Overview
- Identifies and explores three major priorities for the field of sustainable finance
- Presents new research on the role of banks in promoting sustainable growth and the role of green bonds
- Spotlights the role of women within sustainable finance and the need for further inclusivity
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Impact Finance (SIF)
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This book showcases cutting-edge research on a variety of themes related to sustainable and impact investments. It sheds light, theoretically and empirically, on three particular contemporary challenges for sustainable finance: shifts in banking towards prioritizing sustainable growth, the rapid evolution of sustainable bonds, and the growing role of women in sustainable finance.
The first section of the book explores the benefits for banks and the financial industry from integrating sustainable finance into their business processes, as well as the role banks play in allocating resources towards a decarbonized economy. Chapters discuss risk reduction and the reputational boost for banks, as well as assessing the impact of new regulation frameworks targeted at sustainable growth. The second part examines sustainable financial products, with a focus on green bonds, and discusses how they can be used for long-term financing for sustainable projects, encourage accountability andtransparency, stimulate market growth, manage risk, and benefit the environment and society more broadly. The final section of the book takes an internal look at sustainable finance and addresses the significant role that women play, helping to develop more creative and practical solutions, serving as role models, and increasing involvement in the financial sector. Combining academic analysis with practical examples from the industry, this book will be useful to students and researchers working in sustainable finance, banking, and financial regulation.
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Governance and the Role of Women
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Mario La Torre is Full Professor of Sustainable Finance and Impact Banking at the Department of Management, Sapienza University of Rome. Mario carries out research in banking, financial intermediaries and financial markets, impact finance and ethical finance, and finance for the culture and media industry. He is Author and Co-author of many international books and papers. He is Editor of the series Palgrave Studies in Impact Finance.
Sabrina Leo is Tenure Track Assistant Professor at the Sapienza University of Rome. She is Lecturer in Bank Account Strategies and Performance and Digital Banking and Economics of Financial Intermediaries. Her recent research has been focusing on innovation in the payment system and the impact of technologies in the financial system.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Contemporary Issues in Sustainable Finance
Book Subtitle: Banks, Instruments, and the Role of Women
Editors: Mario La Torre, Sabrina Leo
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Impact Finance
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-45222-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-45221-5Published: 24 January 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-45224-6Published: 25 January 2025
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-45222-2Published: 23 January 2024
Series ISSN: 2662-5105
Series E-ISSN: 2662-5113
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 285
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 30 illustrations in colour
Topics: Financial Services, Business Finance, Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics, Industrial Organization