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Intermediate

Understanding ESG Investing in the Indian Context

A practical course on ESG investing for Indian investors who want substance over slogans. Learn what environmental, social and governance risks mean for returns, how to read SEBI's BRSR disclosures, why ESG ratings disagree, how ESG mutual funds and indices are actually built, and how to fold material ESG factors into your own analysis of NSE and BSE listed stocks without falling for greenwashing.

ESG FundamentalsBRSR and BRSR CoreESG RatingsGreenwashingESG Mutual Funds and IndicesESG Stock Analysis
MODULES
5
DURATION
~5 hrs
TRACK
Stock Market Basics

What You'll Master

Why ESG factors are financial risks, and where the evidence on ESG and returns is strong or weak
How ESG investing differs in India, from coal dependence to promoter-driven governance
How to find and read a company's BRSR filing and the BRSR Core metrics that get assured
How ESG ratings are built, why providers disagree, and how SEBI now regulates rating providers
How to evaluate an ESG mutual fund or ETF by its holdings, costs and benchmark
How to apply a sector-aware ESG checklist to any NSE or BSE listed stock
Access Level
LEARNER
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Everything included
Full Text Playbooks
Actionable Exercises
Mobile Reading Mode
Lifetime Updates

Curriculum Breakdown

Chapter 1: What ESG Actually Means

4 Lessons
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ESG Decoded: Environmental, Social and Governance Risks as Financial Risks12 min read
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Exclusion, Integration, Thematic and Impact: Four Ways to Invest Responsibly12 min read
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Why ESG Looks Different in India: Coal, Promoters and a Developing Economy13 min read
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Does ESG Improve Returns? What the Evidence Actually Says13 min read

Chapter 2: India's ESG Disclosure Framework

4 Lessons
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SEBI's BRSR: What Listed Companies Must Disclose13 min read
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BRSR Core and Assurance: The Metrics That Get Verified12 min read
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CSR Spending Under Section 135: Why It Is Not ESG11 min read
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Case Study: Reading a BRSR Filing Line by Line14 min read

Chapter 3: ESG Ratings and Their Limits

4 Lessons
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How ESG Ratings Are Built: Data, Weights and Scores12 min read
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SEBI's ESG Rating Provider Regime11 min read
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Why ESG Ratings Disagree: The Divergence Problem12 min read
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Greenwashing: Spotting ESG Claims That Do Not Hold Up13 min read

Chapter 4: ESG Mutual Funds, Indices and ETFs in India

4 Lessons
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SEBI's Rules for ESG Mutual Fund Schemes12 min read
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How ESG Indices Like the Nifty 100 ESG Are Constructed12 min read
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Evaluating an ESG Fund: Holdings, Costs and Benchmark13 min read
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Case Study: What Indian ESG Funds Actually Own13 min read

Chapter 5: Building ESG Into Your Own Stock Analysis

5 Lessons
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Materiality: Which ESG Factors Matter for Which Sector13 min read
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Governance First: Why G Matters Most for Indian Stocks12 min read
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Climate and Transition Risk in Indian Portfolios13 min read
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An ESG Checklist for Any NSE or BSE Listed Stock13 min read
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Case Study: Applying the Checklist to Two Companies in One Sector14 min read