Green Finance & Environment, Social, and Governance Investing

3 credits · Undergraduate

This course explores rapidly growing markets Green Finance and Environmental, Social and Governance investing. The class begins with an overview of general approaches to financial investing, combined with an examination of how ESG investing fits into these markets. The course also explores project evaluation, allowing students to better understand which offer the best opportunities for investment while creating the greatest ESG impact. Students will then practically apply these skills in two semester long projects. The first is to design, implement and trade their own ESG investment portfolios. The second is to design, scope, outline, and budget an ESG project. CROSSLISTED: SUST 3108.03 RESTRICTIONS: Third year status or above EXCLUSIONS: SUST 3954.03 (taken in Winter 2022)