Sonia Labatt, Rodney R. White
Environmental Finance
A Guide to Environmental Risk Assessment and Financial Products
Mitarbeit:Cooper, Graham
Sonia Labatt, Rodney R. White
Environmental Finance
A Guide to Environmental Risk Assessment and Financial Products
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An engaging and comprehensive look at the intersection of financial innovation and the environment This unique book provides readers with a comprehensive look at the new markets being created to help companies manage environmental risks, including weather derivatives, catastrophe bonds, and emission trading permits. Filled with real-world case studies and timely advice, Environmental Finance contains corporate strategies that financial service professionals as well as their clients must understand in order to proactively improve a company's environmental performance.
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An engaging and comprehensive look at the intersection of financial innovation and the environment
This unique book provides readers with a comprehensive look at the new markets being created to help companies manage environmental risks, including weather derivatives, catastrophe bonds, and emission trading permits. Filled with real-world case studies and timely advice, Environmental Finance contains corporate strategies that financial service professionals as well as their clients must understand in order to proactively improve a company's environmental performance.
This unique book provides readers with a comprehensive look at the new markets being created to help companies manage environmental risks, including weather derivatives, catastrophe bonds, and emission trading permits. Filled with real-world case studies and timely advice, Environmental Finance contains corporate strategies that financial service professionals as well as their clients must understand in order to proactively improve a company's environmental performance.
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- Wiley Finance Editions
- Verlag: Wiley & Sons
- 1. Auflage
- Seitenzahl: 384
- Erscheinungstermin: 4. Oktober 2002
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 25mm
- Gewicht: 734g
- ISBN-13: 9780471123620
- ISBN-10: 0471123625
- Artikelnr.: 11053987
- Wiley Finance Editions
- Verlag: Wiley & Sons
- 1. Auflage
- Seitenzahl: 384
- Erscheinungstermin: 4. Oktober 2002
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 25mm
- Gewicht: 734g
- ISBN-13: 9780471123620
- ISBN-10: 0471123625
- Artikelnr.: 11053987
SONIA LABATT is an associate faculty member at the Institute of Environmental Studies (IES), University of Toronto. She is actively engaged with the financial services world as an investor, and the academic world of environmental finance through a graduate-level course that she has developed and taught since 1996, "Corporate Perspectives on the Environment." RODNEY R. WHITE is Director of the Institute for Environmental Studies (IES), University of Toronto. His experience includes environmental consulting work for clients such as the World Bank, UNESCO, the Canadian International Development Agency, and the United States Agency for International Development. During 1999-2000, he was an Associate Fellow of the Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford, where he offered a graduate course, "The Financial Services Sector and Environmental Change." His most recent books include North, South and the Environmental Crisis, Urban Environmental Management (Wiley), and Building the Ecological City.
CHAPTER 1: THE EMERGING WORLD OF ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCE. Introduction. An
Emerging Field. Why Is It Happening at This Particular Time? Lessons
Learned. How Might Environmental Finance Prepare Us for the Challenges
Ahead? Conclusion. CHAPTER 2: CONCEPTS AND TOOLS FOR DEVELOPING
ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCE. Introduction. Environmental Management and
Shareholder Value Creation. Environmental Management Systems. Stakeholder
Relationships. Looking Ahead: Scenarios and Simulations. Tools for Risk
Transfer. Trading Atmospheric Emission Reduction Credits. Conclusion.
CHAPTER 3: THE FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR. Introduction. Structure of the
Global Market for Financial Capital. Forces Reshaping Financial Service
Industries. Core Financial Services. Response of the Financial Services
Sector to Deregulation. Financial Services' Approach to Environmental
Issues. Conclusion. Endnotes. CHAPTER 4: BANKING. Introduction. Commercial
Banking. Direct Liability of Contaminated Land. Brownfield Redevelopment.
Risk Management. Environmental Products and Services. Niche Markets and
Microcredit. Internal Environmental Management. UNEP Financial Institutions
Initiative. Measurements and Reporting of Environmental Management.
Investment Banking. Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities for the Banking
Sector. Sustainable Energy Funds. The Price of Carbon. Reputational Risk.
Conclusion. Web Sites. CHAPTER 5: INSURANCE. Introduction. Angus Ross,
Invited Author's Comment. Contaminants in the Environment. Climate Change
and Extreme Weather Events. Transferring Risk from the Insurance Industry
to the Capital Markets. Regional Variations in the Response of Insurance
Companies to the Environmental Challenge. Conclusion. Endnote. CHAPTER 6:
INVESTMENTS. Introduction. Evolution of Screening for Social and
Environmental Responsibility. The Relationship between Environmental and
Financial Performance. Performance of Environmentally Screened Funds.
Variation in Research Results. Socially Responsible Investment Portfolio
Performance Ratings. Institutional Portfolio Managers. Environmental
Products in Fund Management. Environmental Research and Rating
Organizations. Weightings. Investable Indexes. Conclusion. Endnotes. Web
Sites. CHAPTER 7: CLIMATE CHANGE AND FINANCIAL VULNERABILITY. Introduction.
Accepting Climate Change as a Real Phenomenon. Physical Impacts of Climate
Change. Vulnerability by Economic Sector. Anticipating Human Response to
Climate Change. Critical Factors in Human Response to Climate Change.
Conclusion. Web Sites. CHAPTER 8: Environmental Reporting and Verification.
Introduction. Trends in Environmental Reporting. Main Types of
Environmental Reporting. Pollution Release and Transfer Registers.
Accounting Profession and Security Regulators. Environmental Reporting from
the Preparer's Perspective. Environmental Reporting from the User's
Perspective. Progress in Environmental Reporting. Alan Willis, Invited
Author's Comment. Conclusion. Web Sites. CHAPTER 9: Strategies for Managing
Environmental Change. Introduction Greenhouse Gas Emission Targets:
Rationale, Types, and Methods. Green Housekeeping. Environmental Reporting.
Global Monitoring. Climate Change Programs. New Weather-Related Products.
Trading Pollution Reduction Credits. Conclusion. Endnotes. Web Sites.
CHAPTER 10: THE WAY AHEAD. Introduction. Business and Environmental Change:
What's New? The New Paradigm. Data Quality. Leadership. Environmental
Change: From Challenge to Opportunity. The Environmental Learning Curve:
Redefining Success. APPENDIX A. UNEP Statement by Financial Institutions on
the Environment and Sustainable Development. List of Signatories to the
UNEP Statement by Financial Institutions on the Environment and Sustainable
Development. UNEP Statement of Environmental Commitment by the Insurance
Industry. Status of the UNEP Statement of Environmental Commitment by the
Insurance Industry. APPENDIX B. APPENDIX C. The Annex 1 Countries.
ACRONYMS. REFERENCES. INDEX.
Emerging Field. Why Is It Happening at This Particular Time? Lessons
Learned. How Might Environmental Finance Prepare Us for the Challenges
Ahead? Conclusion. CHAPTER 2: CONCEPTS AND TOOLS FOR DEVELOPING
ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCE. Introduction. Environmental Management and
Shareholder Value Creation. Environmental Management Systems. Stakeholder
Relationships. Looking Ahead: Scenarios and Simulations. Tools for Risk
Transfer. Trading Atmospheric Emission Reduction Credits. Conclusion.
CHAPTER 3: THE FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR. Introduction. Structure of the
Global Market for Financial Capital. Forces Reshaping Financial Service
Industries. Core Financial Services. Response of the Financial Services
Sector to Deregulation. Financial Services' Approach to Environmental
Issues. Conclusion. Endnotes. CHAPTER 4: BANKING. Introduction. Commercial
Banking. Direct Liability of Contaminated Land. Brownfield Redevelopment.
Risk Management. Environmental Products and Services. Niche Markets and
Microcredit. Internal Environmental Management. UNEP Financial Institutions
Initiative. Measurements and Reporting of Environmental Management.
Investment Banking. Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities for the Banking
Sector. Sustainable Energy Funds. The Price of Carbon. Reputational Risk.
Conclusion. Web Sites. CHAPTER 5: INSURANCE. Introduction. Angus Ross,
Invited Author's Comment. Contaminants in the Environment. Climate Change
and Extreme Weather Events. Transferring Risk from the Insurance Industry
to the Capital Markets. Regional Variations in the Response of Insurance
Companies to the Environmental Challenge. Conclusion. Endnote. CHAPTER 6:
INVESTMENTS. Introduction. Evolution of Screening for Social and
Environmental Responsibility. The Relationship between Environmental and
Financial Performance. Performance of Environmentally Screened Funds.
Variation in Research Results. Socially Responsible Investment Portfolio
Performance Ratings. Institutional Portfolio Managers. Environmental
Products in Fund Management. Environmental Research and Rating
Organizations. Weightings. Investable Indexes. Conclusion. Endnotes. Web
Sites. CHAPTER 7: CLIMATE CHANGE AND FINANCIAL VULNERABILITY. Introduction.
Accepting Climate Change as a Real Phenomenon. Physical Impacts of Climate
Change. Vulnerability by Economic Sector. Anticipating Human Response to
Climate Change. Critical Factors in Human Response to Climate Change.
Conclusion. Web Sites. CHAPTER 8: Environmental Reporting and Verification.
Introduction. Trends in Environmental Reporting. Main Types of
Environmental Reporting. Pollution Release and Transfer Registers.
Accounting Profession and Security Regulators. Environmental Reporting from
the Preparer's Perspective. Environmental Reporting from the User's
Perspective. Progress in Environmental Reporting. Alan Willis, Invited
Author's Comment. Conclusion. Web Sites. CHAPTER 9: Strategies for Managing
Environmental Change. Introduction Greenhouse Gas Emission Targets:
Rationale, Types, and Methods. Green Housekeeping. Environmental Reporting.
Global Monitoring. Climate Change Programs. New Weather-Related Products.
Trading Pollution Reduction Credits. Conclusion. Endnotes. Web Sites.
CHAPTER 10: THE WAY AHEAD. Introduction. Business and Environmental Change:
What's New? The New Paradigm. Data Quality. Leadership. Environmental
Change: From Challenge to Opportunity. The Environmental Learning Curve:
Redefining Success. APPENDIX A. UNEP Statement by Financial Institutions on
the Environment and Sustainable Development. List of Signatories to the
UNEP Statement by Financial Institutions on the Environment and Sustainable
Development. UNEP Statement of Environmental Commitment by the Insurance
Industry. Status of the UNEP Statement of Environmental Commitment by the
Insurance Industry. APPENDIX B. APPENDIX C. The Annex 1 Countries.
ACRONYMS. REFERENCES. INDEX.
CHAPTER 1: THE EMERGING WORLD OF ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCE. Introduction. An
Emerging Field. Why Is It Happening at This Particular Time? Lessons
Learned. How Might Environmental Finance Prepare Us for the Challenges
Ahead? Conclusion. CHAPTER 2: CONCEPTS AND TOOLS FOR DEVELOPING
ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCE. Introduction. Environmental Management and
Shareholder Value Creation. Environmental Management Systems. Stakeholder
Relationships. Looking Ahead: Scenarios and Simulations. Tools for Risk
Transfer. Trading Atmospheric Emission Reduction Credits. Conclusion.
CHAPTER 3: THE FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR. Introduction. Structure of the
Global Market for Financial Capital. Forces Reshaping Financial Service
Industries. Core Financial Services. Response of the Financial Services
Sector to Deregulation. Financial Services' Approach to Environmental
Issues. Conclusion. Endnotes. CHAPTER 4: BANKING. Introduction. Commercial
Banking. Direct Liability of Contaminated Land. Brownfield Redevelopment.
Risk Management. Environmental Products and Services. Niche Markets and
Microcredit. Internal Environmental Management. UNEP Financial Institutions
Initiative. Measurements and Reporting of Environmental Management.
Investment Banking. Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities for the Banking
Sector. Sustainable Energy Funds. The Price of Carbon. Reputational Risk.
Conclusion. Web Sites. CHAPTER 5: INSURANCE. Introduction. Angus Ross,
Invited Author's Comment. Contaminants in the Environment. Climate Change
and Extreme Weather Events. Transferring Risk from the Insurance Industry
to the Capital Markets. Regional Variations in the Response of Insurance
Companies to the Environmental Challenge. Conclusion. Endnote. CHAPTER 6:
INVESTMENTS. Introduction. Evolution of Screening for Social and
Environmental Responsibility. The Relationship between Environmental and
Financial Performance. Performance of Environmentally Screened Funds.
Variation in Research Results. Socially Responsible Investment Portfolio
Performance Ratings. Institutional Portfolio Managers. Environmental
Products in Fund Management. Environmental Research and Rating
Organizations. Weightings. Investable Indexes. Conclusion. Endnotes. Web
Sites. CHAPTER 7: CLIMATE CHANGE AND FINANCIAL VULNERABILITY. Introduction.
Accepting Climate Change as a Real Phenomenon. Physical Impacts of Climate
Change. Vulnerability by Economic Sector. Anticipating Human Response to
Climate Change. Critical Factors in Human Response to Climate Change.
Conclusion. Web Sites. CHAPTER 8: Environmental Reporting and Verification.
Introduction. Trends in Environmental Reporting. Main Types of
Environmental Reporting. Pollution Release and Transfer Registers.
Accounting Profession and Security Regulators. Environmental Reporting from
the Preparer's Perspective. Environmental Reporting from the User's
Perspective. Progress in Environmental Reporting. Alan Willis, Invited
Author's Comment. Conclusion. Web Sites. CHAPTER 9: Strategies for Managing
Environmental Change. Introduction Greenhouse Gas Emission Targets:
Rationale, Types, and Methods. Green Housekeeping. Environmental Reporting.
Global Monitoring. Climate Change Programs. New Weather-Related Products.
Trading Pollution Reduction Credits. Conclusion. Endnotes. Web Sites.
CHAPTER 10: THE WAY AHEAD. Introduction. Business and Environmental Change:
What's New? The New Paradigm. Data Quality. Leadership. Environmental
Change: From Challenge to Opportunity. The Environmental Learning Curve:
Redefining Success. APPENDIX A. UNEP Statement by Financial Institutions on
the Environment and Sustainable Development. List of Signatories to the
UNEP Statement by Financial Institutions on the Environment and Sustainable
Development. UNEP Statement of Environmental Commitment by the Insurance
Industry. Status of the UNEP Statement of Environmental Commitment by the
Insurance Industry. APPENDIX B. APPENDIX C. The Annex 1 Countries.
ACRONYMS. REFERENCES. INDEX.
Emerging Field. Why Is It Happening at This Particular Time? Lessons
Learned. How Might Environmental Finance Prepare Us for the Challenges
Ahead? Conclusion. CHAPTER 2: CONCEPTS AND TOOLS FOR DEVELOPING
ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCE. Introduction. Environmental Management and
Shareholder Value Creation. Environmental Management Systems. Stakeholder
Relationships. Looking Ahead: Scenarios and Simulations. Tools for Risk
Transfer. Trading Atmospheric Emission Reduction Credits. Conclusion.
CHAPTER 3: THE FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR. Introduction. Structure of the
Global Market for Financial Capital. Forces Reshaping Financial Service
Industries. Core Financial Services. Response of the Financial Services
Sector to Deregulation. Financial Services' Approach to Environmental
Issues. Conclusion. Endnotes. CHAPTER 4: BANKING. Introduction. Commercial
Banking. Direct Liability of Contaminated Land. Brownfield Redevelopment.
Risk Management. Environmental Products and Services. Niche Markets and
Microcredit. Internal Environmental Management. UNEP Financial Institutions
Initiative. Measurements and Reporting of Environmental Management.
Investment Banking. Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities for the Banking
Sector. Sustainable Energy Funds. The Price of Carbon. Reputational Risk.
Conclusion. Web Sites. CHAPTER 5: INSURANCE. Introduction. Angus Ross,
Invited Author's Comment. Contaminants in the Environment. Climate Change
and Extreme Weather Events. Transferring Risk from the Insurance Industry
to the Capital Markets. Regional Variations in the Response of Insurance
Companies to the Environmental Challenge. Conclusion. Endnote. CHAPTER 6:
INVESTMENTS. Introduction. Evolution of Screening for Social and
Environmental Responsibility. The Relationship between Environmental and
Financial Performance. Performance of Environmentally Screened Funds.
Variation in Research Results. Socially Responsible Investment Portfolio
Performance Ratings. Institutional Portfolio Managers. Environmental
Products in Fund Management. Environmental Research and Rating
Organizations. Weightings. Investable Indexes. Conclusion. Endnotes. Web
Sites. CHAPTER 7: CLIMATE CHANGE AND FINANCIAL VULNERABILITY. Introduction.
Accepting Climate Change as a Real Phenomenon. Physical Impacts of Climate
Change. Vulnerability by Economic Sector. Anticipating Human Response to
Climate Change. Critical Factors in Human Response to Climate Change.
Conclusion. Web Sites. CHAPTER 8: Environmental Reporting and Verification.
Introduction. Trends in Environmental Reporting. Main Types of
Environmental Reporting. Pollution Release and Transfer Registers.
Accounting Profession and Security Regulators. Environmental Reporting from
the Preparer's Perspective. Environmental Reporting from the User's
Perspective. Progress in Environmental Reporting. Alan Willis, Invited
Author's Comment. Conclusion. Web Sites. CHAPTER 9: Strategies for Managing
Environmental Change. Introduction Greenhouse Gas Emission Targets:
Rationale, Types, and Methods. Green Housekeeping. Environmental Reporting.
Global Monitoring. Climate Change Programs. New Weather-Related Products.
Trading Pollution Reduction Credits. Conclusion. Endnotes. Web Sites.
CHAPTER 10: THE WAY AHEAD. Introduction. Business and Environmental Change:
What's New? The New Paradigm. Data Quality. Leadership. Environmental
Change: From Challenge to Opportunity. The Environmental Learning Curve:
Redefining Success. APPENDIX A. UNEP Statement by Financial Institutions on
the Environment and Sustainable Development. List of Signatories to the
UNEP Statement by Financial Institutions on the Environment and Sustainable
Development. UNEP Statement of Environmental Commitment by the Insurance
Industry. Status of the UNEP Statement of Environmental Commitment by the
Insurance Industry. APPENDIX B. APPENDIX C. The Annex 1 Countries.
ACRONYMS. REFERENCES. INDEX.