Financing Sustainability

Author : Satyajit Bose,Guo Dong,Anne Simpson
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030056247

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The Financial Ecosystem by Satyajit Bose,Guo Dong,Anne Simpson Pdf

Long term asset owners and managers, while seeking high risk-adjusted returns and efficiently allocating scarce financial capital to the highest value economic activities, have the essential and formidable role of ensuring the sustainability of return. But generally accepted financial accounting methods are ill-equipped to provide clear signals of the risks and opportunities created by scarce natural and human capital. Hence many investment managers in global financial markets, while performing due diligence on portfolio companies, examine metrics of non-financial performance, especially environmental, social and governance (ESG) indicators. Broken into three sections, this book outlines the rationale for and methods used in six areas where financial acumen has been harnessed to the goal of combining monetary return with long run sustainability. The first section offers an introduction to the role of finance in achieving sustainability, and includes an overview of the six areas—sustainable investing, impact investing, decentralized finance, conservation finance, and cleantech finance. The methods section of the book illustrates analytical tools and specialized data sources essential to those interested in increasing the level of social responsibility embedded in economic activity. The applications section describes and differentiates each of the six areas and their roles in advancing specific measures of sustainability.

Author : Jeffrey D. Sachs,Wing Thye Woo,Naoyuki Yoshino,Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 981130226X

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Handbook of Green Finance by Jeffrey D. Sachs,Wing Thye Woo,Naoyuki Yoshino,Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary Pdf

This handbook deals with various financial instruments, policies, and strategies in a policy-oriented approach for financing green energy projects. Recently, global investment in renewables and energy efficiency has declined, and there is a risk that it will slow further, Clearly, fossil fuels still dominate energy investments. This trend could threaten the expansion of green energy needed to meet energy security, climate, and clean-air goals. Several developed and developing economies are still following pro-coal energy policies. The extra CO2 generated from new coal-fired power plants could more than eliminate any reductions in emissions made by other nations. Finance is the engine of development of infrastructural projects, including energy projects. By providing several thematic and country chapters, this handbook explains that if we plan to achieve sustainable development goals, we need to create opportunities for new green projects and scale up the financing of investments that furnish environmental benefits. New financial instruments and policies such as green bonds, green banks, carbon market instruments, fiscal policy, green central banking, fintech, and community-based green funds are among the chief components that make up green finance. Naoyuki Yoshino is Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute and Professor Emeritus, Keio University. Jeffery Sachs is Director, Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University. Wing Thye Woo is Professor of Economics, U.C. Davis. Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary is Assistant Professor, Waseda University.

Author : Marco Kerste
Publisher : VU Uitgeverij
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789086595594

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Financing Sustainability by Marco Kerste Pdf

Sustainability thinking is rapidly gaining traction. It offers an inspiring vision for the future of the world and provides significant business and investment opportunities. Based on insights from over 300 empirical studies, this book explores the possibilities in the field of renewable energy finance, carbon trading, and sustainable investing. In addition, it describes innovative finance mechanisms – such as green bonds and peer-to-peer lending – that may further spur environmental and social sustainability. By taking an empirical, fact-based approach, this book aims to provide investors, business executives, and policymakers with a more thorough understanding of how sustainable finance can create value for business and society. Key words: Sustainable finance, renewable energy finance, cleantech, green investing, sustainable investments, responsible investments, carbon trading, carbon finance, ESG, impact investing.

Author : Dirk Schoenmaker,Willem Schramade
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Finance
ISBN : 9780198826606

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Principles of Sustainable Finance by Dirk Schoenmaker,Willem Schramade Pdf

Combining theory, empirical data, and policy this book provides a fresh analysis of sustainable finance. It explains the sustainability challenges for corporate investment and shows how finance can steer funding to certain companies and projects without sacrificing return, speeding up the transistion to a sustainable economy.

Author : Magdalena Ziolo,Bruno S. Sergi
Publisher : Springer
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030165222

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Financing Sustainable Development by Magdalena Ziolo,Bruno S. Sergi Pdf

This book is among the first to address the issue of assessing the efficiency of sustainable development financing from a theoretical and methodical point of view. The innovative nature of research is expressed through the study of new phenomena in finance including sustainable financial systems, sustainable finance, ESG risk and individual and institutional motivations of financial managers in the sustainability concept. The book aims to draw attention to the significant gap in the existing research.The concept of Sustainable Development, if placed in an economic category, requires a lot of attention, but seeing the cognitive category from the perspective of the discipline of finance, the latter is unsatisfactory, with questions remaining unanswered. At the same time, the rank problem, its strategic dimension and the amount of financial resources allocated and disbursed for the purposes of focusing around sustainable development, identification of financial phenomena accompanying this category is seen as a priority. Most measures financing Sustainable Development and measures of public spending efficiency are measures subject to rigor and rules due to their specificity, which means actions aimed at increasing efficiency are treated as a priority. This book will be of interest to leading representatives of academia, practitioners, executives, officials, and graduate students in economics, finance, management, statistics, law and political sciences.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9264762493

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Developing Sustainable Finance Definitions and Taxonomies by Anonim Pdf

Author : Marcel Jeucken
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136533341

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Sustainable Finance and Banking by Marcel Jeucken Pdf

Banking and finance play a fundamental role in public policy and economic performance as well as in all forms of commerce and industry. They are crucial in determining whether society - from governments to individual consumers - succeeds in following an environmentally sustainable path. However, those working in the financial sector are largely unaware of the rationale and pressures for sustainable development and its bearing on their work, while those in the relevant research and policy areas commonly overlook how vital the financial sector is for progress. Marcel Jeucken sets out to rectify this state of affairs, in a style which is accessible to those with no experience of environmental finance issues. He provides a comprehensive account of their interdependence: why the financial sector is crucial to achieving sustainability and why the triple bottom line of commercial, environmental and social success points the way forward for banking. From a systematic assessment of major banks around the world, he presents a comprehensive account of current best practice, an analysis of the differences in approach and performance, and recommendations of actions and policies for improved performance that will contribute to sustainable development.

Author : Olaf Weber,Blair Feltmate
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-01
Category : Banks and banking
ISBN : 9781442612952

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Sustainable Banking by Olaf Weber,Blair Feltmate Pdf

Sustainable Banking introduces business leaders and students to the many ways in which financial institutions can manage their environmental and social impact and meet the needs of the current generation without compromising the needs of future generations. Olaf Weber and Blair Feltmate go beyond the business case for sustainability: how managing environmental, social, and governance risk can contribute to a bank's bottom line - to make the sustainability case for banking: how banks and other financial institutions can make a positive impact on society. In their book, Weber and Feltmate discuss the key aspects involved in making a financial institution sustainable: how to manage the direct and indirect impacts of banking activities on the community and the environment, how to minimize and mitigate the environmental footprint of internal operations, and how to account for various types of environmental and social risk in lending and project finance. They also introduce sustainable banking products and strategies being adopted by industry leaders, such as responsible investing, social finance, and impact lending.

Author : Ambika Prasad Pati
Publisher : Gyan Publishing House
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Microfinance
ISBN : 8121210437

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Financial Sustainability of Micro Financing by Ambika Prasad Pati Pdf

Study conducted in Meghalaya, India.

Author : Fanny M. Cheung,Ying-yi Hong
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000296273

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Green Finance, Sustainable Development and the Belt and Road Initiative by Fanny M. Cheung,Ying-yi Hong Pdf

Can China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) promote sustainable development, alongside its primary aims of increasing commercial connectivity with China’s partners? In discussions of the BRI the focus has tended to be on the implications for infrastructure construction, connectivity, and economic diplomacy. Rather less attention has been paid to its potential impact on sustainability. The initiative has not only set principles to prevent climate change and promote sustainable development, but also pledged to align with the UN’s environmental objectives. The contributors to this volume describe and evaluate the consequent policy coordination in the areas of green finance, green energy, and sustainable development in the Belt and Road regions. They examine both the challenges and opportunities of these projects, and the role that Hong Kong can play in supporting their assessment, finance, and implementation. With contributions from authors based in mainland China, Hong Kong, Australia, Qatar, the UK, and the US – with experience in corporate social responsibility, international finance, environmental policy, and international relations – this book presents a thorough and rigorous analysis of the green side of the BRI. A valuable resource for scholars of the BRI and its many implications for China, its partners, and the development of sustainable infrastructure.

Author : Karen Wendt
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781498796743

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Sustainable Financial Innovation by Karen Wendt Pdf

Innovations and consequently future-fitness must form new models and address existing hurdles and new forms of collaborations. They must enable faster innovation cycles and "intelligence mining" by combining open and closed source systems, organic communities, open space techniques and cross-fertilization. Innovations must apply to and integrate incubation and acceleration networks. This book explores new concepts for future-fitness with five capitals: financial, ecological, social/cultural, human/personal, and manufactured/technological. It offers a new integral framework bringing researchers and business leaders together in one volume.

Author : Agnieszka Bem,Karolina Daszynska-Zygadlo,Tatana Hajdíková,Erika Jáki,Bożena Ryszawska
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2022-02-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030816636

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Sustainable Finance in the Green Economy by Agnieszka Bem,Karolina Daszynska-Zygadlo,Tatana Hajdíková,Erika Jáki,Bożena Ryszawska Pdf

This book explores issues related to green and sustainable finance which aims at the transformation of economies into a new, more sustainable model. It covers a variety of issues related to various financial areas, such as: corporate finance, public finance, monetary and fiscal policy, and risk management. The enclosed papers reflect the extent, diversity, and richness of research areas in the finance and sustainability fields, both fundamental and applied, and are beneficial to researchers, practitioners, scholars and policy makers in economics, finance, and international economics.

Author : Stephan Schmidheiny,Federico J. Zorraquin
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0262692074

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Financing Change by Stephan Schmidheiny,Federico J. Zorraquin Pdf

Whether the workings of financial markets do, or should, support sustainable development is the primary question of this study. Other questions examined may become increasingly important as populations grow and developing countries enter financial markets.

Author : Filipiak, Beata Zofia,Kordela, Dominika,Nawrolska, Izabela
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2023-08-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781668476222

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Financing Regions Toward Sustainability in the Midst of Climate Change Risks and Uncertainty by Filipiak, Beata Zofia,Kordela, Dominika,Nawrolska, Izabela Pdf

Financing Regions Toward Sustainability in the Midst of Climate Change Risks and Uncertainty is a groundbreaking book edited by Beata Zofia Filipiak, Dominika Kordela, and Izabela Nawrolska from the University of Szczecin, Poland. The book provides a comprehensive guide to financing regions towards sustainability in the midst of climate change risks and uncertainty. With a focus on changes and challenges related to sustainable regional development, the book offers innovative solutions and good practices towards achieving sustainable development goals. The book is an indispensable tool for decision- makers and stakeholders seeking to effectively respond to the unfulfilled promises left to future generations in areas of employment, social progress, quality of life, and respect for nature. It is a must-read for anyone interested in sustainable regional development and offers a range of perspectives and solutions to help decision- makers and stakeholders effectively respond to the challenges of climate change risks and uncertainty. With its innovative approach and fresh insights, this book is a valuable contribution to the field of sustainable finance and development.

Author : Alan S. Gutterman
Publisher : Business Expert Press
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781637420034

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Sustainable Finance and Impact Investing by Alan S. Gutterman Pdf

This book provides readers with a basic understanding of sustainable finance and impact investing including history, definitions of impact, current trends and drivers, future challenges, and an overview of the key players in the global impact ecosystem. The term impact investing first appeared in 2008. Today the most commonly used definition is investing made with the intention to generate positive, measurable social and environmental impact alongside a financial return. A wide range of individual and institutional investors that have already entered the impact investment marketplace and continued growing enthusiasm can be expected given that feedback from investors indicated that portfolio performance has generally met or exceed their expectations for both social and environmental impact and financial return. Established companies have been compelled to respond to calls by institutional investors to incorporate responsible environmental, social, and governance initiatives into their business models as a condition to continued support in public capital markets. Other companies seeking to demonstrate to impact investors their commitment to environmental and social responsibility have opted for emerging forms of legal entities, so-called social enterprises, which explicitly incorporate sustainability and multi-stakeholder interests into their governance and reporting frameworks. This book provides readers with a basic understanding of sustainable finance and impact investing including history, definitions of impact, current trends and drivers, future challenges, and an overview of the key players in the global impact ecosystem. The book also describes impact investment structures and instruments, social enterprises, and impact measurement and reporting.