Harvard: Sustainable Investing

Several enrolment dates available. Check out the course website for more info.

What you will learn

• Explore the evolving sustainable investing landscape
• Understand how to incorporate ESG factors into investment decisions
• Apply frameworks to measure and monitor sustainable investment opportunities
• Analyze cutting-edge implementation strategies
• Gain insights into the climate risk inherent in investment opportunities
• Discover how to integrate risks into financial models
• Think critically about how and where to add value while avoiding “impact washing”

Program structure

Sustainable Investing consists of approximately 30 hours of material delivered over a six-week period. You can complete the coursework on your own time while meeting regular deadlines. 

Interested in using this course for CFA Institute credit?  The CFA Institute—including the Chartered Financial Analyst and Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement programs—allows its members the ability to self-determine and self-report continuing education credits earned from external sources. CFA Institute members are encouraged to self-document such credits in their online Professional Learning tracker.

Sustainable Investing is part of the Finance & Accounting and Business in Society  Learning Tracks . If you’re interested in developing deeper insights and expertise, you can choose to complete three  finance & accounting  or three  business in society  courses within 18 months to earn a Certificate of Specialization.

Syllabus

Sustainable Investing will equip you with the insights, frameworks, and skills to evaluate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors and measure and manage impact resulting from investments. You will explore the evolving sustainable investing landscape, understand how to incorporate ESG factors into investment decisions, gain insights into climate risk and how to incorporate those implications into financial models, and develop your own perspective on the interaction of investing and impact.

Learning requirements : In order to earn a Certificate of Completion, participants must thoughtfully complete all 6 modules, including satisfactory completion of associated quizzes, by stated deadlines.

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