Full Description
Sustainable investments, although not yet working under a comprehensive regulatory framework, represent a growing, worldwide phenomenon. Such growth reflects the renewed public and private interest in environmental issues such as climate change, poverty and financial inclusion, as well as growing support from conscious investors looking to finance environmental and social initiatives. However, despite the interest that sustainable investments are gaining among governors, investors and practitioners, important challenges remain that must be addressed.
Comprising a collection of research presented at the 2nd Social Impact Investments International Conference, this contributed volume offers a global analysis of the current state of the sustainable finance sector, proposing solutions to challenging obstacles and exploring topics including impact investing, social impact bonds and green banking. Providing real-life case studies from Europe, Latin America and Africa, this book is an insightful and timely read for scholars interested in sustainable finance, social impact investing, development finance and alternative finance.
Contents
1. Enhancing Efficiency in Sustainable Markets; Mario La Torre and Helen Chiappini.- 2. Financing Sustainable Goals: Economic and Legal Implications; Raffaele Felicetti and Alessandro Rizzello.- 3. Rethinking Taxation and Impact Investments; Alessandro Mazzullo.- 4. Profitable Impact Bonds: Introducing Risk-sharing Mechanisms for a More Balanced Version of Social Impact Bonds; Giulia Proietti.- 5. Social Stock Exchanges: Defining the Research Agenda; Karen Wendt.- 6. A Macro-level Analysis of the Economic and Social Impact of Microfinance in Sub-Saharan Africa; Roberto Pasca di Magliano and Andrea Vaccaro.- 7. Environmental Impact Investments in Europe; Giuliana Birindelli, Annarita Trotta, Helen Chiappini, Alessandro Rizzello.- 8. The Increasing Importance of Green Bonds as Instruments of Impact Investing: Towards a New European Standardisation; Maria Cristina Quirici.- 9. Green Banking in Italy: Current and Future Challenges; Giuseppina Procopio, Annarita Trotta, Eugenia Strano and Antonia Patrizia Iannuzzi.- 10. Opportunities and Challenges of Impact Investing in Climate-smart Agriculture in Latin America; Angélica Rotondaro, Andrea Minardi and Leonie Dissemond.- 11. Sustainable Finance: Trends, Opportunities and Risks; Mario La Torre and Helen Chiappini.
