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The ESG Initiative at the Wharton School
These blended online programs pair Wharton’s world-class financial acumen with pioneering ESG research to prepare executives and professionals outside of the classroom with education in environmental, social, and governance factors.
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The Materiality of ESG Factors Specialization

Using insight and expertise from four esteemed Wharton faculty, Wharton Online’s free, self-paced Materiality of ESG Specialization is designed to provide learners with the fundamentals and history of ESG investing, and a close examination of the set of investment approaches that are informed by environmental, social, and governance factors.

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Net-Zero Transformation

Acquire tools, concepts, and frameworks that position you to implement the various facets of your organization’s net-zero pledge or sustainability and decarbonization plan. Understand the main tradeoffs and the key questions you should be asking the specialists in your organization. Led by Wharton and University of Pennsylvania experts, including faculty from the Wharton Climate Center, this program helps you execute critical change management across your organization to make your environmental commitment a reality.

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Wharton ESG Programs for Executives

Go beyond the headlines and rhetoric. Gain the clarity and fluency needed to not just understand the impact of ESG factors but to strategically and immediately harness them for your business. These four programs meet live online for four consecutive weeks, granting admitted executives with a pairing of Wharton’s world-class financial acumen and pioneering ESG research to prepare for the most of-the-moment challenges facing modern day business leaders.

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