At the start of the course, students engage in the 21-day challenge. It is is a gamified module motivating students to review and improve their sustainability habits in a game format. Through daily thematic challenges and engaging content, course participants can gain practical insights into sustainable living and decision-making, aligned with the 17 SDGs. If you would like to access and use the 21-Day Challenge please send an email to LUT representatives.
Part 1 of TRUST Finance course consists consists of the next modules:
Principles of Finance for Engineering Students introducing engineering students to the fundamentals of finance, equipping them with the knowledge needed to understand financial decision-making and basics of financial management.
Innovation and Technology for Sustainability module is developed for students with a background in finance and business. It explores how technology and innovation can be leveraged to address sustainability challenges, fostering a forward-thinking approach to sustainable development.
Quantitative Analysis module is designed for both students’ cohorts and aims to present and refresh quantitative analysis skills, applied to sustainable finance.
Detailed Part 1 syllabus can be found below.
Part 2 In-depth Focus on Sustainable Finance covers the next topics:
- Carbon finance and pricing
- Green Finance products (ESG criteria, Green bonds, green loans…)
- Modeling and Forecasting Sustainability
- Purpose of companies and sustainable business models
- ESG reporting and valuation impact, Other (reporting) frameworks (TCFD, SASB,
- ISO, GRI, IIRC, IFRS, CDP, Rating agencies).
- Paris agreement and current trends (e.g., Covid-19)
- Biodiversity finance
- Corporate governance and stakeholder activism
- Fraud and ethics
- Alternative banking (changing divestment and investment paradigms)
- Fintech for sustainability
- Role of banks and insurances
- Regulations and legislations (e.g., European directives, EU Green Taxonomy)
- Impact investing, SRI, quantitative indicators.
Part 3 ESG Challenge.Â
For the purposes of the TRUST Finance course, the ESG database is available for use. A sample dataset can be downloaded found and downloaded below. To access the full database, click here. For further information about the database, please contact the IPAG Business School.