Program Overview

MSc, Master of Science Ecological and Impact Finance

Overview

The Master of Science Ecological and Impact Finance offered by KEDGE Business School is designed for professionals seeking comprehensive expertise in sustainable, ecological and impact finance. Delivered entirely in English, this programme equips participants with advanced knowledge of sustainable finance tools, specialising in extra-financial analysis and international finance.

Accreditation and Recognition

• Accredited by the Conférence des Grandes Écoles (CGE)
• Recognised by the French Ministry of Higher Education

Programme Highlights

SUPPORT ECOLOGICAL VALUES IN THE FINANCIAL INDUSTRY

The financial industry has now integrated sustainability into its core, but too little corporations are really engaged, considering the sustainable finance gap to be filled for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Beyond learning how to tackle sustainable issues into financial systems, you will learn how to transform strategies, decisions and support companies to move towards impact assessment and measurement.

A CUTTING-EDGE AND INNOVATIVE CURRICULUM

The values of our faculty, anchored into the ecological finance theory developed at KEDGE Business School, will allow to receive innovative learnings and experiences, integrating degrowth/postgrowth debates, and cutting-edge course and learnings as ecological accounting, sustainable monetary systems, alternative money and finance, sustainable governance, anthropology of finance, energy and climate issues, etc.

EXPERIMENT WITH A PRIVILEGED NETWORK

This MSc is supported by a privileged network of more than 50 companies and hundreds of alumni engaged into sustainable, ecological and impact finance. Among those partners, the MSc Ecological and Impact Finance benefits from the support of the research chairs KEDGE-CANDRIAM "Finance Reconsidered: Addressing Sustainable Economic Development" and KEDGE-LCL “Impact Finance”, whether in courses, internships, or research.

AN INTERNATIONAL AND MULTI-CAMPUS CURRICULUM

Through the MSc Sustainable Finance programme, KEDGE offers students a background in international corporate finance featuring:

• Opportunity to engage in a 4 to 6 month exchange with a partner university during the first year (M1)
• A full-time english curriculum in the second year (M2) at our Paris campus, taught by professors and lecturers with extensive experience both in France and internationally.

Key Figures

• 89% of students secure employment within 6 months of graduation
• 2080 alumni
• 2 privileged partners (CANDRIAM and LCL) and a network of more than 50 companies
• 40 partner companies

Programme Details

• Admission level: From Bachelor's degree - 3 years to Bachelor's degree - 4 years, Validation of Personal and Professional Experience (VAPP)
• Campus: Paris
• Degree: MSc, Master of Science
• Format: Full Time
• Intake: September 2025
• Language: English

Programme Labels

• Contribute to responsible financial decisions
• Support ecological values in the financial industry
• A cutting-edge and innovative curriculum
• Experiment with a privileged network
• An international and multi-campus curriculum

Programme Structure

• Year 1 (M1): Opportunity to engage in a 4 to 6 month exchange with a partner university
• Year 2 (M2): Full-time english curriculum at our Paris campus

Career Opportunities

• Graduates emerge with a finely honed skillset that meets the growing demand from companies navigating ethical and societal considerations in their investment decisions and strategic planning.

Research Areas

• Sustainable finance
• Ecological finance
• Impact finance
• Extra-financial analysis
• International finance

Partnerships

• KEDGE-CANDRIAM "Finance Reconsidered: Addressing Sustainable Economic Development"
• KEDGE-LCL “Impact Finance”
• UN PRI (Principles for Responsible Investment) grant

Study Trip

• A study-trip allowing to meet experts and privileged partners at the end of the academic year.