Simon Thompson

Green and Sustainable Finance (eBook, ePUB)

Principles and Practice in Banking, Investment and Insurance

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

To achieve society's goals, as set out in the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement, the finance sector has a crucial role to play in driving sustainable business and the transition to a net zero economy.

To achieve this change, it is vital for the finance sector to allocate capital to the firms, investments and activities looking to create a more sustainable world. Green and Sustainable Finance offers a comprehensive guide to green and sustainable principles and practice in banking, investment and insurance to help finance professionals manage sustainability risks and support their clients and customers in transition. Given the need for urgent, rapid and sustained change, it is essential that all finance professionals understand and apply these principles so that every professional financial decision takes account of sustainability.

Written by the CEO of the Chartered Banker Institute this fully updated second edition includes the most recent assessments of climate science from the IPCC, extended coverage of sustainability reporting and carbon accounting, and regulatory and market developments in sustainability risk management. It also features material on the rapid growth of sustainable lending and investment and the latest finance sector alliances and initiatives. Endorsed by the Chartered Banker Institute as the core text for the global benchmark Certificate in Green and Sustainable Finance, this book is essential reading for finance professionals, university students and individuals working to embed sustainability in business, finance, policy and regulation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kogan Page eBook
• Seitenzahl: 664
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. März 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781398609259
• Artikelnr.: 67497201

Autorenporträt

Simon Thompson is Chief Executive of the Chartered Banker Institute. He leads the UK's Green Finance Education Charter initiative and is a former Vice President of the European Bank Training Network. Simon is a Fellow of the Chartered Banker Institute, a Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and holds an MBA from the University of Edinburgh.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter
00: Introduction
About Green and Sustainable Finance
Principles and practice in banking, investment and insurance; Chapter
01: An introduction to green and sustainable finance; Chapter
02: Climate change and our changing world; Chapter
03: Building a sustainable financial system: International, national, industry and institutional responses; Chapter
04: Measuring and reporting impacts, alignment and flows of green and sustainable finance; Chapter
05: Risk management; Chapter
06: Responsible retail, commercial and corporate banking; Chapter
07: Green and sustainable bonds; Chapter
08: Central and development banks; Chapter
09: Responsible and sustainable investment; Chapter
10: Insurance
impact underwriting; Chapter
11: Green and sustainable FinTech; Chapter
12: The future of green and sustainable finance;