Finance is widely seen as an obstacle to a better world. Principles of Sustainable Finance explains how the financial sector can be mobilized to counter this. Using finance as a means to achieve social goals we can divert the planet and its economy from its current path to a world that is sustainable for all.
Throughout this course, you will learn about the UN Sustainable Development Goals, how social and environmental factors should not be regarded as externalities, you will learn more about sustainable banking and asset management, about effective engagement, sustainable scenario analysis and long-term value creation.
At the end of this course you will understand how sustainable finance can be used as a tool to steer the sustainability transition.
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7 videos2 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt
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7 videos•Total 33 minutes
Trailer: welcome to the sustainability journey•2 minutes
The Sustainability Journey in Finance•6 minutes
Rockstrom's planetary boundaries and social foundations•5 minutes
The UN Sustainable Development Goals•4 minutes
Living wage: an example of sustainable finance•6 minutes
The role of finance•6 minutes
The three stages of sustainable finance•4 minutes
2 readings•Total 100 minutes
Introduction to week 1•10 minutes
Optional extra material•90 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
The linkage between the UN SDGs•30 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
Your sustainable future•10 minutes
Dealing with Sustainability Challenges
Module 2•2 hours to complete
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6 videos4 readings1 assignment
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6 videos•Total 32 minutes
Social and environmental factors are treated as externalities•5 minutes
Perspectives of a skeptical manager•3 minutes
Government regulation and taxation•6 minutes
Business true pricing•5 minutes
Integrated value thinking•5 minutes
Sustainable scenario analysis•7 minutes
4 readings•Total 95 minutes
Introduction to week 2•10 minutes
Optional extra reading: Investing for Long-Term Value Creation•45 minutes
Optional extra reading material: summary of the chapter•30 minutes
Optional extra reading: Stern review the economics of climate change•10 minutes
1 assignment
Externalities•0 minutes
The Purpose of Companies
Module 3•4 hours to complete
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5 videos2 readings1 assignment1 plugin
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5 videos•Total 41 minutes
The ethical responsibility of companies•4 minutes
Shareholders versus stakeholders...•15 minutes
Corporate governance•10 minutes
Partnerships•9 minutes
The sustainability quotient•3 minutes
2 readings•Total 130 minutes
The purpose of companies•10 minutes
Recommended reading material•120 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
End of chapter quiz•30 minutes
1 plugin•Total 15 minutes
Alex Edmans - The social responsibility of business•15 minutes
Sustainable Business Models
Module 4•1 hour to complete
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4 videos2 readings1 assignment
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4 videos•Total 20 minutes
The link between sustainability and strategy•5 minutes
Materiality: which issues matter most?•5 minutes
Integrated reporting and thinking•6 minutes
Long-term value creation by companies•4 minutes
2 readings•Total 20 minutes
Recap of week 3•10 minutes
Strategy and Intangibles•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
End of chapter 4 quiz•30 minutes
Sustainable Asset Management
Module 5•1 hour to complete
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6 videos2 readings1 assignment
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6 videos•Total 42 minutes
Efficient market hypothesis versus adaptive market hypothesis•5 minutes
Academic evidence on sustainable investing•7 minutes
Complicated investment chains•7 minutes
Conditions for long-term investing•6 minutes
Value driver adjustment example•9 minutes
The case of Kraft Heinz and Unilever•7 minutes
2 readings•Total 15 minutes
Recap of week 4 and introduction to week 5•10 minutes
Case studies on sustainable valuation•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
End of chapter quiz•30 minutes
Sustainable banking
Module 6•1 hour to complete
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6 videos1 reading1 assignment
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6 videos•Total 45 minutes
Obstacles of sustainable banking•8 minutes
Opportunities in sustainable banking•14 minutes
Corporate bonds•9 minutes
Sustainable lending•5 minutes
Circular business lending•5 minutes
Examples of sustainable banking•5 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
Recap week 5 and introduction to week 6•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
End of chapter 6 quiz•30 minutes
Climate risk & insurance
Module 7•2 hours to complete
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5 videos2 readings1 assignment
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5 videos•Total 25 minutes
Trends in weather related catastrophes•3 minutes
Catastrophe models•7 minutes
Climate stress testing•5 minutes
Coping with climate change: mitigation and adaptation•5 minutes
Risks in countries around the equator•4 minutes
2 readings•Total 80 minutes
Recap of week 6 and introduction to week 7•10 minutes
Climate change finance •70 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
End of chapter quiz•30 minutes
Steering the transition
Module 8•1 hour to complete
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3 videos1 reading1 assignment
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3 videos•Total 18 minutes
Steering the transition•8 minutes
Old and new visions for financial systems•5 minutes
Finance can help. What are you going to do?•4 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
Recap of week 7 and introduction to week 8•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
Final quiz •30 minutes
Take-aways: what can you do?
Module 9•1 hour to complete
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1 video2 readings2 discussion prompts
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1 video•Total 5 minutes
The power of one: a hopeful story•5 minutes
2 readings•Total 20 minutes
Our sustainability journey•10 minutes
Thank you! •10 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 20 minutes
Your sustainable future•10 minutes
What can you do?•10 minutes
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Reviewed on Jan 10, 2023
Dear Sirs,It is an excellent course, for introducing this extremely interesting subject and which is one of the especially important ones nowadays.Thanks to all instructors.Regards.
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Reviewed on Oct 3, 2022
This course gives a general introduction about how to incorporate sustainability in finance. Very interesting and motivating. I would recommend it to anyone interested in these topics.
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Reviewed on Jul 13, 2021
Amazing course!!!!!!!!!!!!!Extra useful material with built-in framework ready for analysisInsights and factsInterviews with market playersInnovative way of teaching 100% recommended!
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