Sustainable Investing:Problems and Solutions

Edited by Anatoly B Schmidt

in World Scientific Books from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: This book covers multifaceted problems and their possible solutions in sustainable investing. Written by experts in the field from academia and industry, the book includes three main topics. The general problems of sustainable investing are addressed in Part 1. They include the discussion of the concept of double materiality, current ESG legal framework and its specifics for private equity, the reviews of the sustainable investment indexes and funds, as well as the machine learning techniques for deriving and analysing the ESG ratings.

Keywords: Sustainable Investing; Impact Investing; Corporate Social Responsibility; Materiality; Externalities; Sustainability; ESG; ESG Funds; ESG Factors; ESG Scores; SASB; SDG; DEI; Private Equity; General Partners; Active Ownership; Investment Stewardship; Machine Learning; Natural Language Processing; Large Language Models; Transition Economy; Climate Risk; Net-zero Investing; Divestment; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Scope 3 Emissions; Modern Portfolio Theory; Venture Investments; Carbon Dioxide Removal; Carbon Credits; Fuel Production; Portfolio Management; Market Sentiment; Factor Investing; Portfolio Optimization; Post-investment Management; Digital Transformation; Fixed Income; Portfolio Performance Measures (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
ISBN: 9789811297779
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 From ESG to Sustainable Impact Finance: Moving Past the Current Confusion , pp 3-28

Costanza Consolandi and Jim Hawley

Ch 2 ESG Legislation, Regulation, and Legal Implications , pp 29-60

Emma Elizabeth Antin Daschbach and Cynthia Hanawalt

Ch 3 Stakeholders at the Gate: Driving Financial Value Through Sustainability in Private Equity , pp 61-107

Tensie Whelan and Umachander Balakumar

Ch 4 The Indispensable Role of Indexes in the Evolution of Sustainable Investing , pp 109-140

Thomas Kuh

Ch 5 Sustainable Funds: Drivers of Progress or Expressions of Preference? , pp 141-152

Lindsey Stewart

Ch 6 Navigating Global ESG Investment Regulations Using AI , pp 153-194

Irena Vodenska, Risto Trajanov, Gorgi Lazarev, Lou Chitkushev and Dimitar Trajanov

Ch 7 A Sneak Peek into Machine Learning Methods for ESG Factor Score Computation , pp 195-222

Budha Bhattacharya and Maxime Kirgo

Ch 8 Challenges in Analyzing ESG Data and Their Potential Solutions , pp 223-252

Shaheen Contractor

Ch 9 Net-Zero Investing , pp 255-267

Marcin Kacperczyk

Ch 10 The Determinants of Scope 3 Disclosure among Large Corporations , pp 269-304

Antoine Bonelli and Guillaume Coqueret

Ch 11 Venture Investment in Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies: Current State and Outlook , pp 305-320

Egor M. Muravev and Alexander V. Chernokulsky

Ch 12 Optimizing Fuel Production in Carbon Trading: A Karush–Kuhn–Tucker Framework for Sustainable Balance , pp 321-333

Bruno G. Kamdem

Ch 13 Portfolio Management with News-Based Sustainability Scores , pp 337-374

Ron Große, Viet Hoang Le, Fei Liu and Hans-Jörg von Mettenheim

Ch 14 Optimizing Sustainable Performance: A Strategic Approach to Value Creation and Impactful Investing , pp 375-402

Heiko Bailer

Ch 15 The Portfolio Costs of Sustainability and Three-Dimensional Trade-offs , pp 403-419

Aston S. K. Chan

Ch 16 Post-investment Strategies for Impact Investing , pp 421-450

Mathieu Joubrel

Ch 17 Fixed-Income ESG Strategies , pp 451-472

Ulf Erlandsson

Ch 18 Portfolio Performance Measures for Sustainable Investing , pp 473-493

Anatoly B. Schmidt

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