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"Green Ventures: Uniting Sustainability, Finance, and Entrepreneurship" serves as a comprehensive guide for entrepreneurs seeking to build financially sustainable businesses while addressing climate action. This book is an essential resource for entrepreneurs and finance professionals looking to drive meaningful change through sustainable practices. Readers will gain insights into identifying and developing sustainable business opportunities that tackle environmental and social challenges while directly contributing to SDG 13. The book highlights innovative business models such as the circular economy and shared value creation, showcasing how these approaches not only drive climate action but also unlock new growth potential.
List of contents
SECTION I: Foundations of Sustainability Finance Entrepreneurship.-1. The Evolving Landscape of Sustainability Finance and Implications for SDG 13 (Climate Action).-2. Principles of Sustainable Entrepreneurship for Achieving SDG 13 (Climate Action) , Integrating Environmental and Social Considerations, and the Triple Bottom Line.-3. Financial Instruments for Sustainability to Achieve SDG 13 (Climate Action), Impact Investing, Green Bonds, Climate Finance, and Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Strategies.-SECTION II: Strategies for Integrating Sustainability in Entrepreneurial Ventures.-4. Identifying Sustainable Business Opportunities for achieving SDG 13 (Climate Action), Market Analysis for Sustainable Products and Services, Social and Environmental Problem-Solving through Entrepreneurship.-5. Business Model Innovation for Sustainability and for achieving SDG 13(Climate Action), Circular Economy Models, Shared Value Creation.-6. Measuring Impact and Performance for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Metrics, Impact Assessment and Reporting.-SECTION III: Financing Strategies for Sustainable Entrepreneurship.-7. Raising Capital for Sustainable Ventures, Pitching to Impact Investors, regional development banks, Navigating Venture Capital and Angel Investment.-8. Green Financing Options for achieving SDG 13(Climate Action), Exploring Grants and Subsidies for Sustainable Startups, Accessing Green Loans and Grants.-9. Building Strategic Partnerships for achieving SDG 13 (Climate Action), Collaborating with Corporations and NGOs, CSR, Leveraging Government Initiatives and Support.-10. Government-Led Ecological Initiatives: Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), and Their Role in Shaping Sustainable Entrepreneurship.-SECTION IV: Overcoming Challenges and Scaling Impact.-11. Regulatory and Legal Considerations, Compliance with Sustainability Standards and Regulations, Legal Structures for Social Enterprises.-12. Scaling a Sustainable Startup, Challenges and Opportunities in Growth, Maintaining Mission and Values at Scale.-13. Case Studies in Sustainable Entrepreneurship/ Real-world Examples of Successful Sustainability/SDG-13: Climate Action/ Lessons Learned and Best Practices.-14. Navigating the Future of Sustainability, Finance, and Entrepreneurship
About the author
Dr. Sonal Trivedi
is an Associate Professor, Manav Rachna University, India. She has more than 12 years teaching experience. She has published 2 Books in National publication and 6 edited books Scopus Indexed. She has 7 patents granted. She has 44 documents in Scopus indexed. She has 22 research papers presented in International and National conferences.
Dr. Veena Grover
is currently working as Professor in Loyd Business School, India. She is Gold Medallist & University topper in Economics. A prolific researcher, Professor Grover has contributed significantly to the academic discourse by presenting and publishing more than 65 research papers and book chapters in esteemed international and national conferences.
Dr. Abhijit Ganguly
is a Chartered Manager and Chartered Fellow of Chartered Management Institute (UK), Fellow of Higher Education Academy, UK, Certified Trainer in Management and Leadership, CAVA Assessor and Endpoint Assessor, UK. He is also Chartered Human Resource Analyst, USA and Fellow of Graduate Management Academy, USA.
Dr. Christo Ananth
Professor, Samarkand State University, Uzbekistan. He has taken an interest and presented papers in 3 National level Technical Symposiums, 9 Research papers in National Level Conferences, 31 Research Papers in International level Conferences, 56 Research Papers, authored &
published 7 National and International level Engineering Text books.
Summary
"Green Ventures: Uniting Sustainability, Finance, and Entrepreneurship" serves as a comprehensive guide for entrepreneurs seeking to build financially sustainable businesses while addressing climate action. This book is an essential resource for entrepreneurs and finance professionals looking to drive meaningful change through sustainable practices. Readers will gain insights into identifying and developing sustainable business opportunities that tackle environmental and social challenges while directly contributing to SDG 13. The book highlights innovative business models such as the circular economy and shared value creation, showcasing how these approaches not only drive climate action but also unlock new growth potential.
