Language:
English
Pages:
XVI, 258 S.
,
graph. Darst
,
23cm
Edition:
1. publ.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Print version Finance for a better world
Keywords:
Business
;
Accounting
;
Bookkeeping
;
Business ethics
;
Finance
;
Economics
;
Management science
;
Kreditwesen
;
Kreditmarkt
;
Nachhaltige Entwicklung
;
Soziale Verantwortung
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Kreditwesen
;
Kreditmarkt
;
Nachhaltigkeit
;
Soziale Verantwortung
Abstract:
Literaturangaben
Abstract:
This book provides an overview of current advances regarding the integration of sustainability in the financial sector. Its originality lies in the fact that it does not focus exclusively on a particular aspect of this emerging trend, but instead, presents various illustrations - for instance in the fields of SRI, sustainable banking or innovative investments - of what can be considered as the beginning of a paradigm shift in global finance. Indeed, the different contributions show that the still-dominant logic of financial markets and institutions - the search for short-term profits and the maximization of shareholder value - is increasingly questioned by alternative views and practices, which can be observed in a number of activities and countries. Written by academics and practitioners, this forward-looking book suggests that a change in mindsets and behaviors could open new paths for financial actors in the future - and even in the present, starting here and now
Description / Table of Contents:
Notes on the ContributorsIntroduction -- PART I: MICROFINANCE AND SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT: EVOLUTION AND IMPACT ON HUMAN RIGHTS -- Microfinance, Financial Inclusion and Social Responsibility / I. Guerin, M. Roesch & J-M. Servet -- Explaining the Take-Off of Socially Responsible Investment / P. Arena -- Socially Responsible Investment: Global Convergence or Local Divergence? / C. Louche -- The Use of Shareholder Proposals to Address Corporate Human Rights Performance / A. Kanzer -- PART II: ADOPTING A SUSTAINABLE PERSPECTIVE IN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND MARKETS -- Sustainable Banking: The Banco Real Model / L. Johnson & C. Scholten -- Insurers' Corporate Responsibility Policies: A Response to the Industry's Bad Image? / H-C.de Bettignies, F. Lepineux & C.K. Tan -- The Relative Valuation of Socially Responsible Firms: An Exploratory Study / A. Fatemi, I. Fooladi & D. Wheeler -- Building the Case for Long-Term Investing in Stock Markets: Breaking Free from the Short-Term Measurement Dilemma / S. Lydenberg -- PART III: IS A PARADIGM SHIFT UNDERWAY? THREE PIONEERING REFLECTIONS -- Financing Agriculture in Developing Countries: Governance Models Promoting Sustainability / S. Morvant-Roux -- Innovative Investments for Sustainability: Solutions for the 21st Century / A. White -- Financialization: Limits and Ways Out / P. Dembinski & F. Vigano -- Conclusion: Manifesto of the Observatoir de la Finance -- References -- Index.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.1057/9780230235755
URL:
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