ESG Issues in Finance

Macquarie University Applied Finance Centre
Sydney, NSW, Australia

Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online/Live | On-site/In-house | Blended | Self-paced

Course Description:

'' Environmental, Social and Governance or “ESG�is a term increasingly referred to across many parts of Australian and global literature, whether media, company reports or government / regulatory reports. What is ESG? Who does it affect? How are different parties affected by ESG? This course provides a broad overview of a very large topic. This course, designed for corporate, finance, government and regulatory professionals, is designed to introduce ESG issues in an informative example-filled course.

Detailed Outline
1.Defining ESG
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Definition and the evolution of the concept
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The scope of ESG issues
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Who is affected by ESG issues
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The ESG supply chain
2.ESG Issues and Capital Providers
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The question of responsible investing and lending and incorporating ESG
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Formal approaches to responsible investing and lending including the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment and the Equator Principles
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Industry examples
3.ESG and Asset Managers
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The question of responsible investing and incorporating ESG
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The difference between SRI and “Mainstreaming� 􀂃
How to implement using a “Mainstream�approach
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Industry examples
4.ESG Issues and Companies
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ESG as part of your shareholder statement and reporting
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ESG-driven shareholder activism
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ESG and employees
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ESG and the cost of capital
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Formal ESG responses
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Industry examples
5.ESG Issues and Government / Regulators
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How do policy makers promote the uptake of ESG practices?
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Overview of the Carbon Trading Scheme
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Update on Emissions Target policy ...''

Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

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New South Wales
2109 Australia


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