The course aims to provide a basic knowledge of environmental sustainability and sustainable finance from the regulatory perspective.
At the end of the course, the student will have knowledge of the course topics, will have acquired a method of reasoning suitable for addressing specific and complex legal problems in the field of sustainability and sustainable finance.
Finally, the students will demonstrate legislative argumentative coherence, systematic rigor and command of language.
No previous knowledge of this matter is requested.
Teaching will take place by means of frontal classes, during which interaction between the lecturer and students is encouraged (also via presentations and group homework). Learning through an interdisciplinary approach is also encouraged
Course's attendance is not compulsory but highly recommended. In the case in which the course will be taught completely or partly on distance, the course syllabus will be slightly or significantly changed to make it suited for online teaching and learning.
Attending students
1. Group/individual assignments during the course (50 % of course grade)
2.Final examination – TEST composed by 30 questions (50 % of course grade, based on the course textbook and the other course readings)
Non-attending students will have to take an exam divided into two partes: 1. a test consisting of 30 multiple choice questions, composing the 50% of the exam.
2. four open questions composing the other half of the exam. Students will have 90 minutes to finish the exam.
The course will focus on the following topics:
- Principles of environmental sustainability
- Principles of sustainable finance
- The regulation of sustainable finance
- Green taxonomies
- Greenwashing
- Environmental sustainability disclosure obligations
- The role of the authorities
- The EU legal framework
