For many academics, students, and professionals, the field of commodities is a black box. This book explores commodities in a holistic manner, presenting concepts from a multidisciplinary business and financial perspective, and offering a panoramic view of the global commodity business and...

Chapter 1: Overview of The Global Physical Commodities -- Chapter 2: The Global Supply Chain in Commodities -- Chapter 3: Risk Management in Global Commodities -- Chapter 4: Financial Aspects of Global Commodities -- Chapter 5: Financial Valuation of Global Commodity Business -- Chapter 6:...

We establish an original linkage between going public and sustainability performance post-IPO, emphasizing the implications of listing on enhancing sustainability performance. We study a sample of publicly-traded SMEs from Italy from 2009 to 2017. We show a positive effect on sustainability and...