SUSTAINABLE ASSET MANAGEMENT (BA5004)

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Throughout this course students will explore, critique and utilize various methods of sustainable investment including socially responsible investing and shareholder activism, green bonds, microfinance, and impact investing.

Code: 
BA5004
Name: 
SUSTAINABLE ASSET MANAGEMENT
Discipline: 
BA (Business)
Type: 
Regular
Level: 
Graduate
Credits: 
2
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Pre-requisites: 
Major=MSc: International Management OR Major=MSc: Int'l Mgmt (NGO & Mission-Based Track) OR Major=MSc: Int'l Mgmt (Sustainability Systems Track) OR Major=MSc: Strategic Brand Management
Co-requisites: 
None
Equivalencies: 
SUSTAINABLE ASSET MANAGEMENT (GR5004)

Learning Outcomes

  1. Understand the main sustainable investment vehicles: socially responsible investing, shareholder activism, green bonds, micro finance, and impact investing
  2. Work collaboratively to access ESG/impact measurement of corporations as part of a sustainable portfolio exercise
  3. Analyze the major transformations (taxation, incentives for public-private investments, improvements of impact measurement, etc.) necessary to promote expansion of the SF sector. In addition, sustainable investment is a key driver in attainment of social/environmental goals such as the UN SDGs

Offering(s)

Term Code Name
Spring 2025 BA5004 SUSTAINABLE ASSET MANAGEMENT

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