ESG School
Environment
Social
governance
GGSJ Centre, in partnership with its University of Toronto faculty, has put together a 15 hour course addressing the topics below. It addresses the ESG space from different perspectives, including historical, regulatory and technology, making special emphasis on the interaction between ESG and the world of investing, where ESG criteria are now very actively being employed.
This course is aimed at individuals with a various backgrounds, but those with policy, technology or investing expertise will find it particularly relevant.
Curriculum
This course is aimed at individuals with a various backgrounds, but those with policy, technology or investing expertise will find it particularly relevant.
Introduction
01
Overview of ESG: Moral values and economic incentives
Ethics of the environment, climate, social and governance issues.
02
ESG and the asset management industry
Overview of the asset management industry, the role of the portfolio manager, historical elements. Business case: the tobacco industry.
ESG in practice
03
Types of ESG Investments
Impact investing, thematic investment, ESG integration and ESG across asset classes
04
Financial Instruments
Equities, bonds, commodities, funds and alternatives
05
regulation and compliance
Disclosure, regulatory landscape, regional differences.
Controversies
06
Ongoing debates
Standards and global differences
ESG Implementations
07
Human intelligence
Financial reports, news, social media
08
Artificial intelligence
Technology and automatic reporting, big data in ESG
09
The future of ESG
Program evaluation
Program ends