Course # 36150 Section Number 1 Day(s) M Time(s) 5:00pm-7:50pm Term Winter 2025 Specialization Energy & Environmental Policy Finance & Policy Syllabus Syllabus 12/11/24 This course provides the principles and techniques that underpin various models of ESG (environmental, social, and corporate governance) investing and impact investing from the investor perspective. Students will come away from the course with a broad understanding of strategies to generate positive, measurable social or environmental impact alongside a financial return. In addition to discussing these theories and strategies, the lectures will address the rapidly changing role of the corporation and recent shifts in the US and international regulatory environment. Furthermore, there will be discussion on the increasingly influential role non-governmental organizations (NGOs) play in the industry on a variety of issues ranging from climate change to human rights. Notes The winter section of this course will have an application process. Preference will be given to students who apply by November 8, 2024. The application is available here: https://bit.ly/HarrisESGapp. Quarter Title Instructor Day(s) Time(s) Syllabus Winter 2025 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and Impact Investing John Oxtoby; Noelle Laing Monday 5:00pm-7:50pm Syllabus Spring 2025 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and Impact Investing Shivani Patel Monday 4:30pm-7:20pm Syllabus Recent News More news Alumni Profile: Megan Sanders, MPP’24 Mon., April 14, 2025 Alumni Profile: Brendon Krall, MPP’23 Thu., April 10, 2025 How Trump tariff whiplash could affect Illinois families and industry Wed., April 09, 2025 Upcoming Events More events Get to Know Harris Credential Programs! A Virtual Information Session Tue., April 15, 2025 | 12:00 PM Credential Programs Roundtable with Senior Associate Dean Ranjan Daniels Tue., April 15, 2025 | 7:30 PM Harris Campus Visit Wed., April 16, 2025 | 9:30 AM Harris School of Public Policy - The Keller Center The University of Chicago 1307 E. 60th St Chicago, IL 60637 United States