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