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FINC6007: Sustainable Finance Strategy
2026 unit information
This unit explores sustainable financial and impact investments to create value for stakeholders of the company. To meet the various stakeholder demand around the dynamically changing environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, the unit develop skill sets of analysing and interpreting financial and non-financial reports, identifying good ESG investment and avoiding scandals. The unit will discuss best practices around methods of evaluating ESG investments and assessment of ESG risk to implement a sustainable financial strategy.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Business (Business School)
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Finance |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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FINC5001 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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None |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Evaluate the ESG performance for a business enterprise using relevant and emerging financial tools and approaches
- LO2. Construct and critically evaluate investment portfolios with various ESG criteria
- LO3. Incorporate the principles of sustainability and ESG factors into financial analysis
- LO4. Develop strategies to shape corporate sustainability policies leveraging shareholder activism
- LO5. Critically evaluate and apply appropriate ESG criteria to assess the social performance of a business enterprise.
- LO6. Develop strategies for identifying new investment opportunities that generate positive social impact.
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Semester 2 2026
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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