From the Inside FlapAs economic markets become growingly interconnected, the effects of globalization on investors are unavoidable. Climate change, poverty, environmental disasters, and the growing scarcity of resources compounded by the rising economic action of newly industrializing countries will proceed to bestow to the challenge of sustainable development.
Nobody perceives this better than Mirjam Staub-Bisang. In Sustainable Investing for Institutional Investors, she— with the aid of experienced contributors—reveals how financial pros may use this market-oriented approach to fulfill their fiduciary responsibility of achieving long-term results in a more sustainable manner.
Divided into four comprehensive parts, this dependable resource provides investors with priceless perceptivities on making intellectual conclusions in regards to protecting their sum totals and seizing opportunities. Along the way, it covers the most necessary parts of this discipline, including:
The international and territorial markets for sustainable investments and the danger and return of respective systems and merchandise all over asset classes
The legal framework for sustainable investments and the implementation of sustainable investment schemes within the institutional investment process
Sustainable investment systems all over respective asset classes—bonds, equities, real estate, private equity, real assets, commodities, and hedge funds—with key contributions from academics and industry specialists in these areas
The sustainable investment approaches of institutional investment groups—including pension funds, insurance companies, charitable trusts, and family offices—presented through closely thirty case studies
Sustainable investing has started to establish itself in the markets and in the minds of investors. It's likely to become a megatrend in asset management. With this timely guide, you'll speedily discover how to take vantage of this approach and learn how to integrate it into your professional laying out capital endeavors moving forward.
From the Back CoverPraise for Sustainable Investing for Institutional Investors
"Mirjam Staub-Bisang and her subscribers have written a priceless primer on sustainable investment for institutional investors fascinated in a practical approach to the investment fundamentals and merchandise available to European investors. She navigates the core issues with clarity and introduces the reader to a sophisticated summary of schemes for integrating environmental, social, and governance issues into structured portfolios. This is a real resource for portfolio advisors eager to get started in sustainable investment."
—Melissa Brown, Director, Responsible Research
"Sustainable investment: the investment theme of the future or a niche for tree huggers? Mirjam Stuab-Bisang gives a compelling argument for sustainable investment, talking about the pertinent international issues and schemes in a manner that is both informational and captivating. This book serves as an splendid guide for practitioners by identifying realistic sub-categories such as asset classes, regions, and themes, and by providing linkages to academic exploration and tangible case studies. A must-read for investors engaged in responsible investment."
—Wolfgang Engshuber, Chairman of UN Principles for Responsible Investment
"Mirjam Staub-Bisang could not have been more topical and timelier with her book. Players around the globe in corporations (whether for net profit or not), policymaking, politics, and academia grapple with the pressing social and environmental challenges of our time. Nowhere is this more apparent than at the huge multilateral gatherings such as the WEF or the G20. Investors, too, growingly seek to become share of the solution. For institutional investors aiming to align their investment systems with the issues at hand to become responsible investors, Mirjiam Staub-Bisang's book provides an magnificent overview of respective substitute approaches and practical examples that demonstrate that responsible investing may be done and makes a difference."
—Cecilia Reyes, CIO, Zurich Financial Services Group
"This book provides an splendid framework and highly applicable case studies for practitioners and scholars fascinated in finance and sustainability."
—Iris Bohnet, Professor of Public Policy and Academic Dean, Harvard Kennedy School
"This is the most comprehensive work on sustainable laying out capital at present."
—Dr. Joachim Faber, Head of Allianz Global Investors, Member of the Executive Board of Allianz SE
About the AuthorMirjam Staub-Bisang, PHD, is the managing collaborator and CEO of Independent Capital Management AG, an asset management and real estate investment company based in Zurich, Switzerland. She holds an MBA from INSEAD and a doctorate in law from the University of Zurich, and is licensed to exercise law. She has occupied senior management positions in asset management, private equity, and corporate finance/M&A activities, including posts at Commerzbank and Merrill Lynch in London and at Swiss Life Private Equity Partners in Zurich. She serves on the management boards of respective companies and charitable foundations and was honored with the title of "Young Global Leader" by the World Economic Forum in 2009.
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