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Zusatztext "Highly recommended. The book provides a truly global picture! drawing on the expertise of the foremost voices in the sustainable finance space." - Dr. James Gifford! Executive Director! United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment"In this collection of outstanding essays - where the business case meets sustainable finance in China and South Africa; for poverty reduction and climate change; with microfinance and ESG analysis - the rubber meets the road and it will leave its mark. You won't want to miss it." - Steve Lydenberg! Founding Director! Initiative for Responsible Investment! Kennedy School of Government! Harvard University"Topical and timely! the book will be useful to finance professionals! as well as students of finance. It addresses the elephant in the room: does sustainable finance make commercial sense for financial institutions?" - Colin Melvin! CEO! Hermes Equity Ownership Services Ltd."In Chapter 5 of The Business Case for Sustainable Finance! Richard Burrett elegantly highlights the risks and opportunities for the finance industry of the global loss of natural capital. It is just these issues - which still struggle for mainstream airtime amongst investors - that motivate the far-sighted business leaders we work with." Jake Reynolds! Director! Leaders Groups! University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership"rich reading and some very persuasive arguments and ideas" Morgen Witzel! Financial World"This edited volume brings together finance industry insider perspectives from top global institutions! all of which focus on the bottom line for integrating environmental! social and governance factors into mainstream finance. A key read for investors! and those hoping to influence them." Ethical Corporation magazine"Finance plays a pivotal role in accelerating the transition to a sustainable global economy and society. By combining the perspectives of thought leaders and practitioners! this book provides the reader with interesting insights into the dynamic field of sustainable finance! including sustainable finance in emerging markets." - Bernd Jan Sikken! Programme Director Finance and Sustainability! Duisenberg School of Finance! and co-author of Financing Sustainability "Iveta Cherneva has done a great job putting together best practices! presenting policies and trends! and analysing a proliferating literature in the field of responsible investing. The Business Case for Sustainable Finance is a thorough anthology of best practice examples on how responsible investing can resolve problems of our time and be the differentiating part in the triple bottom line equation. The sustainable finance industry perspectives featured in this publication clearly show that the integration of environmental! social and governance (ESG) criteria in the investment process can have a positive impact on both earnings and social well-being." - Michael Spanos! Co-Founder & Managing Partner! EuroCharity"In a new collection of essays on "The Business Case for Sustainable Finance" published by Routledge! the editor! Iveta Cherneva explores the challenges of establishing the business case for sustainable finance." Forbes?? Informationen zum Autor Iveta Cherneva is a writer and practitioner in the spheres of sustainable finance, security policy, human rights, and public-private engagement related to the finance industry. Her career includes work for the United Nations, US Congress, Oxford University Global Economic Governance Programme and a number of non-profit institutions. Currently she is the Executive Director of ICWords Ltd and a member of the G8/NATO Summit Young Atlanticist Working Group at the Atlantic Council in Washington DC, USA. Klappentext This edited volume brings together finance industry perspectives from top global institutions! which focus on the bottom line for integrating ESG factors into the operations of the finance indu...
