrics and disclosure
  7. 12.7Regulatory analysis
  8. 12.8Conclusions
  9. 12.9Master's Thesis report
  10. 12.10Master's Thesis: defence before a panel
Methodology, software & labs

How you'll learn

100% online training on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and an assigned technical tutor. No fixed timetables: you progress at your own pace within the intake, so it fits around your job.

Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original regulations and applied exercises. The working software is MSCI ESG Manager, PACTA (2° Investing Initiative), Bloomberg ESG, Workiva and Python, in free, academic or evaluation versions. Exercises are based on real procedures: calculating taxonomy alignment indicators, calculating insurance-associated and financed emissions, and analysing climate scenarios on portfolios. Assessment is continuous by module, plus the final Master's Thesis.

Standards covered: Regulation (EU) 2020/852 (Taxonomy), Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 (SFDR), Directive (EU) 2022/2464 (CSRD), Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2139 (Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act), Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2772 (ESRS), IFRS S2, Regulation (EU) 2023/2631 (European green bonds), Directive (EU) 2024/1760 (corporate sustainability due diligence).

Assigned technical tutor:every module ends with a deliverable that your tutor marks individually.
Standards-based learning:guided reading of the EU Taxonomy Regulation, the SFDR, the CSRD and IFRS S2 applied to real cases, not as a theoretical annex.
Industry software:MSCI ESG Manager, PACTA (2° Investing Initiative), Bloomberg ESG, Workiva and Python, in free, academic or evaluation versions.
Master's Thesis with defence:An ESG and transition strategy for an insurer or insurance product, including taxonomy alignment and climate risk analysis, defended before a panel.
Flexible format:100% online, no fixed timetables, compatible with full-time work.
Capstone project

Build it end to end

Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.

Double materiality analysis
Select an undertaking or product and carry out its double materiality analysis.
Taxonomy alignment
Assess the alignment of underwriting and investments with the EU Taxonomy.
Climate risk analysis
Analyse physical and transition risks using NGFS scenarios.
Product or transition plan
Propose a sustainable product or transition plan with its metrics and disclosures.
Master's Thesis
An ESG and transition strategy for an insurer or insurance product, defended before a panel.
Career opportunities

Where this takes you

Insurance sustainability managerESG analystRenewable energy underwriterClimate risk analystTaxonomy and disclosure consultantSustainable investment manager
Admissions & scholarships

Requirements

  • University degree in engineering, science or architecture, or equivalent demonstrable professional experience.
  • Internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme software.
  • English sufficient to read technical standards.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

The programme totals 1,900 hours over 12–14 months. You set your own pace within each intake, and your tutor helps you plan the workload around your job.

You work with MSCI ESG Manager, PACTA (2° Investing Initiative), Bloomberg ESG, Workiva and Python, using free, academic or evaluation versions. Your tutor indicates the free alternative wherever one exists.

A SEIUM Institute diploma, awarded on passing the continuous assessment and the Master's Thesis. It is SEIUM's own qualification, not an official state degree; its recognition depends on the programme completed and the regulations of each country.

Yes. Modules passed in a course or postgraduate diploma in the same area are recognised in the higher programme. Ask about the recognition policy when you enrol.

A degree in engineering, science or architecture (or equivalent professional experience), a computer able to run the programme software, and English sufficient to read technical standards.

Start dates are set by SEIUM's faculty for each intake. Our admissions team will confirm the next available date when you apply.

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