Sustainability:Business and Investment Implications

Edited by Diane-Charlotte Simon, Alexander S Preker and Susan C Hulton

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

Abstract: This book explores the business and investment implications of sustainability, both opportunities and challenges. The volume lays the groundwork for understanding the growing areas of sustainable business and sustainable finance. Over the past few decades, the world has witnessed significant improvements in economic development that meet a wide range of human needs. Ensuring that such development takes place in a "sustainable" way is the central focus of the book. The book provides insights for businesses, investors, and others on how to navigate this complex and evolving landscape.

Keywords: Sustainability; Sustainability Risks and Opportunities; Sustainability: Business and Investment Implications; Sustainable Finance; Sustainable Investing; Impact Investing; Sustainable Entrepreneurship; ESG; Business Case for Sustainability; Investment Case for Sustainability; Introduction to Sustainability; Introduction Sustainable Finance; Introduction to Sustainable Investing; Introduction to ESG; Introduction to Impact Investing; Sustainability Handbook; Sustainability Textbook; Sustainable Business Textbook; Sustainable Business Handbook; Sustainable Finance Textbook; Sustainable Finance Handbook; Impact Investing Textbook; Risk Management & Sustainability; The Corporate Sustainability Spectrum; Business and Financial Implications of Climate Change; The Financial Case for Embedding Sustainability Core to Business Strategy; Corporate Sustainability & Financial Performance; Shareholder Engagement; The Pressing Needs For A Sustainable World; Scale-up; Impact Entrepreneur; Impact Entrepreneurship; Sustainability Science and Challenges; Internalizing the Externalities; The Role of Government; Fiscal Impact; Macro-economic Performance; Realism; Mission Creep; Single Issue Capture; GreenWashing; Whitewashing; Hidden Agendas; Transparency; and Competitiveness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L21 L26 M1 Q01 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
ISBN: 9789811240911
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Background and Context , pp 1-8

Diane-Charlotte Simon

Ch 2 Science and Challenges of Sustainability , pp 9-38

R. Daniel Bressler

Ch 3 Business and Sustainability , pp 41-80

Diane-Charlotte Simon and Laurie Lane-Zucker

Ch 4 Entrepreneurship and Sustainability , pp 81-112

Andrea E. McGrath and Laurie Lane-Zucker

Ch 5 Corporate Sustainability and Financial Performance , pp 113-153

Diane-Charlotte Simon

Ch 6 The Financial Case for Embedding Sustainability Core into Business Strategy , pp 155-169

Tensie Whelan

Ch 7 Risk Management and Sustainability , pp 171-191

Robert Pojasek

Ch 8 Introduction to Sustainable Finance & Investing , pp 195-240

Diane-Charlotte Simon

Ch 9 Building a Sustainable Portfolio , pp 241-264

Diane-Charlotte Simon

Ch 10 Impact Investing , pp 265-285

James Gifford and Jerome Tagger

Ch 11 Shareholder Engagement , pp 287-302

James Gifford and Robert L. Berridge

Ch 12 Environmentally Sustainable Businesses, Energy Transition, and Climate Finance , pp 305-333

Diane-Charlotte Simon

Ch 13 Business and Financial Implications of Climate Change , pp 335-384

Alan S. Miller

Ch 14 Market Imperfections: Internalizing the Externalities , pp 387-409

Ingmar Schumacher

Ch 15 Environmental Policies, Laws, and Regulations , pp 411-437

Karl Boyd Brooks and Diane-Charlotte Simon

Ch 16 Climate Change Adaptation, the Role of the State, and Fiscality , pp 439-479

Peter S. Heller

Ch 17 Macro-economic Implications of Sustainability , pp 481-520

Alexander S. Preker and Susan C. Hulton

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