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Green and Sustainable Finance

Key Facts

Lecture (2 SWS); every winter semester; english
5 ECTS

Content

  • Introduction to Sustainable and Green Finance
  • ESG criteria and their relevance for financial markets
  • Regulatory framework (EU taxonomy, SFDR, TCFD, ISSB)
  • Sustainable investment strategies (impact investing, ESG screening, best-in-class approaches)
  • Financial instruments for sustainability (such as green bonds, social bonds, sustainability-linked bonds)
  • The role of banks and institutional investors in sustainable finance
  • Risk and return aspects of ESG investments
  • Empirical analysis of sustainable financial products
  • Case studies on sustainable investment decisions
  • Future prospects of sustainable and green finance

Recommended Reading

In good time before each individual session e-scripts will be made available on Stud.IP.

Applicability and how the exam works

  • Master Business Administration: Grundlagen (Fundamentals)
  • Master Business Administration: Vertiefung (Advanced Studies)
  • Master Business Administration: Major Finance
  • Master Business Administration: Minor Sustainability
  • Master Geographies of Sustainability: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Sustainability

written exam, 60 minutes (100%)

Recommended semester & prerequisites

This course ought to be taken at the beginning or halfway through one's degree programme.

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