Achieve long-term growth when you integrate environmental, social, and governance factors into your investment decision-making.
6 weeks,
excluding orientation
5–8 hours per week,
self-paced learning online
Weekly modules,
flexible learning
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The skills, tools, and knowledge to make informed sustainable financial and investment decisions.
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A practical understanding of the ESG ecosystem, data and metrics, and how these can be harnessed to develop investment strategies.
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The confidence to drive sustainable finance systems in your organization.
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A global network of business and finance professionals.*
* Upon successful completion of your program, you’ll gain access to the exclusive Yale School of Management Executive Education Community group on LinkedIn.
Over the duration of this online program, you’ll work through the following modules:
Module 1: Sustainable investing strategies
Explore various sustainable investing strategies, concepts, and trends.
Module 2: Key organizations and tools in sustainable finance
Discover how key organizations interact to affect ESG investing.
Module 3: ESG data, metrics, and analytics
Explore the state of ESG data and learn about the associated analytic tools and applications.
Module 4: Asset pricing and portfolio management
Consider the effect of ESG factors on asset pricing and portfolio-management models.
Module 5: Impact metrics and investing
Learn how to use a wide range of data to assess the impact of an investment.
Module 6: Diversity of ESG investment products
Consider the role of ESG in novel fixed-income products and in non-public equity investment products.
Please note that module titles and their contents are subject to change during course development.
Todd Cort
Senior Lecturer in Sustainability; Faculty Director of Sustainability Program, MBA for Executives; Faculty Co-Director, Yale Center for Business and the Environment; Faculty Co-Director, Yale Initiative on Sustainable Finance
With over 20 years of experience working at the intersection of sustainability and investor value, Cort has provided investors, businesses, and society with the mechanisms, metrics, and indicators to create the greatest value. He has helped multiple companies to implement sustainability programs and integrate programs to meet regulatory requirements. He also promotes sustainability awareness through his engagement with communities, regulators, policy makers, and internal stakeholders. Cort serves on a variety of advisory boards including the JUST Capital Scientific Advisory Board, the PRIME Coalition Academic Advisory Committee and Merck Sustainability Advisory Committee, and is also currently Board Chair for Save the Sound, a regional environmental non-profit serving communities around Long Island Sound.
This Yale School of Management Executive Education online program is delivered in collaboration with online education provider GetSmarter. Join a growing community of global professionals, and benefit from the opportunity to:
Gain verifiable and relevant competencies and earn invaluable recognition from an international selection of universities and institutions, entirely online and in your own time.
Enjoy a personalized, people-mediated online learning experience created to make you feel supported at every step.
Experience a flexible but structured approach to online education as you plan your learning around your life to meet weekly milestones.