There is a boom in interest in Sustainable Finance! Having experience on your resume and speaking the "language" is essential to differentiate yourself.
Major banks, asset managers, consulting companies, and others are adding roles and looking for talent with traditional financial skills, sustainability experience, and ESG knowledge.
Many Paths
There is no one way for you to enter the industry. There are many roles and opportunities and they seem to be constantly evolving. One way to think of it is as either:
Bring your traditional finance skills and learn about sustainable finance on the job
Know a lot about sustainability issues or ESG and learn the finance part as you go
What could your job be?
Lead business efforts to become more sustainable
Coordinate teams to adopt sustainability principles