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About the Course

Finance is widely seen as an obstacle to a better world. Principles of Sustainable Finance explains how the financial sector can be mobilized to counter this. Using finance as a means to achieve social goals we can divert the planet and its economy from its current path to a world that is sustainable for all. Throughout this course, you will learn about the UN Sustainable Development Goals, how social and environmental factors should not be regarded as externalities, you will learn more about sustainable banking and asset management, about effective engagement, sustainable scenario analysis and long-term value creation. At the end of this course you will understand how sustainable finance can be used as a tool to steer the sustainability transition....

Top reviews

AB

Jan 7, 2023

A very interesting and easy to follow course if you want to learn about sustainable financing practices. The reading material helps in engaging more deeply with the current practices in this sector.

AP

Jan 10, 2023

Dear Sirs,

It is an excellent course, for introducing this extremely interesting subject and which is one of the especially important ones nowadays.

Thanks to all instructors.

Regards.

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By Nicolás G

Aug 6, 2020

Excellent course and instructors, very straightforward and designed in such a way that you dont realize you are doing a course, it seems you are watching a documental. Thanks to the Erasmus University team !

By Srinivasan K

Jan 22, 2024

Great course on sustainable finance. Highly informative on the basics of future finance. Must learn for asset managers, investment banking professionals. Thank you coursera for providing such a good course.

By Łukasz W

Aug 24, 2024

Great course allowing for a holistic understanding of UN SDG and reflecting them in integrative value as the foundation of sustainable finance. Practical cases and discussions with business practitioners.

By Aditya B

Jul 21, 2020

This is an excellent course, I will keep revisiting the course material to revise the topics. Very indepth knowledge given and aids well to make a transition into a sustainable finance professional role.

By Deleted A

Sep 6, 2024

Excellent course. Coverage is wide and appropriate for a good understanding of the subject. The quiz is designed to test the understanding and application of the learning. Enjoyed every single material.

By Luc M

Jul 14, 2023

Well done Dirk and team. This course covers a great breadth of the topic of sustainability in finance. Concepts are clearly explained and models used and video format are effective for content delivery.

By Anubhuti B

Jan 8, 2023

A very interesting and easy to follow course if you want to learn about sustainable financing practices. The reading material helps in engaging more deeply with the current practices in this sector.

By Ernest N

Oct 23, 2020

I am glad i have taken time to study this subject. I am now interested to learn more one the subject with desire to share and help spread the message.

Thanks for your effort to share your knowledge.

By Andres E

Aug 31, 2022

Very useful concepts and tools, very well done by the Erasmus University Rotterdam team. What could improve in a following version could be to have hands-on exercises to help land the concepts.

By Christian D G F

Aug 30, 2020

Really good course, I enjoyed it a lot. This course helps to understand how finance can help the society and to have awareness about the problems and opportunities caused by climate change.

By SYTiah

Oct 25, 2022

I truly enjoy this course as I have developed a deeper insight on how finance is integrated with business model and strategy to build a sustainable business with long term value creation.

By Manoj M

Jun 22, 2023

The course is excellent for finance professionals to understand principles of sustainable finance. Content delivery is done beautifully especially by Prof Dirk and Prof Williem of RSM.

By Melissa V R

Oct 4, 2022

This course gives a general introduction about how to incorporate sustainability in finance. Very interesting and motivating. I would recommend it to anyone interested in these topics.

By Anna P

Jul 14, 2021

Amazing course!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Extra useful material with built-in framework ready for analysis

Insights and facts

Interviews with market players

Innovative way of teaching

100% recommended!

By Ritesh D

Aug 24, 2022

Excellent course. Specifically, for beginners gives you a good overview of the key terms, challenges, obstacles, financial considerations, opportunities, etc. Will highly recommend.

By Ashraf E M - P

Jan 11, 2023

Dear Sirs,

It is an excellent course, for introducing this extremely interesting subject and which is one of the especially important ones nowadays.

Thanks to all instructors.

Regards.

By Guenther H

Feb 25, 2021

very good overview of an important and on time topic (some flaws as it is not only driven by objective academic research but also with a spin on subjective views by the authors)

By Clement Y

May 11, 2022

Very good course - really engages the conscience. I am a non-financial professional but found the concepts manageable as most were supplemented with real world case studies.

By Rense B

Nov 19, 2020

It was an interesting course which explained me the basis of sustainable finance and gave me insight knowledge how to be part of the transition to a more sustainable world.

By Vaibhav J

Nov 27, 2021

One of the best course in the field of sustainable finance, I love to add that the teaching professionals are tried their best to expand our views on the field of finance.

By Nicki S

Oct 15, 2020

A very informative course, with useful resources and extra reading suggestions, as well as a variety of case studies to understand the concepts in relation to real life.

By François F

Jul 19, 2021

My view on ESG completely changed, thanks for this great class! As Dirk said, now on I cannot ignore Social and Environmental costs in my Integrated value perception!

By Prasenjit D

Feb 19, 2021

Its an excellent beginner's course. If there was an addition of a few project work and review by professors our newly learned skills could have been sharpened more.

By Uma B K

Jul 31, 2023

Excellent lectures, interesting concepts that are well-taught. Highly recommend taking up this coursework for gaining a good understanding of Sustainable Finance.

By Heena A

May 25, 2023

Excellent course. I learned a lot from the instructors. It was a good balance between instruction, case studies and guest speakers from the real world. Thank you!