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Just Money: Banking as if Society Mattered (edX)

Offered by MIT, MITx,
Just Money: Banking as if Society Mattered (edX)

Learn how banks can use capital as a tool to promote social and environmental wellbeing. What do you know about banking? Do you know what your bank does with your money? The recent financial crisis highlighted some of the most fundamental issues with the mainstream banking system. This course looks into banks that operate differently, namely, “just banks" that use capital and finance as a tool to address social and ecological challenges.

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This course is for anyone who wants to understand the unique role banks play as intermediaries in our economy and how they can leverage that position to produce positive social, environmental, and economic change.

No previous knowledge of finance or banking is needed to take this course.

What you'll learn:

  • The core principles of just banking
  • How finance can be used as a tool for social and environmental change
  • The impact of different forms of banking on societal well-being
  • Ongoing challenges for just banks
  • The future of just banking and financial technologies
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