Responsible Investment in Times of Turmoil

edited by Wim Vandekerckhove, Jos Leys, Kristian Alm, Bert Scholtens, Silvana Signori, Henry Schäfer

Foreword; Alejo José G. Sison.- List of tables -- List of figures -- About the editors -- About the authors.- Introduction; Wim Vandekerckhove, Jos Leys, Kristian Alm, Bert Scholtens, Silvana Signori and Henry Schäfer.- Chapter 1. Global finance and the role of responsible investors; Steve Waddell.- Chapter 2. New values in responsible investment; Neil Eccles.- Chapter 3. The legitimacy of ESG standards as an analytical framework for responsible investment; Tim Cadman.- Chapter 4. Reputational penalties in financial markets: an ethical mechanism?; Peter-Jan Engelen and Marc van Essen.- Chapter 5. The financial performance of RI funds after 2000; Olaf Weber, Marco Mansfeld and Eric Schirrmann.- Chapter 6. Responsible investment by pension funds after the financial crisis; Riikka Sievänen.- Chapter 7. Private equity as an emerging asset class of responsible investment; Barbara Del Bosco and Nicola Misani.- Chapter 8. Responsible investment and exclusion criteria: a case study from a Catholic Private Bank; Michael S. Aßländer and Markus Schenkel.- Chapter 9. Islamic Banking and responsible investment: is a fusion possible?; Reza Zain Jaufeerally.- Chapter 10. What are your investments doing right now?; Joakim Sandberg.- Chapter 11. Sustainability and social justice; Johan A. Klaassen.- Chapter 12.Reality and Potential of responsible investment; Carlos Joly.- Chapter 13. Why responsible investing?; Henrik Syse.- Post scripta - an Owl’s view; Jos Leys, Bert Scholtens, Henry Schäfer, Wim Vandekerckhove, Kristian Alm and Silvana Signori.- Index

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Year of publication:	2011
Authors:	Vandekerckhove, Wim
Other Persons:	Leys, Jos (contributor) ; Alm, Kristian (contributor) ; Scholtens, Bert (contributor) ; Signori, Silvana (contributor) ; Schäfer, Henry (contributor)
Publisher:	Dordrecht : Springer Science+Business Media B.V
Subject:	Nachhaltige Kapitalanlage \| Sustainable investment \| Portfolio-Management \| Portfolio selection \| Anlageverhalten \| Behavioural finance \| Kapitaleinkommen \| Capital income \| Finanzkrise \| Financial crisis \| Welt \| World \| Investition \| Soziale Verantwortung
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [external.dandelon.com] ; Description [swbplus.bsz-bw.de]

Extent:	Online-Ressource (XXVI, 234p, digital)
Series:	Issues in Business Ethics ; 31 SpringerLink / Bücher
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index Responsible Investment in Times of Turmoil; Foreword; Introduction; Contents; Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; About the Editors; About the Authors; Chapter 1: Global Finance and the Role of Responsible Investors; Introduction; A Strategic 'The Global Finance System' (GFS) Definition; SRIs Current Role in the Global Financial System; SRI Goals, Trends and Global Finance; An SRI Strategy to Influence the Global Finance System; Conclusions; References; Chapter 2: New Values in Responsible Investment; Introduction; Responsible Investment - A Brief History; Mainstreaming RI The Materiality of ESG IssuesRI and Social Dilemmas; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: The Legitimacy of ESG Standards as an Analytical Framework for Responsible Investment; Introduction; Contemporary Governance; Responsible Investment and Environmental and Social Governance; Emerging Governance Arrangements and Responsible Investment; Governance and Institutional Legitimacy; Assessing Governance Performance; Problems with the 'Single Criterion' Approach to Governance Quality; Conclusions; References; Chapter 4: Reputational Penalties in Financial Markets: An Ethical Mechanism?; Introduction Reputation ModelsMeasuring the Reputational Penalty; Product Unsafety and Product Recalls; Corporate Maleficence; Conclusions; References; Chapter 5: The Financial Performance of RI Funds After 2000; Introduction; Methods; Database; Results; Discussion and Conclusions; Annex: List of Funds Used in the Analysis; References; Chapter 6: Responsible Investment by Pension Funds After the Financial Crisis; Introduction; Literature Review; Data and Methodology; Results; Preliminary Conclusions and Further Considerations; References Chapter 7: Private Equity as an Emerging Asset Class of Responsible InvestmentIntroduction; Responsible Private Equity; Box 7.1 Abraaj Capital; Box 7.2 Calvert Investments; Box 7.3 Global Environment Fund; Box 7.4 Bridges Ventures; Private Equity vs. Public Equity; A Resource-Based Perspective: Firm Resources and RPE Investor Resources; Deployment and Accumulation of Resources by RPE Investors; The Role of RPE in Financing CSOs: The Relationship with Other Investors; Conclusions; References; Chapter 8: Responsible Investment and Exclusion Criteria: A Case Study from a Catholic Private Bank IntroductionDeliberative Funds' High Moral Ground; Introducing the Case Study 'SUPERIOR'; Well Founded Rationale; Complete and Unambiguous Screening Criteria; Strong Monitoring Process; Conclusion and Prospect; References; Chapter 9: Islamic Banking and Responsible Investment: Is a Fusion Possible?; Introduction; Modern Islamic Banking; Shari'ah Supervisory Boards; SRI and Islamic Banking; Can there be Shari'ah Based SRI?; References; Chapter 10: What are Your Investments Doing Right Now?; Introduction; The No-Harm Principle; The Appeal to Consequences; The Generalisation Principle Social Consequences
ISBN:	978-90-481-9319-6 ; 978-94-007-4070-9
Other identifiers:	10.1007/978-90-481-9319-6 [DOI]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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