19 undergraduate courses in the 2024–25 Undergraduate Calendar.
SFM 101Introduction to Sustainability and Financial Management0.50 units
Introduction to foundational concepts in sustainability through an exploration of the interaction between business, society, and the natural environment from multiple perspectives. The course will emphasize ways to mobilize inclusive blended knowledge for sustainability and innovation.
This course provides an introduction to the basic concepts and tools of microeconomics and macroeconomics from the perspective of economic approaches to the environment.
This course is an examination of a variety of social issues in sustainability. Foundational topics include human rights, labour, gender equality, children's rights, education, and diversity and engagement of Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) communities.
Prerequisites
Complete all of the following
Must have completed the following:
SFM101 - Introduction to Sustainability and Financial Management (0.50)
This course is an exploration of carbon markets and regulations. It investigates best practices in greenhouse gas measurement and management in the focal firm and across the supply chain, including greenhouse gas information management system, verification and auditing processes, and strategies for emission reductions target setting.
SFM 309Sustainability and Business Ethics0.50 units
This course focuses jointly on business ethics and the ethics of sustainability. Ethical issues commonly encountered by finance and accounting professionals are explored. Ethical issues regarding the compatibility of commercial activity and sustainability are also examined with a particular lens on the role of corporate governance, culture, and social responsibility.
SFM 310Sustainability in Capital Markets0.50 units
This course examines financial market tools, processes, and institutions which influence the environmental and the channels by which they can be utilized to promote sustainable and socially responsible long-term growth.
Prerequisites
Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
AFM272 - Global Capital Markets and Financial Analytics (0.50)
AFM273 - Financial Instruments and Capital Markets (0.50)
Antirequisites
Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
ENBUS310 - Introduction to Sustainable Finance (0.50)
Social policy regulation and policy identifies acceptable and unacceptable activities by governments, business, and society. This course examines the formal and informal policies, laws, regulations, and norms that act to restrict practices that threaten to undermine social welfare and the equitable distribution of benefits. Topics include governmental laws and regulations, tax policy, corporate social responsibility and accountability, social license, and the role of mass media.
Prerequisites
Complete all of the following
Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
ENBUS310 - Introduction to Sustainable Finance (0.50)
SFM 328Sustainability Integration Consulting Group - Junior Strategist0.25 units
This course provides students hands-on training in strategic integration of sustainability objectives and measurement within the firm with guidance from industry experts and supervision by faculty. This will generally be the first course that students take when they join the Sustainability Integration team. Junior strategists will attend consulting group meetings, assist in firm research and materiality assessments, and assist in the preparation of consulting reports/recommendations.
SFM 329Sustainability Integration Consulting Group - Senior Strategist0.25 units
This course provides students hands-on training in strategic integration of sustainability objectives and measurement within the firm with guidance from industry experts and supervision by faculty. This course is normally taken after a student has completed one term as a junior strategist with the consulting group. Senior strategists interface with firm representatives, lead the consulting student team, and oversee consulting reports/recommendations.
SFM 401Social and Human Capital Accounting0.50 units
This course examines approaches and methodologies used by firms to understand and measure the value added by social and human capital, to assess positive and negative impacts, and to provide information for decision-making that informs and influences external and internal stakeholders.
This course examines approaches and methodologies used by firms to understand and measure natural capital, to assess positive and negative impacts on natural resources, and to provide information for decision-making that informs and influences external and internal stakeholders.
SFM 403Integrated Planning, Reporting, and Risk Management for Sustainability0.50 units
This capstone course will review channels by which social, human, natural, and financial capital feed into strategic planning and environmental risk management. Students examine effective and ineffective attempts to embed an understanding of the interdependency among social, human, sustainability, and financial factors and complete a project critically analyzing the planning, reporting, and/or risk management practices of a firm.
Prerequisites
Complete all of the following
Must have completed the following:
SFM401 - Social and Human Capital Accounting (0.50)
SFM 411Sustainability Regulation and Policy0.50 units
This course examines the impact of sustainability regulation and policy on the natural environment including impact assessments, conservation/resource management plans, pollution and waste licensing, and tax policy from the perspective of multiple stakeholders, including governments, businesses, and society. The course will review a range of existing and proposed policy and regulation to evaluate the efficiency of each approach to obtain broad sustainability objectives.
Behavioural finance examines the role that emotions and irrational preferences have on investor decision making. This course examines the psychology of investment preferences for retail investors and how these influence financial analysts and investment management. Particular focus is placed on popular media influences and how current trends influence investment decisions and how those decisions impact corporate sustainability practices.
Prerequisites
Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
AFM272 - Global Capital Markets and Financial Analytics (0.50)
AFM273 - Financial Instruments and Capital Markets (0.50)
SFM 413Integrated Policy and Regulation for Sustainability0.50 units
In this capstone students will consider the sustainability performance of an entity from a number of perspectives including tracking, reporting, communications, regulations, ethical considerations, and compensation.
Prerequisites
Complete all of the following
Must have completed the following:
SFM411 - Sustainability Regulation and Policy (0.50)