Financial institutions, international finance and risk management

The course aims to provide students with the basic knowledge and skills on the functioning of Sustainable Finance and Impact Banking. In particular, the course aims to analyze the essential elements of ethical finance, impact finance, ESG Investments. A) Knowledge and understanding: students will acquire the basic knowledge on Sustainable Finance and they will be able to understand the fundamental mechanisms of its functioning. Specifically, students will develop knowledge and skills in terms of main instruments, markets, intermediaries, rules and supervisory authorities. B) Applying knowledge and understanding: Students will be able to apply the concepts learned to real situations and specific cases concerning sustainable finance and impact banking. C) Making judgements: The teaching methodology, based on active discussion of institutional and scientifica papers, gives students the opportunity to assume positions argued with reference to the main issues of the course. D) Communication skills: At the end of the course, students will be able to express the main topics with argumentative coherence, systematic rigor and ownership of economic-financial language. E) Learning skills: Students will be able to analyze specific themes focused on particular aspects of Sustainable Finance and Impact Banking.