Corporate Governance, Sustainability and Ethics

Description

Purpose
This course aims to acquaint participants with the current trends and drivers of sustainability and ethical decision-making in financial institutions. It addresses the challenges of translating external pressures into internal policies and practices, ensuring adherence to organisational purpose and building sustainable, responsible financial organisations.

Your benefits
- Gain a holistic understanding of ESG trends and their implications for financial institutions.
- Incorporate ESG factors into investment decisions.
- Build awareness of ethical challenges that can hamper decision-making.
- Develop strategies to promote employees’ adherence to rules and policies.
- Address the challenges and consequences of regulatory rules and sustainability pressures on employee motivation.

About the course 
Since the Great Recession, financial institutions have faced increasing pressures to manage risks and align their operations with ESG targets. This course explores these demands, focusing on the development of sophisticated risk management systems, data analytics, and digital solutions. Participants will delve into the theoretical foundations of sustainable investing and ethical decision-making, supported by recent academic literature and business cases. Interactive discussions will help participants understand the challenges of translating external pressures into organisational policies and processes, and design solutions to enhance employee commitment and adherence to organisational goals.

Themes
- Sustainability in the financial sector: trends, progress measures, and challenges.
- Costs and benefits of sustainability and ethics in the financial sector.
- Transferring sustainability and accountability into organisational structures and processes.
- Exploring ethical dilemmas and approaches to addressing sustainability issues.
- Regulation, external pressure, and implications for employee motivation.

Copenhagen Business School, MBD