This summer term, the Chair of Sustainable Finance , Prof. Dr. Nadja Guenster, once again offers the course Socially Responsible Investing (SRI). The course presents a unique opportunity for masters students to explore how ESG (environmental, social, and governance) factors are measured and incorporated into modern investment strategies. In reviewing responsible investment products around the world, students have the chance to evaluate investment strategies of high-profile asset managers and apply acquired knowledge on ESG criteria.

To teach this course, we have invited Lloyd Kurtz, a leading expert in the field,  who will be visiting us from Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management. Before moving to Northwestern University in 2020, he taught courses in Finance, SRI and Corporate Governance at the Haas School of Business (University of California, Berkeley) and Leavey School of Business (Santa Clara University) for several years. Lloyd Kurtz also serves as faculty co-chair of the Moskowitz Prize research competition and as a member of the steering committee for the Impact & Sustainable Finance Faculty Consortium. As Head of Social Impact Investment for Wells Fargo Private Bank Wealth Management and former Chief Investment Officer of Nelson Capital, Lloyd Kurtz has in addition a tremendous amount of practical experience in the SRI space.

The class size is limited to 20 students and admission is application-based. Please see further information that is attached. In case of any questions or query, please feel free to contact Carlos Hoffmann Linhard at carlos.hoffmannlinhard@wiwi.uni-muenster.de