LAU44036 Law and Sustainable Investments
| ECTS weighting | 5 |
| Semester/term taught | HT |
| Cohorts Available | SS Law, Law Major, Joint Honours, Law Minor |
| Contact Hours and Indicative Student Workload | 17 lecture hours (11 x 1.5 hours per week) / 33 hours pre-class reading (11 x 3 hours per week) / 50 hours essay assignment25 hours group project assignment |
| Module Coordinator/Owner | Felix Mezzanotte |
Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module, students should be able to:
LO1. Identify and explain key concepts, tools and rules governing sustainability investments and the protection of investors in the European Union
LO2. Apply key concepts, tools and rules to resolve problems involving sustainable investments and investors.
LO3. Critically analyse the problems that investors face when deciding to invest sustainably, and evaluate legal, regulatory and policy solutions that mitigate such problems
LO4. Communicate ideas, opinions and findings effectively in oral and written modes.
LO5. Conducting research independently to address specific questions of investor protection in the context of sustainability
Module Content
This module covers the EU legal framework that governs sustainable investments. The module develops around four main pillars. First, the conceptualisation of sustainability in investments, products and metrics. Second, the rights and restrictions applicable to investors’ decisions to invest in a sustainable manner. Third, greenwashing risk and information disclosure obligations. Fourth, the discussion of policy options that further promote investor protection including effective rule enforcement and investors’ literacy. The students registering to this module will be interested in the integration of sustainability in financial markets and willing to learn and discuss issues of law and policy, including the utilisation of interdisciplinary resources. The module is assessed through a maximum 4000-word essay (70%) and group project (30%).
This module is a valuable complement other modules connected to investors, sustainability and the financial sector including the module in Financial Services Law [LAU 44132] and the module in Responsible Business, ESG and Ethics [LAU34261]. It also provides a critical knowledge base for those students interested in the Capstone Module: Law, Sustainability and Finance [LAU 44015]
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