ESG Finance Secondary Concentration

Sustainable finance is a framework of taking sustainability considerations into account when making business and investment decisions. There has been exponential growth in sustainable assets in capital markets. Investors have emphasized sustainability more and more to further environmental agendas and social good. Accordingly, investment communities and corporations have gradually focused more on sustainability factors such as climate change and their impact on corporate strategy, operational risks, and competitive positioning.

CIM Program Overview

Sustainable finance is a framework of taking sustainability considerations into account when making business and investment decisions. There has been exponential growth in sustainable assets in capital markets. Investors have emphasized sustainability more and more to further environmental agendas and social good. Accordingly, investment communities and corporations have gradually focused more on sustainability factors such as climate change and their impact on corporate strategy, operational risks, and competitive positioning.

To earn the secondary concentration in ESG finance, students must earn 9 credits of courses from the list below:

Course Title Credits
FNGB 74BZPortfolio Management/Responsible Investing 13
FNGB 749REquity Analysis 23
FNGB 74CGStudent Managed Invest Fund/Responsible Investing 33
Total Credits9
1

FNGB 7421 Prins of Modern Finance is the prerequisite to this course; FNGB 7460 Portfolio Management is the corequisite.

2

FNGB 74BZ Portfolio Management/Responsible Investing is the corequisite to this course.

3

FNGB 749R Equity Analysis and FNGB 7421 Prins of Modern Finance are the prerequisites to this course.