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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.

Publisher:

AMACOM,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

xx, 300 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Investments--Environmental aspects.
Investments--Social aspects.
Green movement.
Social responsibility of business.
Investment analysis.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-285) and index.

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).

ISBN:

0814410928
9780814410929

LCCN:

2008030023

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)