Customer Story: Corporate Finance Institute × Rho Impact

Corporate Finance Institute (CFI) and Rho Impact’s ESG Certification Program is the result of a multi-year collaboration between both firms. Recognized by Trellis (formerly GreenBiz), Bankers By Day, KnowESG B2B Marketplace (EU), Sustainable Career Pathways, and more, the program has been lauded as a top ESG education program in the world - alongside globally renowned institutions like Harvard, Yale, Oxford, Columbia, and the CFA Institute.

CFI, founded in 2016, is the leading global provider of training and productivity tools for finance and banking professionals, with over 2 million global learners representing the biggest names in the industry - including global entities like JP Morgan, Bloomberg, S&P Global, Deloitte, Morgan Stanley, PIMCO, and Goldman Sachs. With their global reach and affordable programs, CFI has become the go-to choice for both industry leaders and aspiring professionals in emerging markets.

Released in 2020, the “Introduction to ESG” course quickly rose in popularity. Nearly 5 years later, the ESG Certification Program remains a lead, in-demand offering for both individual learners and corporate training programs. Graduates of the program live and work around the world, and are now equipped to drive both commercial and climate impact (without the greenwashing).

Noah Miller, Co-Founder and Chief Advisory Officer at Rho Impact, has been CFI’s ESG subject matter expert since 2020. “Collaboration and coalition-building is critical for meeting the greatest (and most expensive) challenge of our time - climate change. Finance firms have both the power and responsibility to lead our transition to a more inclusive, sustainable, and resilient economy for all. Through this long-standing collaboration with CFI, finance firms now have the capabilities to act, and with confidence.”

Corporate Finance Institute CEO Anna Talerico shared, “Rho Impact has been critical to our success and recognition as a leader in ESG education and training solutions. Their pragmatic and down-to-earth approach to this complex subject matter has opened new doors, new relationships, and new opportunities for us at the global scale. Their expertise is only rivaled by their passion for the work, and we can’t wait to continue on this journey together to democratize access to the leading ESG training program in the world.”

Key Collaboration Highlights Include:

• CFI becomes the official ESG education partner to PwC Academy, the talent management arm of PwC. CFI x Rho Impact’s ESG courses and resources will be used to train PwC consultants as well as ‘up-skill’ their clients. Taimur Ali Mir, PwC Partner and Head of Qualifications and Certifications at PwC's Academy, said "The ESG agenda is top-of-mind for our public and private sector clients in the Middle East. This collaboration continues to boost our efforts in educating, enhancing, and empowering the region's ESG agenda and delivering real sustained impact locally and globally."



• CFI forms an exclusive partnership with Grant Thornton Ethiopia in preparation for the launch of domestic capital markets. CFI x Rho Impact’s ESG offerings are informing the ESG regulations and reporting requirements in Ethiopia, while simultaneously preparing local finance teams and consultants to address this market need.




• CFI partners with LinkedIn Learning to launch the CFI Corporate Finance Foundations Professional Certificate on LinkedIn Learning’s platform. ESG is one of five core modules for this foundation, which helps address the critical green skills supply-demand shortage further explored in LinkedIn’s Global Green Skills Report 2023.

About Corporate Finance Institute (CFI)

Corporate Finance Institute (CFI) is the number one rated online provider of finance and banking training, certifications, and productivity tools. With the industry's leading training library, we empower professionals and teams with job-ready skills and practical resources to succeed in diverse roles within finance and banking. Established in 2016, CFI is trusted by over 2 million individuals and thousands of organizations worldwide.

About Rho Impact

Rho Impact is a leader in providing tools, services, and data to forecast the impact of climate technologies. Its flagship product, Koi, empowers investors with on-demand avoided emissions calculations, enabling climate-positive investment decisions at both the portfolio and technology levels. Rho Impact is also a key contributor to CRANE, a free, open-access platform that helps innovators and investors quantify the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by emerging technologies. Together, Koi and CRANE equip companies and capital allocators with the insights needed to drive decarbonization and meet net-zero goals.