This course is part of the Climate Change and Sustainable Investing Specialization

EMANUELE CHINI - EDHEC BUSINESS SCHOOL +1 more instructor

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Climate Change and Sustainable Investing SpecializationEDHEC Business School

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Finance may have a central role to play against climate change on the condition that risks are properly measured and managed. In this course you will be introduced to the latest academic research findings and the most commonly used methods in industry to cope with climate change financial risks.
How do we assess these kinds of risks? Can our portfolios perform well and at the same time contribute to the transition towards a low-carbon economy? How do climate change risks affect financial markets?

This course starts with an overview of climate change and the tools at the disposal of policymakers to curb this phenomenon. These tools, when used to their fullest extent, will have a big impact on businesses and this impact may spill over into the financial markets even before the policies are fully implemented. The risks associated with these changes are grouped under the definition of transition risks. 

In this MOOC we will analyse these risks and also discuss the methodologies most widely used by asset managers to manage their portfolios’ carbon exposure. The final module of this course shows a real-world example of implementation. At the end of the course, you will understand how to maximize the contribution of your investments to the fight against climate change.

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Course 4 of 4 in the

Climate Change and Sustainable Investing Specialization

Beginner Level

A background in business and economics is recommended, as well as an interest in climate finance.

Approx. 15 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: English

What you will learn

Analyze the financial aspects of the fight against climate change

Understand existing measures of climate change risk exposure

Assess how climate risk factors impact security prices and returns

Assess how climate risk factors impact investment decisions

Skills you will gain

Understand how to measuring climate risk in equity portfolioUnderstand how to designing a low-carbon tracking-index portfolio (on Excel)Implement climate-aware investment decisionsLearn how to managing climate risk in equity portfolios

Flexible deadlines

Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.

Shareable Certificate

Earn a Certificate upon completion

100% online

Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.

Course 4 of 4 in the

Climate Change and Sustainable Investing Specialization

Beginner Level

A background in business and economics is recommended, as well as an interest in climate finance.

Approx. 15 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: English

Instructors

EMANUELE CHINI - EDHEC BUSINESS SCHOOL

PhD Candidate in Finance and Teaching Assistant, EDHEC Business School

80 Learners

1 Course

LIONEL MARTELLINI -EDHEC BUSINESS SCHOOL

Professor of Finance, EDHEC Business School

Finance

168 Learners

2 Courses

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EDHEC Business School

Founded in 1906, EDHEC is now one of Europe’s top 15 business schools .

Based in Lille, Nice, Paris, London and Singapore, and counting over 90 nationalities on its campuses, EDHEC is a fully international school directly connected to the business world. With over 40,000 graduates in 120 countries, it trains committed managers capable of dealing with the challenges of a fast-evolving world. Harnessing its core values of excellence, innovation and entrepreneurial spirit, EDHEC has developed a strategic model founded on research of true practical use to society, businesses and students, and which is particularly evident in the work of EDHEC-Risk Institute and Scientific Beta. The School functions as a genuine laboratory of ideas and plays a pioneering role in the field of digital education via EDHEC Online, the first fully online degree-level training platform. These various components make EDHEC a centre of knowledge, experience and diversity, geared to preparing new generations of managers to excel in a world subject to transformational change. EDHEC in figures: 8,600 students in academic education, 19 degree programmes ranging from bachelor to PhD level, 184 professors and researchers, 11 specialist research centres.

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week

Week 1

3 hours to complete

From climate science to climate finance

3 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 35 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz

Week

Week 2

3 hours to complete

Measuring climate risk in equity portfolios

3 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 37 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

Week

Week 3

3 hours to complete

Impact of climate risks on equity portfolios

3 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 39 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

Week

Week 4

3 hours to complete

Managing climate risk in equity portfolios

3 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 35 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

About the Climate Change and Sustainable Investing Specialization

This specialization aims to provide you with a better understanding of the complex relationships between climate change and economy and finance. By the end of the program you will have gained command over the tools allowing you to build an informed opinion grounded on scientific facts on the feasibility and effectiveness of current options to fight climate change. You will also understand the pros and cons of various policy approaches involved in the transition to a low carbon economy. Finally, you will learn how climate risks affect firm fundamentals and how to implement efficient low carbon investing strategies.

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