Sustainable Corporate Financing: Foundations

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Free Online Course: Sustainable Corporate Financing: Foundations provided by edX is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 4 weeks long, 2-4 hours a week. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from edX. Sustainable Corporate Financing: Foundations is taught by Beat Affolter, Julia Meyer, Niccole Jordan and Andreas Schweizer.

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  • Course 1: Sustainable Corporate Financing – Foundations

    Recent global developments have increasingly led to the issues of climate change and sustainable development being addressed. Different actors in the financial sector have started to account for sustainability issues in their daily operations. In addition to regulatory pressures, stakeholder demands, increasing transparency, and comparability of sustainability data contribute to the financial sector's move towards sustainability. While sustainability has been gaining popularity in the investment business for several years now, it is only beginning in corporate finance.

    The course “Sustainable Corporate Financing – Foundations” will provide the foundations of corporate finance with a particular focus on how sustainability aspects relate to corporate financing decisions. Four action areas regarding sustainable corporate financing are elaborated on and discussed. Theoretical know-how will be accompanied by case studies and practical examples.

    These applications are meant to support participants' work on capabilities beyond the scope of this course, such as the critical reflection of public information and data and the feasibility to form their own opinion.