Sustainable Finance for Returns and Impact

1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-394-26548-0
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten

Mobilizing capital to achieve investment returns while making the world a better place sounds like a good idea — but is this possible? And if so, why aren’t more companies and investors already doing it? Unlike existing works that focus narrowly on single stakeholder groups, Sustainable Investing For Profit and Impact by Dr. Matthew Dearth and James Cheo offers a well-rounded examination of the entire ecosystem from companies and investors to governments. Designed like a "liberal arts course in finance," the book emphasizes the critical thinking required to make sense of challenges to capital allocation, making it accessible to both newcomers and experienced professionals. Interspersed throughout the text are findings from academic research as well as interviews with leading practitioners from major financial institutions, exchanges, and international organizations.

The book includes sections on environmental, social, and governance challenges; corporate measurement and disclosure practices; government regulation and carbon pricing mechanisms; popular sustainable investing strategies including impact investing; and practical portfolio construction guidance for individual and professional investors. Examples are drawn from markets around the world, including a uniquely Asian point of view absent from other books on the topic.

Combining academic foundations with real-world applications, Sustainable Investing For Profit and Impact provides readers with the holistic perspective necessary to navigate the rapidly evolving sustainable finance landscape. It serves as an essential resource for students, professionals, and policymakers seeking to understand how sustainability considerations are reshaping modern corporate behavior, investment practice, and regulation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dearth, Matthew

Cheo, James

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensfinanzen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen: Allgemeines

Über Autor(innen)

Matthew Dearth (Singapore) is an associate professor at Nanyang Technological University, where he teaches Sustainable Finance to students and professionals, and partners with leading investors such as Cerberus and Manulife to offer hands-on learning experiences within the classroom setting. He is also Managing Director of US-based wealth manager Silvercrest Asset Management and contributes as a member of the firm's ESG Committee. Before moving to Singapore, he was Head of Broker Relations at Marshall Wace North America. Prior to Marshall Wace, he worked at McLagan Partners and the Equities Division of Goldman Sachs as head of the business analysis and strategy team. Matthew received a bachelor's degree in engineering from Princeton University and a MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

James Cheo (Singapore) is Chief Investment Officer, Southeast Asia and India, at HSBC spearheading the development of investment strategies across all asset classes for private banking and wealth management clients in the region. Prior to HSBC, he was Senior Investment Strategist at Bank of Singapore where he was responsible for asset allocation and thematic research. Before that, James assumed investment strategist roles at Barclays Wealth Asia and served as a senior economist at the Monetary Authority of Singapore. With his expertise and wealth of experience, his investment views are frequently sought after. He has established a strong media profile, with regular appearances on financial and mainstream media.