The Palgrave Handbook of Sustainable Finance

Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-3-031-98735-9
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 651 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1183 g

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in Emerging Risk Management and Sustainable Finance

This handbook addresses the integration of economic, social, and ecological factors to achieve balanced and enduring financial decisions, focusing on both the challenges and the opportunities in sustainable finance globally. In addition to reviewing recent work in this area, the book offers insights into promising academic, practical, and regulatory advancements in the field.

This handbook explores new developments in sustainable funding and investment strategies, sustainable risk-return management, and digital sustainable finance. The book takes a forward-looking and future-oriented perspective to accompany the sustainability transformation. As the global economy and its participants try to navigate and address growing concerns relating to climate change, a detailed understanding of the current research and practical advances in the field is of utmost importance.

As such, the handbook offers both a conceptual discussion of sustainable finance alongside a collection of instruments to create, manage, and regulate sustainable investments. It includes contributions from theory and practice, i.e., a combination of theoretical and applied models with a forward-looking and innovative approach to current advances in the field. In addition, it explores the integration of sustainable finance and digitalization. It will be of interest to students, researchers, and practitioners of sustainable finance and impact finance.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Walker, Thomas

Gramlich, Dieter

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Umweltökonomie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1 — Introduction.- Chapter 1 — Sustainable Finance: An Overview and Introduction Part 2 — Sustainable Finance Frameworks.- Chapter 2 — The Rise of Sustainable Debt Chapter 3 — Bridging Finance and Social Good: A Comprehensive Review of Social Impact Bonds Chapter 4 — Digitalization, Finance, and Sustainability: A Configurational Approach Applied to the European Union Chapter 5 — The Impact of Advice in Sustainable Finance Chapter 6 — Impact Investing for Ocean Protection: The Case of Blue Bonds. A Legal Perspective Chapter 7 — Evaluating Lagos as an Emerging Urban Center in the Context of Climate Change, Sustainable Finance, and Environmental Sustainability Part 3 — Evolutions in Sustainable Finance.- Chapter 8 — Local Environmental Preferences and Green Startups Chapter 9 — The Impact of Natural Disasters on Stock Prices in China: A Comparative Analysis of State-Owned and Privately Owned Enterprises Chapter 10 — Cost-Pricing Mechanisms for Sustainable Rural Electrification in Local Energy Communities Chapter 11 — The Relationship Between Financial Development and the Use of Renewable Energy: The impact of the Pandemic in Selected Southeast Asian Countries Chapter 12 — The Cost of Sustainability Reporting: Are Investors Charged Twice for Sustainability-Related Disclosures? Chapter 13 —  Green Promises and Gray Realities in the Global Oil Industry: Analyzing Credibility and Charting Future Directions Part 4 — Markets for Sustainable Finance.- Chapter 14 — Green Bonds and the Greenium
Chapter 15 — Investing in Green, Social, and Sustainability Bonds: Enablers, Barriers, and Challenges Faced by Australian Retail Investors Chapter 16 — Country-Level ESG Scores and Foreign Portfolio Investment Chapter 17 — The Impact of Environmental, Social, and Governance Factors on the Financial Performance of S&P 500 Listed Firms Part 5 — Managing Sustainable Finance.- Chapter 18 — Risk-Return Management in Sustainable Finance: Collateral Basket Challenges for Synthetically Replicated Sustainability-Linked ETFs In A European Context Chapter 19 — The Systemic Risk of ESG Investment Chapter 20 — Geopolitical Risks and Their Influence on Banks' Sustainability: A Status Review Chapter 21 — Financial Risks Associated with Biodiversity Loss Chapter 22 — Financial Water Risk Exposure of Commodities: Precipitation and the Price of Copper Part 6 — Sustainable Finance Perspectives.- Chapter 23 — How Can Organizations Use the Social Progress Index to Manage Their Social and Environmental Performance? Chapter 24 — Does Gender Diversity Matter for Investors: Evidence from U.S. Socially Responsible Mutual Funds Chapter 25 Natural Disasters and Firm Performance: Exploring the Moderating Effects of Gender Diversification Chapter 26 — A Comparative Analysis of AI Approaches for ESG Data Extraction from Corporate Annual Reports Chapter 27 — Democratizing Sustainability Assessment: Leveraging Generative AI for Assessing Corporate Sustainability

Über Autor(innen)

Thomas Walker is the Executive Director (Academic) of the Institute for Sustainable Finance, the Director of the Jacques Ménard - BMO Centre for Capital Markets at Concordia University, and the Concordia University Research Chair in Emerging Risk Management. In 2018, Dr. Walker co-founded the Emerging Risks Information Center, which conducts targeted research on environmental, technological, and societal risks that affect our world today. He holds an MBA and PhD degree in Finance from Washington State University. Prior to his academic career, he worked for several years in the German consulting and industrial sector. His research interests are in sustainable finance, emerging risk management, fintech, and banking, and he has published over eighty journal articles in these areas. He is the lead editor of seventeen books on sustainable financial systems, sustainable real estate, sustainable aviation, environmental policy, emerging risk management, innovations in social finance, and water risk management, among others.

Dieter Gramlich is a Professor of Banking & Finance at DHBW - Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University Heidenheim, where he serves as the head of the banking department. He received his PhD from the University of Mannheim and his Habilitation degree from the University of Halle. His main research focuses on financial risk and return management, systemic financial stability, and sustainable finance. He has published widely in these areas and has co-edited the Palgrave Macmillan books , , and . He was the deputy chair of banking and finance at the University of Halle, a visiting professor at Cleveland State University and the Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank and is a recurring visiting scholar at Concordia University, Montreal, where he recently co-founded the Emerging Risks Information Center.