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Youth Engagement and Sustainable Finance: The Financial Power of the Next Generation book cover

1st Edition

Youth Engagement and Sustainable Finance The Financial Power of the Next Generation

Edited By Shakeb Akhtar, Nikita Singhal, Shikha Goyal Copyright 2027
270 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

In the context of escalating climate crises and growing economic precarity, this book investigates the transformative role of youth as financial actors, policy influencers, and sustainability champions. It positions the next generation not merely as future beneficiaries of climate action but as active agents of financial and environmental change in the present. The book engages with wider... Read more

Part I: Setting the Stage-Youth, Climate Crisis, and Financial Agency 1. The Climate Generation: Youth at the Crossroads of Crisis and Capital Dr Sikha Goyal, Dr. Nikita Singhal and Dr Nandita Mishra 2. Financial Literacy for a Changing Planet: Building Sustainable and Digitally Inclusive Futures Dr. Sudiksha Arora, Dr. Priyanka Arora and Dr Mahfooz Alam 3. Youth and Green Consumerism: From Buying Power to Impact Power Sana Kausar and Mr Nawazkhan Meeya Part II: Youth-Led Innovations and Green Finance Movements 4. The Rise of Youth Climate Finance Activism Ms. Akshita, Dr. Anjali Mandal and Ms. Zubia Shaikh 5. Fintech for the Planet: Youth and Digital Finance Innovation Mohd Azhar, Tabassum and Mohd Afjal 6. Young Entrepreneurs and the Green Startup Ecosystem Dr. Kaushiki Singh, Dr. Mohit Kumar and Dr. Shakeb Akhtar Part III: Barriers and Enablers in Youth Financial Participation 7. Institutional Barriers to Youth Participation in Climate Finance Mr. Jainendra Kumar Sharma, Dr Asif Khan and Dr Shujaat Naeem Azmi 8. Gender, Finance, and Climate: Empowering Young Women and Marginalized Voices Dr. Vibha Verma, Dr. Aruna Bhat and Ms Naseema N 9. Youth in Policy and Climate Governance: From Protest to Power Dr. Smriti Kumar, Dr. Shikha Goyal and Dr. Ashraf Imam 10. Education for Climate-Responsive Financial Citizenship Dr. Ashish Kumar, FCA (Dr.) Gaurav Malpani and Dr. Kashif hasan khan, PhD Part IV: Global Perspectives and the Way Forward 11. Voices from the Global South: Youth, Climate and Money in Developing Economies Dr. Ashish Saxena, Dr. Shilpa Bahl and Dr. Shubhi Rathi 12. The Green Print for Tomorrow: Youth Empowerment in Climate Finance Mr. Mohd Ikram ul Haq, Dr. Mohsin Khan, Dr. Parvez Alam Khan 13.  Building Intergenerational Financial Alliances for Climate Action Dr Nikita Singhal, Anjali Munde and Ms. Riya Goyal 14. Investing in the Future: Youth and Impact Investing Dr. Prabha Garg, Dr. Ram Kumar Garg and Dr. Asma Khatoon 15. The Road Ahead: Strategies to Scale Youth Financial Power for Climate Resilience Dr Shakeb Akhtar and Dr K. Balaji

Biography

Shakeb Akhtar, Ph.D., is a Lecturer at the University of Technology and Applied Sciences in Ibra, Oman. He is also a Research Fellow in the Department of Business and Communications at INTI International University, Malaysia. His academic and research engagements reflect a strong commitment to advancing knowledge in business, finance, and emerging technological domains across international contexts.

Nikita Singhal, Ph.D., is an accomplished academician and researcher in the field of commerce and management, currently serving as Associate Professor and Head of the Department (Management-BBA) at the School of Commerce and Management, IIMT University, Meerut, India.

Shikha Goyal, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at Amity Law School, Amity University, Noida, India, specializing in Finance, Accounting, Banking, and Insurance.

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