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2023/2024

Sustainable Finance

Type: Mago-Lego
Delivered by: Master's Programmes Curriculum Support
When: 3 module
Online hours: 20
Open to: students of one campus
Instructors: Artem Anilov
Language: English
ECTS credits: 3
Contact hours: 10

Course Syllabus

Abstract

Sustainable Finance reviews the key concepts and sustainability-oriented financial instruments, motivations behind the increased awareness of ESG by investors and the public, discussions on materiality and approaches to incorporating ESG in the investment process.It involves practical cases focused on ESG reporting roles in the investment decision making and the ways to integrate ESG data in investment decisions. We discuss new requirements and toolkit for incorporating ESG factors in investment analysis.
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • To understand the instruments of sustainable finance
  • To understand the current trends and limitations of sustainable finance
  • To understand the goals of sustainable finance
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • Understand the limitations of current financial system
  • Analyse the role of financial system in sustainable development
  • To analyse the current state of sustainable finance
  • To understand the existing frameworks for sustainable finance
  • To analyze green equity financing
  • To understand the opportunities and limitations of green equity
  • To analyse sustainable and green bonds
  • To understand the opportunities and limitations of green bonds
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL SYSTEM ON ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY
  • THE CHALLENGES OF REGENERATIVE ECONOMY
  • GREEN EQUITY AND IMPACT INVESTING
  • SUSTAINABLE DEBT AND GREEN BONDS
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Seminar 1
  • non-blocking Seminar 2
  • non-blocking Seminar 3
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • 2023/2024 3rd module
    0.3 * Seminar 1 + 0.3 * Seminar 2 + 0.4 * Seminar 3
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • Amel-Zadeh, A., & Serafeim, G. (2017). Why and How Investors Use ESG Information: Evidence from a Global Survey.
  • Handbook of research on sustainable consumption, , 2017
  • Никонец, О. Е., ESG-трансформация и устойчивое развитие: вызовы и возможности для экономики и бизнеса (Сборник по материалам Международной научно-практической конференции) : сборник статей / О. Е. Никонец. — Москва : Русайнс, 2022. — 248 с. — ISBN 978-5-466-00988-0. — URL: https://book.ru/book/945152 (дата обращения: 25.08.2023). — Текст : электронный.

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • MSCI ESG Research LLC. (11 C.E. 2019). MSCI ESG Research Makes MSCI ESG Ratings of Over 2,800 Companies Publicly Available. Business Wire (English).
  • Towards just and sustainable economies : the social and solidarity economy North and South, , 2018