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BFIN4015 - Sustainable Finance

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New from the academic year 2024/2025

Examination arrangement

Examination arrangement: Group Assignment
Grade: Letter grades

Evaluation Weighting Duration Grade deviation Examination aids
Group Assignment 100/100

Course content

Overview

This course provides insights on how finance can facilitate sustainability transition in an economy. This course reviews evidence on how to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors when making financial decisions to support a sustainable business.

Indicative content

  • Explain the link between sustainability challenges and finance.
  • Understand the role played by the government, policy and technology uncertainty, financial markets and financial system in firms’ efforts to address sustainability transition challenge.
  • Explain how external and internal governance mechanisms steer corporate behaviour.
  • Explain how markets may reinforce short-termism.
  • Discuss pros and cons of companies connecting sustainability to their business undertakings.
  • Discuss the implications of sustainability performance on corporate financial performance.
  • Appreciate the relevance of integrated reporting.

Learning outcome

Students are expected to:

Knowledge

  • identify the ESG dimensions of financial decisions,
  • critically review the implications of sustainable finance, and
  • appreciate risks and opportunities associated with sustainability transition.

Skills

  • discuss sustainability challenges faced by the corporate and financial sector, and
  • investigate issues in sustainable finance through planning and data analyses.

General competence

  • appreciate the challenges and opportunities associated with sustainable finance,
  • undertake an investigation on a topic in sustainable finance and communicate through oral and written presentations, and
  • use STATA to conduct analyses and write simple program.

Learning methods and activities

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, presentations, group work and supervision

Compulsory assignments

  • Group Assignment

Further on evaluation

Compulsory assignment

One compulsory assignment to be completed within a team of maximum 3 members.

Assessment

One graded group assignment: 100%

Note: students who attend the Master in Accounting and Auditing will have access to a postponed exam in August without any requirement of a valid due date or fail due to a potential need to achieve a C requirement in the course. These students must contact the department before the registration deadline of 9 July.

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
Accounting and Auditing (MRR)
Economics and Business Administration (MSIVØK5)
Economics and Business Administration (ØAMSC)
Management of Technology (ØAMLT)

Course materials

Course materials

The reading list will be made available at the start of the semester.

More on the course

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Facts

Version: 1
Credits:  7.5 SP
Study level: Fourth-year courses, level IV

Coursework

Term no.: 1
Teaching semester:  AUTUMN 2024

Language of instruction: English

Location: Trondheim

Subject area(s)
  • Financial Economics
  • Economics and Administration
Contact information
Course coordinator:

Department with academic responsibility
NTNU Business School

Timetable

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Examination

Examination arrangement: Group Assignment

Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
Autumn ORD Group Assignment 100/100

Release
2024-11-20

Submission
2024-11-22


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16:00

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Room Building Number of candidates
  • * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
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