1st Edition
Key Debates in Sustainable Investment
1 Introduction
Rory Sullivan and Richard Perkins
2 Key Actors and Their Roles in the Investment System
Cora Buentjen, Fatima Husain and Chup Priovashini
3 Key Concepts in Sustainable Investment
Cora Buentjen, Fatima Husain, Chup Priovashini and Robert Black
4 Why Do We Disagree about Sustainable Finance?
Richard Perkins and Krista Tukiainen
5 Is Sustainable Finance Consistent with Fiduciary Duty?
Rory Sullivan
6 Does Sustainable Investment Deliver Better Financial Outcomes?
Kester Low, Yuqi Wang, and Kushal Shah
7 Do Sustainable Finance Investing Strategies Lead to Better Sustainability Outcomes?
Cecilia Meinardi, Arjun Sanghera, Nora Venin and James Corah
8 Are Public and Private Finance Delivering on the Goals of the Paris Agreement?
Amy Cano Prentice, Meutia Riana Sukma, Ferth Vandensteen Manaysay, Hao Zhong, and Padraig Oliver
9 Do Better Company Disclosures Lead to Better Environmental Performance?
Emma De Fino, Emeline Warner and Rachel Crossley
10 What Is the Value of Collective Action in Sustainable Finance?
Tristan Gilet, Krishnapriya J, Himanshu Pabreja and Valeria Piani
11 Can the Financial Sector Be Trusted? Greenwashing, Greenhushing, and Greenwishing
Noga Natanson, Hilary Lai, Sumira Bothe, and Johan Floren
12 Can the Information Provided by Data and Ratings Providers Be Relied Upon?
Claudio Cichi, Aine O’Dea, Duo Xu and Valentin Jahn
13 Assessing the Effectiveness of Sustainable Investment in the Global: South Gaps, Contestations and Ways Forward
Abi Perriman, Dido Gompertz and Jisoo You
14 Building a More Sustainable Investment System
Rory Sullivan and Richard Perkins
Biography
Rory Sullivan is CEO of Chronos Sustainability and Visiting Professor in Practice in the Department of Geography and Environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Rory has advised government agencies and regulators around the world, including in Australia, the UK, Peru, Colombia, South Africa, Malaysia and Thailand, on the development and implementation of sustainable finance policy. He has also advised many asset owners and asset managers on the development and implementation of their responsible investment and net zero strategies.
Richard Perkins is Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) where he is Programme Director of the MSc Environmental Policy and Regulation. He is also Associate of the Centre for Economic Transition Expertise (CETEx) at the LSE. Richard’s research examines the growing role of financial and corporate actors in governing sustainability.
