115年第1學期-1753 Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility 課程資訊

教育目標

This course will take the student through various environment-related economic theories and policies, as well as their nuances. We will also cover businesses solutions to environmental issues. Students will be invited to think critically about these matters from a broader multi-disciplinary context.

課程概述

ESG standards and compliance requirements have proliferated across the globe as governments and businesses work together towards a more sustainable planet, which in the end should ultimately benefit corporate bottom-line (a.k.a. profit). However, environmental solutions may clash among each other and with other social structures and political priorities. Economics plays a vital role in arbitrating this dilemma by creating markets for environmental attributes, providing valuation techniques, balancing costs and benefits, nudging firm and consumer behavior, offering financial hedging instruments, etc.