Economics & Finance
Recent global developments have increasingly led to the issues of climate change and sustainable development being addressed. Different actors in the financial sector have started to account for sustainability issues in their daily operations. In addition to regulatory pressures, stakeholder demands, increasing transparency, and comparability of sustainability data contribute to the financial sector's move towards sustainability. While sustainability has been gaining popularity in the investment business for several years now, it is only beginning in corporate finance.
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Course Details

Language English
Duration 4 weeks
Effort 3 hrs/week

Course Sessions

Session2025
StatusRunning
Startfrom June 1, 2025 to Dec. 31, 2025
EnrollmentOpen
Enrollment to Dec. 31, 2025

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Description

While sustainability has been gaining popularity in the investment business for several years now, it is only beginning in corporate finance. The course provides you with foundations of corporate finance, banking, sustainability, and it elaborates on where these dimensions meet. Theoretical know-how will be applied with the practice, such as case studies and practical examples.

This course is part of the Professional Certificate “Sustainable Corporate Financing” and followed by a second course “Sustainable Corporate Financing: Applications”.

Course instructors

Andreas Schweizer

Andreas Schweizer is Senior Lecturer, Center for Corporate Performance and Sustainable Financing, ZHAW School of Management and Law at ZHAW.
With a background in corporate banking, Andy’s professional interests lie in the interplay between the transformati…

Niccole Jordan

Nicole Jordan is Senior Researcher, Head of the Digital Transformation Research Group, Center for Corporate Performance and Sustainable Financing, ZHAW School of Management and Law at ZHAW.
Her background lies in corporate finance, as well as banking. Nic…

Julia Meyer

Dr. Julia Meyer is Senior Lecturer, Center for Corporate Performance and Sustainable Financing, ZHAW School of Management and Law at ZHAW.
With a background in finance and economics, Julia’s research focus is on the effects of sustainability consideration…

Beat Affolter

Dr. Beat Affolter is Head of the Center for Corporate Performance and Sustainable Financing, ZHAW School of Management and Law at ZHAW.
Beat has a strong background in the theory and practice of corporate finance and loves to combine this field with susta…

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