The DJSI — A Story of Financial Innovation

Richard L. Sandor

Chapter 24 in How I Saw It:Analysis and Commentary on Environmental Finance (1999–2005), 2017, pp 95-102 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: At the beginning of the 1990s, two apparently unrelated financial developments occurred. The first was the launching of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Sustainable Development Charter in 1990. It marked the first time that a group of industry CEOs recognized the importance of positive social and environmental behavior in creating shareholder value. Financial innovation followed, thereby facilitating the flow of billions of dollars into socially responsible investing (SRI) and sustainable investments (SI)…

Keywords: Environment; Emissions; Trading; Finance; Derivatives; Water; Energy; Carbon; Catastrophe; Weather; Sustainability; Fisheries; Greenhouse Gases; Sulfur Dioxide; Acid Rain (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q50 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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