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Author Kiernan, Matthew J.

Title Investing in a sustainable world : why GREEN is the new color of money on Wall Street / Matthew J. Kiernan
Published New York : AMACOM, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 300 pages) : illustrations
Contents Changing finance and financing change : the genesis of this book -- Welcome to the sustainable investment revolution! -- What's taken us so long? : the power of intellectual and organizational inertia -- Perverse outcomes and lost opportunities -- But what does the evidence really say? -- Toward a new postmodern, sustainable portfolio theory -- Why does it all matter, anyway? : the stage of the world -- Sustainability and competitive advantage : the new corporate imperative--and some success stories -- The game-changers, part I : collective initiatives -- The game-changers, part II : the individual owners of capital -- The game-changers, part III : the service providers -- Making it happen -- Some final thoughts -- Appendices: How it's actually done -- Appendix 1: "Intangible value assessment" of Petro China -- Appendix 2: Carbon beta profile of arcelor SA -- Appendix 3: The "global 100" most sustainable companies -- Appendix 4: Top 20 independent sustainability research providers (Thomson Extel)
Summary A wake-up call for investors and companies who don't yet realize the new key to profitability
Analysis Sustainable investing
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-285) and index
Notes English
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Subject Investments -- Environmental aspects
Investments -- Social aspects
Green movement.
Social responsibility of business.
Investment analysis.
Corporations -- Finance.
Business enterprises -- Finance.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Investments & Securities -- General.
Corporations -- Finance
Business enterprises -- Finance
Green movement
Investment analysis
Investments -- Environmental aspects
Investments -- Social aspects
Social responsibility of business
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780814410936
0814410936
1282102419
9781282102415
9786612102417
6612102411