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 Rohen Shah, PhD’25, Receives Horowitz Foundation Award for Education Research Mon., June 23, 2025 A Race Worth Running: John Peller’s Path from Advocate to CEO Fri., June 20, 2025 Student Profile, Nathan Held, MPP Class of 2027 Wed., June 18, 2025 Upcoming Events More events Get to Know Harris! A Virtual Information Session Wed., June 25, 2025 | 12:00 PM Harris Public Policy Coffee Chat in Seoul Sun., June 29, 2025 | 10:00 AM Starbucks Euljiro 4(sa)-ga Station 170 Eulji-ro Jung-gu Seoul 04548 South Korea Harris Summer Campus Visit Mon., June 30, 2025 | 10:00 AM Harris School of Public Policy 1307 E 60th St Chicago, IL 60637 United States