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Sustainable finance and ESG investing

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Sustainable finance and ESG investing
Date 14 Apr 2025 14:00 - 22 Apr 2025 18:00
Location Online
Host university University of Novi Sad (UNS)
Mode Online
WP WP 2
Target groups Master students, Undergraduate students
Contact person Nataša Hrabovski - natasa.hrabovski@uns.ac.rs
Duration Up to 1 week in length
Reference code EUG2_T2_1_0048
Type of event Course
Recognition Transcript of records - ECTS
Language English
Recruitment of participants First Come First Served
Number of open spots 40
Is eligible to international certificate Yes
Isced fields of study 0412 - Finance, banking and insurance

- short, credit bearing course (2 ECTS)

- the course tends to equip students with a comprehensive understanding of sustainable finance and ESG investing, mandatory and voluntary environment for ESG and sustainability reporting, as well as critics of ESG measurements;

- This course provides the basic theoretical and practical knowledge and tools to rise students' awareness in the field of ESG and impact investing, and to enable students to make informed decisions on the base of climate related disclosure by companies; 

- online course organized by University of Novi Sad and University of Szeged

Content and Methodology

Sustainable finance and ESG investing course aims to enable students a comprehensive understanding of the term sustainability in the context of finance and investing, and recognize the concept of impact investing. Getting familiar with the term and importance of climate related disclosure by companies, related to ESG reporting, will help course participants to get basic knowledge to become responsible and informed investors in the near future.

Key topics:

  • Introduction to investments; relationship between risk and return; the concept of diversification.
  • Introduction to sustainable finance and ESG investing.
  • ESG dimensions.
  • European taxonomy: content and practices.
  • Impact investing vs. ESG investing.
  • Mandatory and voluntary environment for ESG and sustainability reporting.
  • Critics of ESG measurements

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