ESG Investing: Setting Standards & Conducting Analysis

The ESG Investing: Setting Standards & Conducting Analysis course provides students with basic knowledge of traditional financial products with some fundamental concepts to help better define what ESG is, including the rationale behind its inception, and how it has developed. Through the series of video, webinar, and reading modules in this course, you’ll learn how to identify and describe the basic principles underpinning the “E”, “S” and “G” in ESG, as well as obtain a brief background of ESG’

• Describe how environmental, social and governance principals originated and how related practices have been evolving in the financial markets.
• Identify global initiatives that helped drive, and continue to support, the framework for ESG investing.
• Differentiate the risks a company may face when analyzing it for “E”, “S”, and “G” factors.
• Provide details about certain business sector trends such as those in water and waste management, clean transportation, and energy.