Sustainable investing has recently gained traction throughout the world.
This trend has multiple sources, which span from genuine ethical
concerns to hopes of performance boosting, and also encompass risk
mitigation. The resulting appetite for green assets is impacting the
decisions of many investors. Perspectives in Sustainable Equity
Investing is an up-to-date review of the academic literature on
sustainable equity investing. It covers more than 800 academic sources
grouped into six thematic chapters. Designed for corporate
sustainability and financial management professionals, this is an ideal
reference for ESG-driven financiers (both retail and institutional).
Students majoring in finance or economics with some background or
interest in ESG concerns would also find this compact overview useful.
Key Features:
- Introduces the reader to terms and nomenclature used in the field.
- Surveys the link between sustainability and performance (including
risk).
- Details the integration of sustainable criteria in complex portfolio
optimization.
- Reviews the financial liabilities induced by climate change.