This course introduces theoretical and practical issues related to sustainability and green finance. The course focuses on: sustainability and its internalisation in the economy; governance and firm behaviour; green in the context of finance.

One 2-hour interactive lecture per week x 10 weeks.

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Reassessments are normally available for all courses, except those which contribute to the Honours classification. Where, exceptionally, reassessment on Honours courses is required to satisfy professional/accreditation requirements, only the overall course grade achieved at the first attempt will contribute to the Honours classification. For non-Honours courses, students are offered reassessment in all or any of the components of assessment if the satisfactory (threshold) grade for the overall course is not achieved at the first attempt. This is normally grade D3 for undergraduate students and grade C3 for postgraduate students. Exceptionally it may not be possible to offer reassessment of some coursework items, in which case the mark achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade. Any such exceptions for this course are described below.

Normally, the group-based assessment listed above cannot be reassessed.

This course aims to provide students with the knowledge to understand the role of financial sector in achieving environmental goals towards a sustainable future. In this context, the course will provide students with a grounding in:

■ Social and environmental challenges in the economy and environmental goals. 

■ Firms' behaviour and governance in the context of environmental goals.

■ The role of financial sector in transitioning to green economy. 

■ Related products, strategies, and policies developed in the financial sector.

■ The role of central banks in the transition of the financial sector.

■ Firm, industry, and country level cases of sustainability and green finance.

By the end of this course, students will be able to: 

1. Analyse and evaluate the environmental and social challenges and sustainable development goals.  

2. Discuss firms' and/or policy makers' (e.g., governments, central banks) decisions in the context of sustainability and analyse the challenges that firms and/or policy makers face and their changing objectives by using appropriate data.

3. Analyse how green finance products are used in the economy and related central bank/ government policies to produce recommendations.  

4. Analyse the role of government regulations and policies in transitioning to a sustainable economy in a country context. 

5. Work collaboratively to create a group output and develop teamworking skills. 

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.