The Principles of Sustainable Finance online course is designed by the Erasmus University Rotterdam and provided by the online education provider website Coursera. The course instruction is an outline consisting of nine modules that take the learners almost seventeen hours to complete. Dirk Shoenmaker(Professor of Banking and finance), Rob Van Tulder(Professor of International Business-Society Management), Karen Maas(Academic Director of Impact Centre Erasmus), Eva Rood (Director of Positive Change Initiative), and Steve Kenndy(Associate Professor of Corporate Sustainability) are the course educators who will guide the students with their expert guidance.
The course is about transforming the finance sector and achieving a sustainable economy in the world. The candidates will gain insights on sustainable banking strategies, management of resources, evaluation of sustainable scenarios, long-term value creation, and effective engagement. It also provides an overview of the United Nations’ Sustainable development goals and regarding the avoidance of strategies that consider social and environmental factors as externalities for a sustainable economy.
The Principles of Sustainable Finance certificate is provided by Coursera to the candidates after the successful completion of the course, assignments, and tests. The candidates will have to earn the certificate by paying the course fee.
What you will learn
Financial ManagementBusiness ManagementKnowledge of Environmental ScienceKnowledge of Economics
The Principles of Sustainable Finance online programme will help the candidates gain knowledge about the principles, concepts, and strategies of sustainable finance. It provides a deeper understanding of the long-term perspectives in finance and long-term value creation. The learners will be able to comprehend the connection between the United Nations Sustainable Development goals and finance and the finance sector. It enables the students to learn about the role of finance to foster a sustainable economy in the world.
Who it is for
This Principles of Sustainable Finance programme is for anyone who would like to develop their skills in financial management and improve their knowledge about strategies and principles of finance that drive towards a sustainable economy. Professionals and business officials like financial analysts and business management executives who work towards sustainable finance development will benefit from this course.
Admission Details
The registration process for the Principles of Sustainable Finance online programme is done according to the following steps,
Step 1: Use the link below to go to the official course page on the Coursera website.
Step 2: Select the ‘Enroll for free’ option of the course page.
Step 3: Choose between the ‘Purchase Course’ or ‘Full Course, No Certificate’ option.
Step 4: Follow the instructions and complete the enrollment process and start the course.
Application Details
The candidates applying for the Principles of Sustainable Finance online training course will have to fill in their Email ID and a password to register for the course.
The Syllabus
Videos
Trailer: Welcome to the sustainability journey
The Sustainability Journey in Finance
Rockstrom's planetary boundaries and social foundations
The UN Sustainable Development Goals
Living wage: an example of sustainable financeD
The role of finance
The three stages of sustainable finance
Readings
Introduction to week 1
Optional extra material
Practice exercise
The linkage between the UN SDGs
Videos
Social and environmental factors are treated as externalities
Perspectives of a skeptical manager
Government regulation and taxation
Business true pricing
Integrated value thinking
Sustainable scenario analysis
Readings
Introduction to week 2
Optional extra reading: Investing for Long-Term Value Creation
Optional extra reading material: summary of the chapter
Optional extra reading: Stern review the economics of climate change
Practice exercise
Externalities
Videos
The ethical responsibility of companies
Shareholders versus stakeholders...
Corporate governance
Partnerships
The sustainability quotient
Readings
The purpose of companies
Recommended reading material
Practice exercise
End of chapter quiz
videos
The link between sustainability and strategy
Materiality: which issues matter most?
Integrated reporting and thinking
Long-term value creation by companies
Readings
Recap of week 3
Strategy and Intangibles
Practice exercise
End of chapter 4 quiz
Videos
Efficient market hypothesis versus adaptive market hypothesis
Academic evidence on sustainable investing
Complicated investment chains
Conditions for long-term investing
Value driver adjustment example
The case of Kraft Heinz and Unilever
Readings
Recap of week 4 and introduction to week 5
Case studies on sustainable valuation
Practice exercise
End of chapter quiz
Videos
Obstacles of sustainable banking
Opportunities in sustainable banking
Corporate bonds
Sustainable lending
Circular business lending
Examples of sustainable banking
Reading
Recap week 5 and introduction to week 6
Practice exercise
End of chapter 6 quiz
Videos
Trends in weather-related catastrophes
Catastrophe models
Climate stress testing
Coping with climate change: mitigation and adaptation