SMU ExD celebrated graduation of over 710 learners in Sustainability and Sustainable Finance Programme

SMU Executive Development (ExD) recently celebrated a remarkable milestone, honoring the graduation of over 710 participants who completed the “Introduction to Sustainability & Sustainable Finance” online programme in Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia.

This programme, co-curated by Singapore Management University, the Singapore Green Finance Center (SGFC), and the Singapore Global Network, was adapted from SGFC’s flagship Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) titled Introduction to Sustainability and Sustainable Finance, which was originally created by Dr Rajiv Lall, Professorial Research Fellow at SGFC.

Supported by SMU Overseas Centres in Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, ExD translated the course from English into the local languages of its three ASEAN markets—Bahasa, Thai, and Vietnamese— ensuring it was accessible, culturally relevant, and resonant with local audiences.

This marks a landmark initiative in inclusive, region-wide upskilling and showcases SMU’s ability to blend global expertise with local relevance across diverse cultural and economic landscapes. It also highlights SMU’s commitment to equipping professionals with the knowledge and skills to drive sustainable progress in finance and beyond.

In his opening speech at Indonesia's celebratory event, ExD Executive Director Eddie Tritton said, “𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴, 𝘚𝘔𝘜’𝘴 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯—𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥-𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴.”

Our impact

• Over 1,570 learners across ASEAN equipped with foundational knowledge in sustainability and sustainable finance
• Attended by working professionals, business owners, entrepreneurs, students, and independent learners from over 350 organisations across ASEAN
• More than 710 learners completed the online programme
• Collaborated with 26 universities across the three markets to extend the programme’s reach

More details about the SMU-SGN: Introduction Sustainability and Sustainable Finance programme.

Check out our photo albums below for the highlights and snapshots from each graduation ceremony.