The Materiality of ESG Factors Coursera

Overview

The Materiality of ESG Factors Specialization offered by Coursera in partnership with University of Pennsylvania will provide learners with the fundamentals and history of ESG investing, and a close examination of the set of investment approaches that are informed by environmental, social and, governance factors. 

Key facts

• You'll about the five pathways of materiality, and how those interplay with or against ESG performance. You'll review the concepts of positive and negative screening and identify the ESG factors that cause investors to divest from or negatively screen certain assets. 

• Next, you'll review private environmental governance, the active role that private companies are playing in combating climate change, and the parallels between the public and private sectors. 

• Lastly, you'll evaluate the effectiveness of corporate authenticity and the impacts of politics when building corporate ESG policy, and the importance of creating independent Directors to maintain neutrality and protect stakeholder interests. 

Skills you'll gain

• Risk Management

• Leadership and Management

• Investment Management

• Business Analysis

• Decision Making

• Strategy and Operations

• Strategy

• Critical Thinking

• Change Management

• Finance

• Conflict Management

• Organizational Development