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Feb 14, 2017 11:15 AM ET ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/Save-the-Date031517_ad_450px.jpg) ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/Testimonials-Grid_noimages_400px.jpg) ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/Save-the-Date031517_ad_450px.jpg?h=ef645777) ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/Testimonials-Grid_noimages_400px.jpg?h=1ccac1d5) ESG For Finance Professionals" Certification Course Hosted at Baruch College Ma… *The Why and How of Applying ESG Factors to Corporate Valuations -- A One-Day Professional Educational Seminar Presented by Governance & Accountability Institute, Global Change Associates and hosted by Baruch College/CUNY* For information and to register go to: February 14, 2017 /3BL Media/ - In response to the growing demand for sustainable investing education from asset owners, asset managers, financial analysts and other financial professionals we are presenting the second session of our one-day certificate program: "Introduction to Corporate Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) for Investment and Finance Professionals." This program series is organized by Governance & Accountability Institute (G&A) and Global Change Associates (GCA) and hosted by the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College/CUNY. After the success of the December 2016 inaugural program, this all-day certification program will be presented again on Wednesday, March 15, 2017. The program is being hosted at Baruch College’s Newman Vertical Campus (55 Lexington Avenue) in midtown Manhattan. The course begins at 8.30 am with registration and continental breakfast, leading into a full day of lectures from experts and leaders in the sustainable investing field. A networking lunch is included. Participants will receive a certificate of completion from G&A and GCA at the completion of the seminar. **CONFIRMED AGENDA & SPEAKERS / PRESENTERS** *8.30am - Arrival, Registration & Continental Breakfast* **9.00am - Welcoming Remarks** Speaker to be announced representing Baruch College **9.10am - Welcoming and Introduction to Corporate ESG Strategies, Peformance, Actions -- What is Corporate ESG and Why It Really Matters to Shareowners** Hank Boerner, Chairman & Co-Founder, Governance & Accountability Institute **9.20am - Bridging the Perceived Gap Between Corporate Sustainability & Corporate Profitability: Materiality, Risk Management and How Top and Bottom Lines Are Affected** Louis Coppola, EVP & Co-Founder, Governance & Accountability Institute **10.00am -** **Integrating ESG Factors into Portfolio Construction** Financial Advisor Firm TBA *10.30am - Coffee Break and Networking* **10.45am - ESG Analysis, Rating, and Research** Gaurav Trivedi, Senior Associate, ESG, MSCI **11.30am - What Investors Need to Know About the Rising Importance of Impact Investing** Kate Starr (Invited), Founder & CIO, Flat World Partners; formerly Vice President-Capital Deployment, Heron Foundation *12.00pm - Lunch & Networking* **1.15pm - About SASB (Sustainability Accounting Standards Board) and More Effective 10-k Disclosure** Eric Kane, Sector Analyst - Health Care, SASB **1.45pm - Case Study of Corporate Malfeasance: The VW Emissions Scandal** Peter Fusaro, Chairman, Global Change Associates *2.30pm - Break* **2.45pm - ESG Equity Fundamentals Data Analytics** Hideki Suzuki, ESG Group, Equity Fundamentals Department, Bloomberg LP Nichole Powers, ESG Analyst, Bloomberg LP **3.30pm - ESG Risk and Integration in Portfolio Management** Raul Manjarin, Global Management Team, RepRisk AG (Switzerland) **4.15pm - About the Baruch CSR-Sustainability Monitor Project** Mert Demir, Ph.D. in Finance, Senior Research Associate, Weismann Center for International Business at Baruch College **4.30pm - Wrap-Up Comments - Seminar Concludes Looking Beyond Corporate Sustainability & Financial Performance** Hank Boerner, Chairman & Co-Founder, Governance & Accountability Institute Louis Coppola, EVP & Co-Founder, Governance & Accountability Institute Peter Fusaro, Chairman, Global Change Associates Lecturers include leading experts in the sustainable investing field and the session participants will come away with an understanding of why corporate ESG matters in investing, and how to apply ESG factors to corporate valuations; analysis of reputation, risk, opportunity and other aspects of financial analysis. All participants will have access to all presentations after the seminar. Each attendee will receive a digital copy of Hank Boerner’s new book -- "Trends Converging, A Look Ahead of the Curve for ESG, Sustainability, CR, SRI Professionals." **DETAILS** Wednesday, March 15, 2017 - 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Baruch College/ CUNY, Newman Vertical Campus 55 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10010 **For information and to register click the link below:** For questions, contact Louis D. Coppola, Executive Vice President & Co-Founder, Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc. at Tel 646.430.8230 ext 14 or email [![Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc.](/sites/default/files/Clients/GA-Logo-2020_Blue-Final-Vertical.png)](/profiles/governance-accountability-institute-inc) ### More from Governance & Accountability Institute ###### [A Reporting Paradox: Companies Doubling Down on Climate Disclosure Amid Weakening Regulations](/news/reporting-paradox-companies-doubling-down-climate-disclosure-amid-weakening-regulations) Mar 30, 2026 10:00 AM ET ###### [G&A Institute Issues Quick Reference Guide on Brief on Finalized CSRD and CSDDD Regulations](/news/ga-institute-issues-quick-reference-guide-brief-finalized-csrd-and-csddd-regulations) Mar 27, 2026 10:00 AM ET ###### [G&A Institute Issues Quick Reference Guide on VSME](/news/ga-institute-issues-quick-reference-guide-vsme) Mar 26, 2026 10:00 AM ET ###### [The U.S. Climate Reporting Infrastructure Is Being Built: Deadlines, Markets, and Supply Chains Stop Waiting for Action From Washington](/news/us-climate-reporting-infrastructure-being-built-deadlines-markets-and-supply-chains-stop) Mar 24, 2026 10:00 AM ET ###### [G&A Institute Publishes New Resource Paper: "What Tier 1 Pharma Suppliers Need to Know" About Navigating Customers' Climate and Sustainability Requests](/news/ga-institute-publishes-new-resource-paper-what-tier-1-pharma-suppliers-need-know-about) Mar 4, 2026 12:45 PM ET ###### [The Push & the Pushback: Why the Courts and States Are the New Front Line for Climate Policy](/news/push-pushback-why-courts-and-states-are-new-front-line-climate-policy) Mar 2, 2026 10:00 AM ET ###### [Courts, Congress, and Statehouses: Where Sustainability Is Quietly Winning](/news/courts-congress-and-statehouses-where-sustainability-quietly-winning) Feb 12, 2026 2:05 PM ET ###### [G&A Institute Issues Resource Paper on U.S. Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Laws for Packaging](/news/ga-institute-issues-resource-paper-us-extended-producer-responsibility-epr-laws-packaging) Feb 10, 2026 11:30 AM ET