Sustainability: Business And Investment Implications

This book, written by experts and practitioners in sustainable finance and sustainability, discusses the business and investment implications of sustainability. It warns of threats related to sustainability and it highlights the related opportunities for business and investing. The authors present a business case for making economic development sustainable. The book argues that sustainability can be achieved through the integration of environmental, social and governance considerations by businesses and investors that finance such activities. Strong public engagement that provides the policy framework, underpinned by regulatory instruments, will foster transparency and accountability in activities related to sustainability. The contributing authors recommend that the parameters traditionally considered by the private sector be broadened both in their scope to include environmental and sustainability considerations and in their timeframe to factor in long-term performance and impacts. The contributing authors look at different ways to make sustainable activities successful in the long term in both business and economic terms. The book provides pragmatic and hands-on applications of how to make sustainability central to businesses, investments or public policy.