Submitted by Stephen Dunne on April 16, 2021 - 8:49am
Summer quarter Term B online course ESRM 321, Finance and Accounting From a Sustainability Perspective (course website is at https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/1457935). This is an introductory sustainability related business course designed for non-business majors, has NO prerequisites, and gives NW and I&S credit.
ESRM 321, Finance and Accounting From a Sustainability Perspective, explores two of the four primary business dimensions, finance and accounting, from a sustainability perspective. Learning Objectives include (at the end of the course students should be able to:
- Compare techniques for creating value-added products; valuing environmental and social externalities and managing traditional pricing; developing distribution strategies and “greening” the supply chain; and creating and implementing promotion campaigns. Explain finance, accounting, , corporate social responsibility, and sustainability.
- Summarize what money is, counterfeiting deterrence, and financial institutions.
- Explain the functions of the U.S. Federal Reserve System and its monetary policy tools.
- Describe stock markets, investing strategies, and socially responsible investing.
- Analyze financial statements (e.g., balance sheets, income statements) and define corporate financial management.
- Discuss sustainability concepts