Learn ESG investing through evidence-based portfolio decisions, not sustainability labels alone. Explore how environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors influence investment analysis, portfolio construction, and risk assessment.

Designed for finance learners, investment professionals, and sustainability analysts, this course examines ESG ratings, scoring methodologies, and data limitations. Learn to translate ESG indicators into quantitative investment signals, screening rules, portfolio weights, and optimization constraints while assessing diversification and risk-return trade-offs. Evaluate portfolio performance without assuming that stronger ESG scores guarantee higher returns. Investigate greenwashing, misleading corporate disclosures, and investor biases, and learn to cross-check sustainability claims against independent and operational evidence. You'll interpret Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions, carbon intensity, and verification data; assess environmental and social risks across supply chains; and explore how AI-supported controversy signals, satellite observations, and alternative data inform ESG due diligence. What sets this course apart is its combination of quantitative portfolio analysis and practical claim verification. By the end, you'll be better equipped to evaluate ESG investment choices, identify reporting red flags, and make more informed portfolio judgments.