Sustainable Finance
- Identifies and explains key ESG factors
- Explores the role of finance in the transition to a sustainable economy
- Affords strategy that promotes long-term financial value
As investor awareness around climate risk has grown, so has the demand for a transition to a low-carbon economy. Sustainable finance is any form of financial service that integrates environmental, social, or governance (ESG) criteria into business or investment decisions. In these courses, you will develop skills to meet this demand by learning how to integrate ESG factors into the financial decision-making process for financial institutions and investment managers, as well as public, private, and not-for-profit institutions and investors.
This semester, study from anywhere in the world in the safety and comfort of your home through online or remote instruction.
International Development
Explore the main elements of country development—from economic, political, social, cultural, and environmental perspectives.
Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction
This course will examine the economic challenges developing countries face and explore strategies to deal with them. The course will begin...
Environment and the Financial Markets
Learn the basic principles that govern socially responsible investing in the context of environmental criteria and financial markets.
Disaster Preparedness and Humanitarian Assistance
In order to achieve the key UN Sustainable Development goals of "No Poverty, Zero Hunger, Good Health and Wellbeing, Gender Equality, Clean...
Social Entrepreneurship
Learn what social enterprise is and gain the foundational skills to launch your own.
Socially Responsible Investing
Learn about socially responsible investing (SRI) strategies, markets, and stakeholders, as well as its practicalities within societies and markets.
Ethics and Governance
The course will offer a broad discussion of corporate boardroom considerations, ethics in the workplace, and the issue of corporate sustainability.
Global Health and Development
The world has made immense strides in improving health outcomes and increasing life-expectancy over the past century in large part due to...
Impact Investing and Financial Inclusion
Impact investors seek to generate environmental and social impacts in addition to financial returns. This course introduces you to how markets...