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Following the Brexit and Trump election cycles, consistent,
long-term policy solutions to environmental and other societal
challenges are becoming increasingly difficult to achieve. Stepping
into this breach is a clear opportunity for innovation by public
and privately held companies, as well as the increasingly
significant role of investment and consumption. Sustainable
Innovation and Impact provides a roadmap of the many critical
pathways of positive change emerging to achieve modern day societal
success, including rapidly evolving corporate and investment
innovation and impact strategy considerations. Exploring innovation
around the future of energy, electricity and related technologies,
as well as transportation and buildings efficiency, Krosinsky and
Cort consider ideas framed around the circular economy, operational
and supply chain strategies and the global economy. Drawing
together a diverse range of contributors and case studies, this
book will be of great relevance to students, scholars and
professionals with an interest in innovation, economics and
sustainability more broadly.
The vast majority of invested assets (approximately US$150T) do not
consider environmental, social or governance (ESG) factors.
Socially responsible investing (SRI) emerged to address these
challenges, but it remains largely deployed in 'negative
strategies' such as sector screening, and continues to be a small
investment niche, largely due to perceptions about potential
underperformance. Sustainable investing is a new, more positive
investment construct, described as "an investment discipline that
explicitly considers future social and environmental trends in
financial decision making, in order to provide the best
risk-adjusted and opportunity-directed returns for investors. By
anticipating these trends ahead of the market, sustainable
investing seeks to identify 'predictable surprises' that can help
maximize value over the long term." This concise guide by one of
the sector's leading experts: * Disentangles the terminology around
SRI and describes a new, positive, opportunities -oriented paradigm
for sustainable investing * Showcases funds and strategies that are
delivering outperformance within ecological limits * Sets out the
key megatrends and scenarios which investors need to consider, and
* Offers a practical guide to constructing a sustainable portfolio.
This is absolutely essential reading for investors, fund managers
and analysts who need to get up to speed on sustainable investing.
A seminal shift has taken place in the world of investing. A clear
and overarching reality has emerged which must be solved: financial
considerations must factor in sustainability considerations for
ongoing societal success, while sustainability issues equally need
to be driven by a business case. As a result, investment practices
are evolving, especially towards more positive philosophies and
frameworks. Sustainable Investing brings the reader up to speed on
trends playing out in each region and asset class, drawing on
contributions from leading practitioners across the globe.
Implications abound for financial professionals and other
interested investors, as well as corporations seeking to understand
future investment trends that will affect their shareholders'
thinking. Policymakers and other stakeholders also need to be aware
of what is happening in order to understand how they can be most
effective at helping implement and enable the changes arguably now
required for economic and financial success. Sustainable Investing
represents an essential overview of sustainable investment
practices that will be a valuable resource for students and
scholars of sustainable banking and finance, as well as
professionals and policymakers with an interest in this fast-moving
field.
Following the Brexit and Trump election cycles, consistent,
long-term policy solutions to environmental and other societal
challenges are becoming increasingly difficult to achieve. Stepping
into this breach is a clear opportunity for innovation by public
and privately held companies, as well as the increasingly
significant role of investment and consumption. Sustainable
Innovation and Impact provides a roadmap of the many critical
pathways of positive change emerging to achieve modern day societal
success, including rapidly evolving corporate and investment
innovation and impact strategy considerations. Exploring innovation
around the future of energy, electricity and related technologies,
as well as transportation and buildings efficiency, Krosinsky and
Cort consider ideas framed around the circular economy, operational
and supply chain strategies and the global economy. Drawing
together a diverse range of contributors and case studies, this
book will be of great relevance to students, scholars and
professionals with an interest in innovation, economics and
sustainability more broadly.
A seminal shift has taken place in the world of investing. A clear
and overarching reality has emerged which must be solved: financial
considerations must factor in sustainability considerations for
ongoing societal success, while sustainability issues equally need
to be driven by a business case. As a result, investment practices
are evolving, especially towards more positive philosophies and
frameworks. Sustainable Investing brings the reader up to speed on
trends playing out in each region and asset class, drawing on
contributions from leading practitioners across the globe.
Implications abound for financial professionals and other
interested investors, as well as corporations seeking to understand
future investment trends that will affect their shareholders'
thinking. Policymakers and other stakeholders also need to be aware
of what is happening in order to understand how they can be most
effective at helping implement and enable the changes arguably now
required for economic and financial success. Sustainable Investing
represents an essential overview of sustainable investment
practices that will be a valuable resource for students and
scholars of sustainable banking and finance, as well as
professionals and policymakers with an interest in this fast-moving
field.
Sustainable Investing is fast becoming the smart way of generating
long-term returns. With conventional investors now scrambling to
factor in issues such as climate change, this book captures a
turning point in the evolution of global finance. Bringing together
leading practitioners of Sustainable Investing from across the
globe, this book charts how this agenda has evolved, what impact it
has today, and what prospects are emerging for the years ahead.
Sustainable Investing has already been outperforming the
mainstream, and concerned investors need to know how best to
position themselves for potentially radical market change.
Calling for more cooperation between China and the west, this new
book by noted author and educator Cary Krosinsky provides readers
with an on-the-ground perspective of what's really happening in
China today on the back of its recent economic rise, its desire and
need to solve environmental challenges and the new positive dynamic
created by its need for foreign capital. In doing so, Krosinsky and
his colleagues from the Sustainable Finance Institute and Brown
University highlight how China has recaptured its role as a leader
in innovation, arguing that current approaches to the relationship
hinder global progress on issues such as climate change,
inequality, air pollution, food integrity and water security and
pushes back on confrontational approaches and attempts to clarify
misperceptions about contemporary China. China's recent rise
includes becoming a global leader on green policy and green
finance, as it is increasingly leading the way towards
modernization through innovation strategies focused on
infrastructure, education, healthcare and aspects of clean energy
technology, leading to opportunities across private equity, venture
capital and green bonds. This creates an exciting opportunity for
positive change, with environmental challenges becoming more
salient to its own population, adding pressure on the government to
provide solutions. China changes faster than any country in the
world, creating an opportunity for meaningful, ongoing, positive
transitions. Modern China is a call for more cooperation, and makes
a clear, cogent case for collaboration in the face of current
confrontational approaches. At the same time, dire environmental
and social circumstances require an all-hands-on-deck approach.
This book provides specific examples of what's working and what's
needed to compete and thrive in this new paradigm through trusted
relationships placed front and center for the future of economies
and the betterment of global society.
This edited collection broadens the definition of sustainable real
estate based on industry trends, research, and the Paris Climate
Agreements. Discussions encompass existing and new buildings
throughout their life cycle, the financing of their development and
operations, and their impact on the surrounding environments and
communities. This broader perspective provides a better
understanding of the interconnected nature of the environmental,
societal, communal, political, and financial issues affecting
sustainable real estate, revealing the wide-ranging impact of
practitioners' decisions on the sustainable real estate system.
Bringing together carefully selected articles from leading global
academic and practitioner experts from urban planning, design,
construction, and finance, this collection brings to light new
opportunities and innovative transdisciplinary solutions to as-yet
unresolved problems.
This edited collection broadens the definition of sustainable real
estate based on industry trends, research, and the Paris Climate
Agreements. Discussions encompass existing and new buildings
throughout their life cycle, the financing of their development and
operations, and their impact on the surrounding environments and
communities. This broader perspective provides a better
understanding of the interconnected nature of the environmental,
societal, communal, political, and financial issues affecting
sustainable real estate, revealing the wide-ranging impact of
practitioners' decisions on the sustainable real estate system.
Bringing together carefully selected articles from leading global
academic and practitioner experts from urban planning, design,
construction, and finance, this collection brings to light new
opportunities and innovative transdisciplinary solutions to as-yet
unresolved problems.
Calling for more cooperation between China and the west, this new
book by noted author and educator Cary Krosinsky provides readers
with an on-the-ground perspective of what's really happening in
China today on the back of its recent economic rise, its desire and
need to solve environmental challenges and the new positive dynamic
created by its need for foreign capital. In doing so, Krosinsky and
his colleagues from the Sustainable Finance Institute and Brown
University highlight how China has recaptured its role as a leader
in innovation, arguing that current approaches to the relationship
hinder global progress on issues such as climate change,
inequality, air pollution, food integrity and water security and
pushes back on confrontational approaches and attempts to clarify
misperceptions about contemporary China. China's recent rise
includes becoming a global leader on green policy and green
finance, as it is increasingly leading the way towards
modernization through innovation strategies focused on
infrastructure, education, healthcare and aspects of clean energy
technology, leading to opportunities across private equity, venture
capital and green bonds. This creates an exciting opportunity for
positive change, with environmental challenges becoming more
salient to its own population, adding pressure on the government to
provide solutions. China changes faster than any country in the
world, creating an opportunity for meaningful, ongoing, positive
transitions. Modern China is a call for more cooperation, and makes
a clear, cogent case for collaboration in the face of current
confrontational approaches. At the same time, dire environmental
and social circumstances require an all-hands-on-deck approach.
This book provides specific examples of what's working and what's
needed to compete and thrive in this new paradigm through trusted
relationships placed front and center for the future of economies
and the betterment of global society.
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