5910667: C20 Sustainable Finance I

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Semester:SS 25
Type:Module
Language:English
ECTS-Credits:3.0
Scheduled in semester:2
Semester Hours per Week / Contact Hours:30.0 L / 22.5 h
Self-directed study time:67.5 h

Module coordination/Lecturers

Curricula

Master's degree programme in Finance (01.09.2020)

Description

  • Current and past developments in sustainable finance
  • ESG data, data providers and materiality
  • Environmental and social impact
  • Channels of action: primary and secondary market, direct investments, real estate, politics
  • Tools of action: positive and negative screening, ESG integration, proxy voting and engagement, green bonds and loans, political influence
  • Regulatory frameworks and initiatives

Learning Outcomes

  • Student will describe, understand and discuss past and current developments in sustainable finance
  • Students acquire a basic understanding of Sustainable EU-Regulation
  • Students understand the structure, challenges and alternative providers of ESG data
  • Students can distinguish between different types of sustainable finance products and investment strategies
  • Students understand and can apply the concept of materiality

Qualifications

Lectures Method

Lecture

Literature

  • Schoenmaker, D. and Schramade, W. (2019). Principles of Sustainable Finance. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  • Kaiser, L. and Oehry, O. (2020). Überblick zur Klimawirkung durch Massnahmen von Finanzmarktakteuren. Im Auftrag des Bundesamt für Umwelt BAFU.
  • CFA Institute & Swiss Sustainable Finance. (2017). Handbook on Sustainable Investments. CFA Institute Research Foundation.
  • Swiss Sustainable Finance. (2016). Handbuch nachhaltige Anlagen - Hintergrundinformationen und Praxisbeispiele für institutionelle Investoren in der Schweiz