Educating for Impact

Dedicated to Advancing Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship

GSB Executive Education

Five decades of learning expertise UCT GSB Executive Education is structured to help people, at every stage of their leadership journey, to invest in themselves and add value to their organisations. We offer targeted learning interventions that are relevant and responsive to a fast-changing world of work and draw on the UCT GSB’s five decades of business education expertise. All courses are rich in industry insights, underpinned by the latest theory and delivered by our world-class faculty. Courses are offered online and in Cape Town at our Breakwater Campus. Courses can also be customised for delivery at any location - anywhere in the world that works best for you.

Impact Investing in Africa I South Africa

Application Deadline: 19 August 2025
Course starts: 08 September 2025

Deploy your capital to intentionally create a positive social impact.

Impact Investing in Africa is a specialised short course, offered by the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the UCT Graduate School of Business. The course is designed to equip wealth managers, consultants, funders and other financial intermediaries with expertise in the rapidly growing field of impact investment.

Delegates will be able to:
  • Develop impact investing strategies;
  • Analyse impact investing opportunities; 
  • Engage with clients about socially responsible investments.
Why is this course important?

Most major financial institutions are involved in the impact investing market by building in-house impact investing expertise. However, many wealth managers, consultants, funders etc. have yet to build their own expertise to meet the demand from a new generation of wealth holders.

Who is this course for?

Representatives and practitioners of:

  • Development Finance Institutions
  • Diversified Financial Institutions
  • Family Offices
  • Foundations
  • Pension Funds
  • Businesses with an Impact Mandate (i.e. private sector)

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