Loved both the content as well as delivery!

Beautiful Course

Good one

Wonderful

While the content was interesting, it was not demonstrated how EXACTLY ESG is integrated in business operations. Also, following the course was quite tiring from time to time, as there were not enough visual incentives, i.e. compelling slides etc.

The course was stretched and could have been compacted and straight to the point. It includes a lot of financial knowledge.

The professor clearly has extensive knowledge in subject area. His style is not particularly compelling, but is not ofputting in any way.

There are serious issues, however, with the organization of thoughts in videos, and particularly in slides. The lectures did not have a clearly stated and organized goal, and it was easy to lose track of the point of particular video. Some areas could also have used much more depth, and defining or giving explanation of some of the lingo being tossed around would have very helpful. Some of the anecdotal evidence provided through case studies was clearly more ESG relevant than others. Part-way through the course, blatant promotion of measures being developed The Wharton Schools ESG Analytics Lab became the norm, and no pro/con of this or more in-depth comparison of this measure with others was provided (other than, primarily, that it is measured in dollars for easy integration into business practices). There were clearly many ideas that needed to be convyed in regards to ESG risks and opportunities, but there was a lack of depth and cohesion in the framing and organization of those ideas.

This was was compounded by the atrocious quality of the slides. The slides were what I would expect from an average first year undergrad student. Spoken were sentences broken into sub-bullets (and sometimes sub-sub-bullets) by just erasing some words in the sentence and moving subsequent text into the next bullet, without any thought put into how the thought should be represented in sub-bullets. This resulted sub-bullets that often times made no sense, lacked adequate context, or were just overall very poorly organized, making them largely useless without extensive notes and narrative context added. Frankly, I was shocked that these slides were given a Go.

Finally, there appears to be some quiz questions that were not covered anywhere in the material.

The course cover a range of topics related to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors and their impacts on business performance and financial outcomes. It delves into the challenges and opportunities that ESG presents for investors, companies, and other stakeholders, as well as the various approaches and frameworks used to measure and analyze ESG data. The course also covers the integration of ESG factors into investment strategies and financial decision-making. Overall, it seems like a comprehensive and informative course for those interested in the intersection of sustainability and finance.

I really liked the course as it touched the main aspects around ESG risks and opportunities. It talked about the importance of ESG through different case studies.

One suggestion would be to make the session more interactive through different learning aids and presentation. The medium of instruction can be tweaked a little as it becomes mundane listening to the instructor at times. A photo or video at top and voice over in the background can certainly improve the pedagogy.

Overall, appreciate the content.

Professor Witold Henisz excellently structured lectures will take you through ESG risks & opportunities with case studies and examples; One can learn how to include ESG risks and oportunities in investment valuation and corporate performance by integrating them in regular financial evaluation tools. Highly recommend this course for all those interested in ESG

As a total beginner in this field this was very easy for me to follow. I am not very familiar with many business, financial and economic terms as I come from environmental sciences background, yet I was able to understand what ESG is and why it is important. quizzes were a great way to deepen my understanding on the topic but they were not overwhelming

I enjoyed the course. Learnt a lot and appreciated the sincerity of the trainer. In addition to the oral lectures, I would have liked to have access to a brief written course compendium / summaries, and link to some of the many articles and resources mentioned. I did not find the slides very helpful, but relied on listening to the video lectures.

The course give a good understanding of how ESG can be quantified and integrated in the operational and financial management of a business.

After finishing the course, I now undertsand that ESG is not all about greenwash but that it can be truly a tool of management and achievinh financial value.

Professor Witold was very easy to listen to. The material was very interesting and opened my mind and positively influenced me on placing more importance to Social and Gov.. I own a renewable energy company, so environment is a more familiar topic.

I want to cancel the course and get a refund. It is not working! I have complaint and nothing happens! The answers appear different each time. I look foward to hearing you as soon as posible, please. malufernandes123@gmail.com

A terrific course to start the amazing journey in the ESG Specialization. Very committed Course Instructor. Slides and video content are very substantial to keep on learning. Excellent material overall. Great job.

Course is very informative and valuable to upgardes the knowledge and clear the doubts on ESG. Also I learn a lot about impact of ESG perameters on business and investement as weel as on shareholders.

Eventho some of the topics require somekind of expertise on risk, financial and management issues, it is a clear introduction to underestand the focus on ESG Risks and Opportunities approach.

This course opens my mind to understand how proper implementation of ESG factors can drive a company's the financial impacts and the role managers must play to link ESG factors to KPIs.

I get a lot of new knowledge on the ESG Risks and Opportunities with the data from global perspectives. It gives a benchmark and best practice from diverse countries and industries.

This course takes in consideration all the points and visions that we have to have in order to archiev a better vision and capabilitty of implementation of the ESG factors

Super easy to follow, great content, good presenter. I would have liked to have more info on Larry Fink and the letter to the CEO’s since it’s all new info to me.

It was a well compiled course. The learning modules were engaging and easy to grasp. Highly recommended for those seeking to start their ESG journey of learning.

Amazing course for the students of ESG and for the researcher working on ESG risks and opportunities. I learned alot from this course. Thank you Coursera team.

Este curso, me trouxe muitas percepções sobre o tema, alimentou e despertou em mim, o desejo de continuar estudando cada vez mais, estou no cminho certo!!