Finance and Sustainability

Topics will include, among others, market failures and regulations, externalities, the objective of firms, divestment vs. engagement, measurement and hedging of climate risk, measurement of firms’ sustainability actions, the impact of growing ESG investors on asset demand, prices and risk, the financing of a sustainable economy and clean technologies, finance and inequalities.

This course is designed to use concepts and tools of economics to introduce students to important questions and trade-offs related to the role of the financial sector in the transition towards a more sustainable economy.

• Povertà zero
• Fame zero
• Salute e benessere
• Istruzione di qualità
• Uguaglianza di genere
• Acqua pulita e igiene
• Energia pulita e accessibile
• Lavoro dignitoso e crescita economica
• Industria, innovazione e infrastrutture
• Ridurre le disuguaglianze
• Città e comunità sostenibili
• Consumo e produzione responsabili
• Agire per il clima
• La vita sott’acqua
• La vita sulla terra
• Pace, giustizia e istituzioni forti
• Partnership per gli obiettivi

In presenza

In class with presentations, assignments, case studies, guest speakers.

Final written exam (50%), presentations and cases (40%), participation (10%)