Sustainability:Business and Investment Implications
Editor
- Diane-Charlotte Simon(Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, USA)Alexander S Preker(Columbia University, USA & Commission on Pollution, Health and Development, USA)Susan C Hulton(SCH Legal Adviser, USA)
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.Individual chapters are listed in the "Chapters" tab
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- Diane-Charlotte Simon & Alexander S Preker & Susan C Hulton (ed.), 2023. "Sustainability:Business and Investment Implications," World Scientific Books, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., number 12385, August.
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Book Chapters
The following chapters of this book are listed in IDEAS- Diane-Charlotte Simon, 2023. "Background and Context," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Diane-Charlotte Simon & Alexander S Preker & Susan C Hulton (ed.), Sustainability Business and Investment Implications, chapter 1, pages 1-8, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- R. Daniel Bressler, 2023. "Science and Challenges of Sustainability," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Diane-Charlotte Simon & Alexander S Preker & Susan C Hulton (ed.), Sustainability Business and Investment Implications, chapter 2, pages 9-38, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Diane-Charlotte Simon & Laurie Lane-Zucker, 2023. "Business and Sustainability," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Diane-Charlotte Simon & Alexander S Preker & Susan C Hulton (ed.), Sustainability Business and Investment Implications, chapter 3, pages 41-80, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Andrea E. McGrath & Laurie Lane-Zucker, 2023. "Entrepreneurship and Sustainability," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Diane-Charlotte Simon & Alexander S Preker & Susan C Hulton (ed.), Sustainability Business and Investment Implications, chapter 4, pages 81-112, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Diane-Charlotte Simon, 2023. "Corporate Sustainability and Financial Performance," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Diane-Charlotte Simon & Alexander S Preker & Susan C Hulton (ed.), Sustainability Business and Investment Implications, chapter 5, pages 113-153, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Tensie Whelan, 2023. "The Financial Case for Embedding Sustainability Core into Business Strategy," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Diane-Charlotte Simon & Alexander S Preker & Susan C Hulton (ed.), Sustainability Business and Investment Implications, chapter 6, pages 155-169, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Robert Pojasek, 2023. "Risk Management and Sustainability," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Diane-Charlotte Simon & Alexander S Preker & Susan C Hulton (ed.), Sustainability Business and Investment Implications, chapter 7, pages 171-191, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Diane-Charlotte Simon, 2023. "Introduction to Sustainable Finance & Investing," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Diane-Charlotte Simon & Alexander S Preker & Susan C Hulton (ed.), Sustainability Business and Investment Implications, chapter 8, pages 195-240, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Diane-Charlotte Simon, 2023. "Building a Sustainable Portfolio," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Diane-Charlotte Simon & Alexander S Preker & Susan C Hulton (ed.), Sustainability Business and Investment Implications, chapter 9, pages 241-264, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- James Gifford & Jerome Tagger, 2023. "Impact Investing," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Diane-Charlotte Simon & Alexander S Preker & Susan C Hulton (ed.), Sustainability Business and Investment Implications, chapter 10, pages 265-285, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- James Gifford & Robert L. Berridge, 2023. "Shareholder Engagement," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Diane-Charlotte Simon & Alexander S Preker & Susan C Hulton (ed.), Sustainability Business and Investment Implications, chapter 11, pages 287-302, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Diane-Charlotte Simon, 2023. "Environmentally Sustainable Businesses, Energy Transition, and Climate Finance," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Diane-Charlotte Simon & Alexander S Preker & Susan C Hulton (ed.), Sustainability Business and Investment Implications, chapter 12, pages 305-333, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Alan S. Miller, 2023. "Business and Financial Implications of Climate Change," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Diane-Charlotte Simon & Alexander S Preker & Susan C Hulton (ed.), Sustainability Business and Investment Implications, chapter 13, pages 335-384, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Ingmar Schumacher, 2023. "Market Imperfections: Internalizing the Externalities," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Diane-Charlotte Simon & Alexander S Preker & Susan C Hulton (ed.), Sustainability Business and Investment Implications, chapter 14, pages 387-409, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Karl Boyd Brooks & Diane-Charlotte Simon, 2023. "Environmental Policies, Laws, and Regulations," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Diane-Charlotte Simon & Alexander S Preker & Susan C Hulton (ed.), Sustainability Business and Investment Implications, chapter 15, pages 411-437, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Peter S. Heller, 2023. "Climate Change Adaptation, the Role of the State, and Fiscality," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Diane-Charlotte Simon & Alexander S Preker & Susan C Hulton (ed.), Sustainability Business and Investment Implications, chapter 16, pages 439-479, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Alexander S. Preker & Susan C. Hulton, 2023. "Macro-economic Implications of Sustainability," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Diane-Charlotte Simon & Alexander S Preker & Susan C Hulton (ed.), Sustainability Business and Investment Implications, chapter 17, pages 481-520, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
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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;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- L21 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Business Objectives of the Firm
- L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
- Q01 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General - - - Sustainable Development
- M1 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration
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