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Learner Reviews & Feedback for ESG and Social Activism by University of Pennsylvania

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162 ratings

About the Course

In this course, you will get an overview of the impact of contemporary ESG ratings and how a company balances ESG issues against its financial performance. You will evaluate the effectiveness of corporate authenticity and the impacts of politics when building corporate ESG policy. You will also learn about social activism’s ability to disrupt markets, and the roles that stakeholders play when dealing with financial markets. Next, you will learn about corporate Boards, and the importance of creating independent Directors that can maintain neutrality to protect the interests of both the business and shareholders. You will also learn how Board structure is managed, methods for selecting Board members, and the role that Boards play when crafting ESG policy. Lastly, you will look at the necessity of creating a diverse and inclusive culture within an organization and will examine best practices for boards to create strong crisis and risk management policies. By the end of this course, you will have a comprehensive understanding of how social activism affects the corporate world in the 21st century, how to build a Board of Directors that can incorporate ESG issues into risk management and governance strategies, and how encouraging diverse and inclusive culture benefits companies....

Top reviews

LH

Nov 16, 2022

Well-designed course with natural flow of structure, concrete business cases to show the concept.Thanks for sharing the knowledge!Best RegardsLiu (Singapore)

AL

Jul 12, 2024

Good coverage of activism. Particularly interesting is the coverage of corporate governance and the role the board of directors play.

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By Nguyen T D

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Jan 7, 2025

Great course

By Haruna A M

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Feb 13, 2024

Superb

By Herman C

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Feb 10, 2025

Very good, rounded content and structure. The use of examples and corporate structures and practice is heavily focussed on US companies. Some international examples will add value. In a minor point, some sides have typos and misspelt words.

By Martin U O

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Apr 3, 2024

Good but a little bias view on the subject

By Alberto M J

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Jun 24, 2022

Congratulations to the team!

By Kristy D

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Oct 13, 2023

This is a well taught class, good examples, the instructor is a good lecturer (maybe a little too much reading off the slides). However I'm taking this class so that I can apply for ESG positions and the class is really aimed at members of the board and CEOs -- I'm not likely, for example, to be in a position to create a "poison pill" to block a takeover, for example.

By Melville

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Jun 10, 2023

a little boring