Certificate in Sustainable Capitalism & ESG

Investors, regulators, employees, and the public are increasingly asking companies to address social and environmental issues. This course addresses how to tackle these challenges in a practical way. Learning Outcomes: - Compare the theoretical frameworks that have defined the purpose of the corporation in the United States; - Debate where to draw the line between the rights and obligations of business versus government; - Analyze the seminal US Supreme Court and Delaware cases regarding corporate purpose; - Debate whether the new corporate forms, which offer a more expansive view of a company’s obligations to society, are helpful or counterproductive; - Explain the shifting role of investors, in particular institutional investors, with respect to embracing environmental and social issues, and what is driving that shift; - Describe how ESG operates as a process for mitigating environmental and social risks in practice; - Detail best practices for measuring and disclosing environmental and social risks in both voluntary and mandatory disclosures; and - Analyze case studies of companies addressing climate change, human capital management, supply chain, and data privacy.