Sustainable Investing Revolutions in theory and practice

A seminal shift has taken place in the world of investing. A clear and overarching reality has emerged which must be solved: financial considerations must factor in sustainability considerations for ongoing societal success, while sustainability issues equally need to be driven by a business case. As a result, investment practices are evolving, especially towards more positive philosophies and frameworks.

Sustainable Investing brings the reader up to speed on trends playing out in each region and asset class, drawing on contributions from leading practitioners across the globe. Implications abound for financial professionals and other interested investors, as well as corporations seeking to understand future investment trends that will affect their shareholders? thinking. Policymakers and other stakeholders also need to be aware of what is happening in order to understand how they can be most effective at helping implement and enable the changes arguably now required for economic and financial success.

Sustainable Investing represents an essential overview of sustainable investment practices that will be a valuable resource for students and scholars of sustainable banking and finance, as well as professionals and policymakers with an interest in this fast-moving field.

Introduction: The Future of Investing is Sustainable

How

1. The 7 Tribes of Sustainable Investing

2. From farfetched theory to best practice: Sustainable Investing at Brown University

3. Impact Investing

4. How Paris Became the Capital of Climate Finance

5. The Value of Everything

Systems & Systemic Solutions

6. Thinking in Systems

7. On Reducing Emissions & Developing a Climate Change Strategy

8. Why Divestment is the outcome of a thoughtful investment process

9. The data challenges which remain

10. Scaling the Sustainable Trillion: "Top Down" Investment Strategies

+ "Bottom Up" Strategy Examples a) Terra Alpha, b) BlueSky (Sturmak), c) Mirova

The Next Frontier

11. The Main Segments of Global Commerce and what’s needed

a) Financing the Renewable Revolution b) The Driverless Car c) Industrial Ecology d) Real Estate e) Infrastructure f) Fixed Income g) Climate Smart Landscapes

12. Regional Differences: Difficult Risks, Big Opportunities

a) Climate Finance and Greening China’s Finance b) India’s Energy Future c) Sustainable State-Owned Enterprises d) Japan & Governance

13. Fiduciary Duty

14. The Risk Management Opportunity

15. Shareholder Engagement & Active Ownership in the Age of Transparency

Emerging New Paradigms

16. Value Drivers

17. New Business Models: Conscious Capitalism & Conscious Investing

18. Sharia & Shared Ownership

19. Gender Diversity

20. a) The Future of Innovation b) Industry-Led change: the Principles for Responsible Investment

Conclusion – Climate & Impact

Cary Krosinsky is a noted educator and author on the nexus of sustainability strategy, investing and financial value. He teaches at Yale University, USA; Concordia University, Canada; the University of Maryland, USA; and Brown University, USA; and acts as Senior Advisor to organizations such as the Carbon Tracker Initiative, the Principles for Responsible Investment and Wilshire Associates.

Sophie Purdom is a Henry David Thoreau Scholar, the co-creator and instructor of the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Investing course at Brown University, USA, and established the Brown Sustainable Investment Fund. She is currently an Associate Consultant at Bain & Company in Boston and will be attending Harvard Business School, USA.