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|aFinance for a better world|h[electronic resource] :|bthe shift toward sustainability /|cedited by Henri-Claude de Bettignies and François Lépineux
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|aHoundmills [England] ;|aNew York :|bPalgrave Macmillan,|c2009.
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|aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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|aNotes on the Contributors -- Introduction -- PART I: MICROFINANCE AND SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT: EVOLUTION AND IMPACT ON HUMAN RIGHTS-- Microfinance, Financial Inclusion and Social Responsibility / I.Guerin, M.Roesch & J-M.Servet -- Explaining the Take-Off of Socially Responsible Investment / P.Arena -- Socially Responsible Investment: Global Convergence or Local Divergence? / C.Louche -- The Use of Shareholder Proposals to Address Corporate Human Rights Performance / A.Kanzer -- PART II: ADOPTING A SUSTAINABLE PERSPECTIVE IN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ANDMARKETS -- Sustainable Banking: The Banco Real Model / L.Johnson & C.Scholten -- Insurers' Corporate Responsibility Policies: A Response to the Industry's Bad Image? / H-C.de Bettignies, F.Lepineux & C.K.Tan -- The Relative Valuation of Socially Responsible Firms: An Exploratory Study / A.Fatemi, I.Fooladi & D.Wheeler -- Building the Case for Long-TermInvesting in Stock Markets: Breaking Free from the Short-Term Measurement Dilemma / S.Lydenberg -- PART III: IS A PARADIGM SHIFT UNDERWAY? THREE PIONEERING REFLECTIONS -- Financing Agriculture in Developing Countries: Governance Models Promoting Sustainability / S.Morvant-Roux -- Innovative Investments for Sustainability: Solutions for the 21st Century/ A.White -- Financialization: Limits and Ways Out / P.Dembinski & F.Vigano -- Conclusion: Manifesto of the Observatoir de la Finance -- References -- Index.
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|aThis book provides an overview of current advances regarding the integration of sustainability in the financial sector. Its originality lies in the fact that it does not focus exclusively on a particular aspectof this emerging trend, but instead, presents various illustrations - for instance in the fields of SRI, sustainable banking or innovative investments - of what can be considered as the beginning of a paradigm shift in global finance. Indeed, the different contributions show that the still-dominant logic of financial markets and institutions - the search for short-term profits andthe maximization of shareholder value - is increasingly questioned by alternative views and practices, which canbe observed in a number of activities and countries. Written by academics and practitioners, this forward-looking book suggests that a changein mindsets and behaviors could open new pathsfor financial actors inthe future - and even in the present, starting here and now.
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|aElectronic reproduction.|bBasingstoke, England :|cPalgrave Macmillan,|d2009.|nMode of access:World Wide Web.|nSystem requirements: Web browser.|nTitle from title screen (viewed on July 24, 2009).|nAccess may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.
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|aBanks and banking.
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|aSocial responsibility of business.
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|aSustainable development|xEconomic aspects.
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