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Sustainable Finance and Banking

by Marcel Jeucken

September 2010

Intermediate to advanced

320 pages

11h 53m

English

Routledge

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TrendsParadigm shiftGeneral structure of the bookStructure by chapter

IntroductionEnvironmental issuesEnvironmental consciousnessSustainable developmentEnvironmental policyConclusion
IntroductionCorporate governance and sustainable developmentSustainable businessAccountability and reportingConclusion
IntroductionBanks and their function in an economyThe drive behind sustainability at banksIntermediation and sustainabilitySustainable bankingConclusion
IntroductionSustainable investment fundsFiscal green fundsNew, more sustainable financial products: Committed resourcesNew, more sustainable financial products: InvestmentsSustainability and advice from banksThe financial sector and the Kyoto ProtocolConclusion
IntroductionEnvironmental risks for clientsIndirect environmental risks for banksDirect environmental risks for banksRisks to banks’ reputationsInstruments for analysing environmental riskConclusion
IntroductionEnergyWasteSustainable buildingSupply and distribution chain managementConclusion
IntroductionThe organization of sustainability within banksThe role of internal communicationThe role of external communicationExternal accountability and the risks of external communicationConclusion
IntroductionCodes of conduct, environmental reporting and environmental management systems (EMSs)Environmental care in practice: Reported policy, objectives and dataEnvironmental care in practice: Products and risk managementSocioeconomic activities and sponsoringIntegral score of sustainable bankingConclusion
IntroductionAre incremental steps sufficient?The existing economic systemAre there shortcomings associated with the current economic paradigm?Sustainable development as a paradigm shiftSustainable development: Another way of seeing
IntroductionThe trends: A summaryA link to the futureThe role of banks in a sustainable futureConclusion

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