This course is part of Analítica en Mercados de Capitales y Finanzas Sostenibles.
This comprehensive course explores the transformation of business wealth generation from purely economic profits to broader societal benefits. You'll learn how this evolution has fundamentally changed consumer perspectives, regulatory frameworks, and investor behaviors. The course covers the pillars of corporate sustainability and the regulatory framework needed to implement them, introduces Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles, and teaches how to identify and apply various sustainability indices to specific company cases. Through diverse learning materials including interactive resources and videos, you'll easily grasp complex topics. The course features expert testimonials and guidance from Acciones y Valores S.A., an innovative brokerage firm with over 60 years of experience delivering high-value products and services to clients.
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What you'll learn
Understand the shift from economic benefit to social benefit in modern business objectives
Master Colombia's corporate governance regulations and their practical implementation
Learn how Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles are applied in companies and projects
Discover why ESG-compliant businesses attract more investment in today's market
Analyze practical case studies of investment vehicles and companies successfully implementing ESG principles
Identify and interpret key sustainability indices used to evaluate corporate sustainability practices
Skills you'll gain
This course includes:
PreRecorded video
Graded assignments, exams
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Limited Access access
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There are 3 modules in this course
This course provides a comprehensive overview of corporate sustainability and sustainable investment practices. You'll explore how business objectives have evolved from purely economic benefits to include broader social impacts, and how this shift has influenced consumer perspectives, regulatory frameworks, and investor behaviors. The curriculum covers Colombia's corporate governance regulations and the application of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles in companies and projects. You'll learn about various sustainability indices that evaluate corporate sustainability practices and understand why ESG-compliant investments are increasingly attractive to modern investors. The course includes practical case studies of investment vehicles, investors, and companies successfully implementing ESG principles, providing real-world context for theoretical concepts.
Sostenibilidad Empresarial
Module 1
Environmental, Social and Governance
Module 2
Fuentes de información y de inversión
Module 3
Fee Structure
Individual course purchase is not available - to enroll in this course with a certificate, you need to purchase the complete Professional Certificate Course. For enrollment and detailed fee structure, visit the following: Analítica en Mercados de Capitales y Finanzas Sostenibles
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Instructor

1 Course
Finance and Sustainability Expert
Jairo Javier Lastra Cuadrado is a professor at Universidad del Rosario, specializing in finance. He has extensive experience in managing stock portfolios and alternative assets, along with expertise in investment banking—particularly in company valuation, debt restructuring, and financial planning. He serves on investment committees for collective investment funds and private equity funds, and holds board positions in financial sector companies like Real. On edX, he teaches Sostenibilidad empresarial e inversión and contributes to the Analítica en mercados de capitales y finanzas sostenibles professional certificate program.
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