The Sustainable Economy: How Financial Services Can Respond and Benefit

The Sustainable Economy describes the current sustainability landscape for decision-makers in financial services. The first book of its kind, The Sustainable Economy devotes significant time to the guiding principles, applications, and trends of the green economy as the world confronts issues of fossil fuel dependence, pollution and climate change, poverty, resource scarcity, and more. It also reviews international and national laws, regulations, protocols, and good practice frameworks, arguing that the business and finance sectors should intensify their collaboration on the green economy, working with advocacy groups and movements such as Greenpeace and Oxfam. Finally, to explain compliance standards and methods, the book includes case studies and data from the United Kingdom, United States, and Europe. Describes the interactions between advocacy groups and the financial services sectorCovers law and regulation of trans-national issues including carbon emission, reporting by public companies, and aviation and transportExamines products and services in the new economy, including derivatives, carbon markets, and the financing of renewable energy projects INDICE: Chapter 1. The sustainability agenda Chapter 2. An introduction to Earth-friendly movements and their interactions with the financial services sector Chapter 3. International protocols for country and economic change Chapter 4. National laws and regulations - the US, the EU, the UK Chapter 5. Operational compliance Chapter 6. Products and services for the new economy Chapter 7. Financing the future - funding the necessary changes Chapter 8. Carbon Markets Chapter 9. Some wider thinking: towards a new economic framework

• ISBN: 978-0-12-420073-9
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 275
• Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2014
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés