Sustainability and ESG

Catalog description

The demands on business to address societal grand challenges are growing, and managers need to understand and manage these challenges. This course first provides a brief history of business’ transition from shareholder primacy to today’s stakeholder-based view of the firm. Second, the course includes an in-depth discussion of business ethics. Third, the course covers the important topics of environmental sustainability and climate change. Finally, the course provides an overview of how business activities affect and are affected by environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors. Learners will also examine different ESG metrics to assess business and societal risks and opportunities.