Business Sustainability Disclosure, Reporting, & Analysis

1.5 credits · Undergraduate

This course provides a critical analysis of current practices in business sustainability disclosure, reporting and analysis. Topics covered include disclosure & reporting practices, regulatory requirements, reporting frameworks, reporting standards, rating agencies, investment products, activist investing, and NGOs. The course also provides guidance for synthesizing information from corporate sustainability disclosures into traditional financial and valuation analyses. The class format combines lectures, interactive discussions, cases studies and project presentations. Prerequisite: BUS 1100 or BUS 1350 [1.5]