Sustainable Finance

This course is about sustainable finance.  It analyzes the development and evolution of sustainable finance in the European Union (EU), individual European countries and the USA.  It explains the similarities and differences among corporate social responsibility (CSR); environmental, social and governance (ESG); socially responsible investment (SRI); and sustainable finance.  It presents different methodologies/themes of sustainable investment and a range of investment projects.  Students are exposed to financial, legal and practical aspects of sustainable finance by analyzing and discussing a number of case studies – real and theoretical – about sustainable finance methodologies and products.  Students read each case study, analyze it in breakout groups and then present their findings to the entire call, for debate, discussion and synthesis.

Lecturer – Prof. Geoffrey Mazullo