Semester:SS 21
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
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
- Dr. Lars Kaiser
(Modulleitung)
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