Class description
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) policies have taken center stage in the investment world, but requirements of investor ESG policies vary widely, and they may be challenging for investee companies to implement. Multi-disciplinary student teams will work with faculty and subject matter experts to learn about ESG policies, how to assess their impact, and if there are ways to harmonize such policies. Students will leverage problem-solving skills and insights from fields including law, business, and policy to develop innovative solutions to a challenge in this area.
- Meeting Time: Wednesdays 3:15-6:30 p.m.
- Instructors: David Guenther (Law), Tim Dickinson (Law), David Hess (Business)
- Credits: 3.0
Instructors
David Guenther
David Guenther is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School. He will be a PSI instructor for Environmental, Social and Governance Policies: Pathways to Impact?
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Timothy Dickinson
Timothy Dickinson is a Professor from Practice at the University of Michigan Law School. He will be a PSI co-instructor for Environmental, Social and Governance Policies: Pathways to Impact?
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David Hess
David Hess is an Associate Professor of Business Law and Business Ethics in the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. He was a PSI co-instructor for Human Rights, Mineral Extraction, and the Global Supply Chain. He will be a PSI co-instructor for Environmental, Social and Governance Policies: Pathways to Impact?
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