⚖️ Ethics & ESG — Map of Content

Business ethics is the application of ethical principles to commercial activity. ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) is how those principles get operationalized in modern corporations.

Covered at: All programs — mandatory ethics core


⚖️ Business Ethics


🌱 Environmental (E)


🤝 Social (S)


🏛️ Governance (G)


📊 ESG in Investment

  • ESG Ratings — MSCI, Sustainalytics — how they work and their limits
  • Impact Investing — Targeting measurable social/environmental outcomes
  • Green Finance — Green bonds, sustainability-linked loans

📚 Essential Books

  • The Value of Everything — Mariana Mazzucato
  • Stakeholder Capitalism — Klaus Schwab
  • ESG Investing for Dummies — Brendan Bradley
  • This Changes Everything — Naomi Klein

🏫 School Spotlights

  • Stanford GSB: Leading in social entrepreneurship; PACS program
  • HBS: BGIE course covers global political economy; ESG electives
  • Wharton: Business ethics as core; Wharton Social Impact Initiative


📚 Case Studies


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