ESG Fundamentals offered by Corporate Finance Institute
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Duration | 2 hours |
Mode of learning | Online |
Credential | Certificate |
ESG Fundamentals at CFI Highlights
- Earn a certificate from CFI after successful completion
ESG Fundamentals at CFI Course details
- For any analyst who would like to better understand how a company manages risks and opportunities that shifting market & non-market conditions create in today?s world
- Leverage systems thinking to assess materiality across companies and industries
- Determine risks & opportunities for both internal and external stakeholders
- Evaluate ESG maturity, the quality of disclosures, and actual performance
- Learn to build an ESG scorecard using an example company and set of client directives
- Whether anyone is in investment banking, commercial banking, private industry, or investment management, they will no doubt be faced with growing interest in ESG
- It is crucial to have an understanding of, perspective around, and ability to work with ESG issues to inform financial decision-making
- The intention of this course is to help students develop the critical thinking skills required to work with ESG issues in a variety of ways and in a variety of scenarios
- In this course, we will refresh ourselves on the key concepts from CFI?s Introduction to ESG course, then take a deep dive into systems thinking and the importance of context in ESG
- Work through the mechanics of a materiality assessment and discuss the material risks and opportunities to both internal & external stakeholders
ESG Fundamentals at CFI Curriculum
Introduction
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Downloadable Materials
Key Concepts: Introduction to ESG Recap
What Is ESG & Why Is It Important? Free Preview
ESG Factors & Challenges
Underlying Concepts of ESG
Corporate Pressures & Stakeholder Expectations
Key Considerations for Companies & Investors
Interactive Exercise 1
ESG & Systems Thinking: The Fundamentals
Systems Thinking & Context Free Preview
Traditional vs. Systems Thinking
Traditional vs. Systems Thinking Examples
Visualizing Systems Thinking
Visualizing Systems Thinking Example
Assessing ESG Performance with Systems Thinking
Systems Thinking & Materiality
Interactive Exercise 2
Materiality
Breaking Down Materiality Free Preview
Breaking Down Materiality - Financial Impacts & Risk, Legal, Regulatory, & Policy Drivers
Breaking Down Materiality - Industry Norms, Stakeholder Concerns & Social Trends, Opportunities for Innovation
Interactive Exercise 3
The Material Risks & Opportunities with Stakeholders
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The Material Risks & Opportunities with Shareholders
The Material Risks & Opportunities with Employees
The Material Risks & Opportunities with Customers
The Material Risks & Opportunities with Suppliers
The Material Risks & Opportunities with Local Communities
The Material Risks & Opportunities with Government Agencies & Nonprofits
ESG Issues by Industry
Materiality vs. Immateriality
Corporate Responses to Societal Events
Interactive Exercise 4
Evaluating ESG: Maturity, Disclosure, and Performance
How to Evaluate ESG & Evaluating ESG Maturity Free Preview
Evaluating Disclosure Quality
Evaluating ESG Performance
Creating an ESG Scorecard
Creating an ESG Scorecard Breakdown
Interactive Exercise 5
Case Study
Case Study Introduction Free Preview
Defining Material Issues ? Environmental Free Preview
Defining Material Issues- Social
Defining Material Issues- Governance
Assign Scoring Criteria & Risk Weightings
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ESG Fundamentals at CFI Contact Information
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New Delhi
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