Università Roma Tre

The purpose of the course is to provide students with concepts and knowledge of sustainable finance. After introducing the basics of traditional finance, they will be developed, extended, and integrated, to explain how an apparently purely financial and short-term concept is indeed strongly related to environmental and social aspects, that are long-term values. The course describes how firms and investors should look after environmental, social, and governance needs as instruments to serve shareholders’ interest and have success in the long run. It will also be demonstrated that stakeholders’ and shareholders’ interests are more aligned than one can think.