Principles of Sustainable Finance by Dirk Schoenmaker is a textbook that examines sustainability challenges in banking and finance. This book is intended for students and professionals in finance, economics, and sustainability, and combines theory, empirical data, and policy insights. It provides a clear analysis of the role of finance in steering investments toward sustainable businesses and projects.
Overview
This book addresses sustainability challenges for corporate investment and shows how the financial sector can contribute to a sustainable economy without sacrificing returns. It discusses the Sustainable Development Goals as a policy framework and highlights the importance of environmental, social, and governance factors within corporate governance and financial decision-making.
With clear chapter overviews, learning objectives, illustrations, and practical examples, this textbook supports teaching at HBO and WO level. An additional online platform offers extra teaching materials and cases for deeper study.
Product specifications
- Author: Dirk Schoenmaker (Professor Banking and Finance, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University)
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication date: 2021-08-19
- Number of pages: 432
- ISBN: 9780198869818
- Subject: Finance and the finance industry
- BISAC: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General
About the author
Dirk Schoenmaker is Professor of Banking and Finance at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. Among other roles, he is academic director of the Erasmus Platform for Sustainable Value Creation and is affiliated with Bruegel and CEPR. He previously published on governance and markets in international banking. Co-author Willem Schramade is a specialist in impact investing and a guest lecturer at the same university.