Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Investing
Refreshed October 2025 | CPD time: 1 Hour 45 Minutes
Conventionally, investors select a range of investments with the goal of maximising total returns within their risk tolerance levels. With environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, a wider set of considerations are applied, which are not necessarily deemed as financial. This module examines what ESG is, why it matters, ways to invest, the screening processes that are available, corporate social responsibility (CSR), faith-based investing, ESG investment indices, and the future of ESG.
1. What is ESG?
2. Alignment with Positive Impacts
3. Screening Processes
4. Environmentally and Socially Responsible Ways to Invest
5. ESG Investing and Risk
6. ESG Investment Indices
7. The Future of ESG
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