ESG risks and opportunities

In this course, you will learn the foundations on which modern ESG was built, how market forces respond to ESG, and how to create and maintain value through ESG investment strategies. You will also learn about the five pathways to materiality and how they interact with ESG metrics. You will explore the many challenges that corporations face when using ESG investing in their portfolios, and how the changing ESG landscape makes this an untapped area when it comes to the financial performance of modern companies. You will also learn from real-world examples how to assess risk, create better risk management policies, and build a map to identify valuable areas of opportunity and create better decision-making approaches. Finally, you will look at portfolio optimization and using ESG factors to maximize returns, and examine different funds, their fee structures, and how investors can incorporate ESG into their investment portfolio. By the end of this course, you will know the best practices for creating a robust risk management plan and how to build an ESG-sensitive culture. You will gain a better understanding of the history and fundamentals of ESG, and how to create a path forward using smarter methods to identify risk, address ESG issues, and achieve ESG investing goals.