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About the Course

In this course, you will explore the foundations upon which modern-day ESG was built, how market forces react to ESG, and ways to create and maintain value using ESG investment strategies. You will also learn about the five pathways of materiality, and how those interplay with or against ESG performance. You will examine the many challenges that corporations face when it comes to leveraging ESG investing into their portfolios, and how the changing landscape of ESG is making this an area of untapped potential when it comes to the financial workings of businesses today. You'll also learn from real-life case studies how you can assess risk, create better risk management policy, and build a map to identify valuable areas of opportunity and create better decision-making approaches. Lastly, you will look at portfolio optimization and the utilization of ESG factors to maximize returns in addition to examining different funds, their fee structures, and how investors can blend ESG into their investment portfolio. By the end of this course, you will know the best practices for creating a solid risk management plan and how to create a culture that is sensitive to ESG. You will better understand the history and framework behind ESG, and how to create a path forward using smarter methods to identify risk, navigate ESG issues, and reach ESG investing goals....

Top reviews

MA

Mar 6, 2022

I thought this was one of the best ESG related courses I have taken. The course was recent, relevant and very interesting. Great material and case examples. I think a very balanced view was presented.

KK

Aug 31, 2022

Course is very informative and valuable to upgardes the knowledge and clear the doubts on ESG. Also I learn a lot about impact of ESG perameters on business and investement as weel as on shareholders.

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By Zelma A

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Oct 2, 2022

Very practial. Gave me the basis to focus on what to look for on exueciting ESG-

By Erandy C G

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Apr 19, 2023

Nice introductory course to start understanding ESG factors and its relevance.

By Sophia M

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Mar 7, 2023

Structured material, clear presentation and messages. I enjoyed lectures!

By Matthew D

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May 18, 2022

A nice overview of the importance of ESG consideration in business

By Samkelisiwe D

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Mar 20, 2023

The course was very interesting however very difficult

By Thomas F

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Jul 25, 2022

Very good content, however too many typos in slides.

By ALEX

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Apr 12, 2022

Very good, only more technical info for the next

By Felice P

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Aug 5, 2022

I d like a section about the EU perspective

By Alberto M J

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May 30, 2022

I really liked this course!

By sandrine r

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Apr 8, 2024

While the course does cover ESG broadly, the content quickly becomes very business school focused. It is not very interactive, with one speaker only through the course, and poor visuals that fail to capture the key takeaways. I was also surprised by the content of the tests which assessed whether we actually listened to the course, as opposed to what we truly learned in terms of transferable knowledge.

By Mariano F

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Oct 6, 2023

Positive take: Interesting approach on the rationale of finding the P&L link on ESG. Improvement points: Completely obsessed with Exxon but they did not mention Tesla, which would be a champion ESG company, if we measure overall impact on society. Also module #2 is not well formatted. Presentation materials can be improved.

By Ayushi A

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Apr 16, 2023

I liked the course, however, the sentences were long and confusing- the exercises too hence became a little confusing as being a non native English speaker and from a non business background it was already a bit tough for me.

By Erwin H

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Jan 18, 2024

Nice introduction to the subject, with interesting examples. When reports and publications are mentioned, links/access to the source documents would be appreciated.

By PAWAN C

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Nov 4, 2023

Suggestions for improvement - Approach more consultative than pedagogic, More operational knowledge required to be covered from real world implementation

By Zunaira M

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Sep 25, 2023

The lecturer has a very monotonous tone, makes it very difficult to keep attentive, but the course content and course was good

By NAGENDRA K

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Sep 8, 2022

Too much text. more case studies would have helped. problem statments with solutions would have enhanced the whole material.

By Erika A K

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Mar 28, 2022

Esperava mais estudos direcionados à implantação do ESG em uma empresa (um conhecimento mais prático do que teórico).

By Sagar K P

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Sep 16, 2022

This course is good for general knowledge and understanding at a very high level factors at play.

By sebastien G

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Sep 27, 2022

Great content. But the format could be improved. The slides are really difficult to follow.

By Nitasha J B

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Apr 9, 2023

Decent primer to start thinking about ESG, the advert for ESG metrics is a tad overdone.

By Heri R

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Jan 17, 2023

The document presentation is bad. Boring and no informative.

By Kseniia K

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Sep 28, 2023

This course was designed for beginners, however, the materials seemed to assume a certain level of prior knowledge, which left me feeling completely lost at times. Lectures included figures with minimal explanation. Moreover, I had expected the course to offer engaging tasks or group discussions that would help me apply what I was learning. Unfortunately, it was primarily composed of a series of 10-question tests at the end of each week.

By Rashmi D

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Mar 20, 2022

hello

The course is excellent but not taking my response for the last quiz that will show the completion of the course for which we have made the payment instead its asking me to upgrade and submit. I dont want to upgrade on this condition. I have duly completed my course and the page should show that after taking my quiz response. please respond and resolve

By Kavan M

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Dec 18, 2023

One of the worst courses I've taken on Coursera!