MGMT 324 ESG Investing and Sustainable Portfolios

Prerequisite: MGMT 205 or permission of instructor

ESG assets (investments with a focus on Environmental, Social and Governance themes) represented over 1/3 of all professionally managed assets in the US as of 2020 and has grown since then. This course will cover (i) what it means to be a socially responsible company, (ii) how investment professionals are evaluating companies with a social lens, (iii) how stakeholders are driving change in companies through proxy votes and engagement, and (iv) what this trend means for institutional and individual investors.

Credits

3.0

Offered

Spring Odd Years