Sustainable Investing Course
Online
DURATION
6 Weeks
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
03 Mar 2025
EARLIEST START DATE
12 Mar 2025
TUITION FEES
USD 1,850
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
Introduction
Explore the Intersection of Investment and Impact
Sustainable Investing equips investment professionals and those in related fields with the insights, frameworks, and skills to evaluate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors and measure and manage impact investments.
The HBS Online Advantage
- World-class faculty
- Edge-of-your-seat online learning
- Global peer collaboration and networking
- Real-world, case-based learning
Harvard Business School Online offers a unique and highly engaging way to learn vital business concepts. Immerse yourself in real challenges faced by industry-leading experts at organizations such as Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Omidyar Network, Generation Investment Management, CalSTRS, DBL Partners, Meridiam, TPG: The Rise Fund, 60 Decibels, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Generate Capital, TotalEnergies Ventures, Social Finance, and the Ford Foundation.
Earn Your Certificate
Enroll today in Harvard Business School Online’s Sustainable Investing course.
Ideal Students
Who Will Benefit
- Investment Professionals: Learn how to evaluate, measure, and manage sustainable investment opportunities with cutting-edge frameworks, strategies, and techniques.
- Consultants and Government, Business, and Nonprofit Leaders: Gain frameworks and analytical tools you can apply to make future financial decisions that serve your clients’ or organization’s goals and objectives.
- Early-Career Professionals: Develop practical skills you can apply to one of the fastest-growing fields in finance.
To succeed in the course, participants should have completed an introductory finance course or equivalent at some point during their education and possess a basic understanding of investment management, capital markets, and asset classes.
Admissions
Curriculum
Program Structure
Sustainable Investing consists of approximately 30 hours of material delivered over a six-week period. You can complete the coursework on your own time while meeting regular deadlines.
Are you interested in using this course for CFA Institute credit? The CFA Institute—including the Chartered Financial Analyst and Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement programs—allows its members the ability to self-determine and self-report continuing education credits earned from external sources. CFA Institute members are encouraged to self-document such credits in their online Professional Learning tracker.
Program Outcome
What You’ll Learn
- Explore the evolving sustainable investing landscape
- Understand how to incorporate ESG factors into investment decisions
- Apply frameworks to measure and monitor sustainable investment opportunities
- Analyze cutting-edge implementation strategies
- Gain insights into the climate risk inherent in investment opportunities
- Discover how to integrate risks into financial models
- Think critically about how and where to add value while avoiding “impact washing”