Socially Responsible Financial Management

Catalog description

This course focuses on financial statement analysis, moving from bottom-line thinking to a "triple-bottom-line" definition of profitability, to encompass the organization's profits and social and environmental impact. Students learn how a policy of corporate social responsibility (CSR) can contribute to and enhance firm sustainability. They also learn financial valuation and use it as a decision-making tool in a socially responsible context. Other topics include ethics and corporate governance in financial management, understanding risk, and managing the financial performance of non-profit organizations. Restricted to students in the Master of Business Administration program.