Sustainable Investing for Institutional Investors

Mirjam Staub-Bisang 지음

Wiley 2012년 03월 15일 출간

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A comprehensive guide to socially responsible investing (SRI)With concerns about climate change increasing among investors, many are looking for opportunities that offer positive social as well as monetary returns. Sustainable Investing for Institutional Investors: Risk, Regulation and Strategies explores the key issues related to quot;Socially Responsible Investmentquot; (SRI) for institutional investors and trustees, including investment strategies, risk and returns, market data, regulatory frameworks, and more. Looking at all investment classes, including bonds, equities, real estate, commodities, and many others, the book provides an in-depth view of SRI-relevant asset classes to help you decide which is best for you.To better contextualize SRI opportunities and challenges, the book presents 20 case studies involving institutional investors that are currently following a sustainable investment strategy and how they have approached SRI. For business leaders already familiar with or practicing corporate social responsibility and/or environmentally sustainable management, SRI is the next step to turning modern corporations into good citizens, and this book contains everything you need to get started.Provides a comprehensive overview on all aspects of sustainable investing relevant for institutional investors and trusteesExplores sustainable investment strategies across all asset classesIncludes 20 SRI case studies that show investors at work around the worldFeatures a Foreword by Dr. Klaus Schwab, Executive Chairman of the World Economic ForumFeaturing everything you need to understand and benefit from the opportunities presented by environmentally sustainable investing, Sustainable Investing for Institutional Investors is essential reading for individual investors, their advisors, and anyone interested in making profitable, socially conscious investment choices.

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Foreword xi Prof. Dr. Klaus SchwabForeword xii Dr. Joseph AckermannPreface xiiiAcknowledgments xvPart I FUNDAMENTALS 1Chapter 1 An Introduction to Sustainable Investments 3Chapter 2 What Does Sustainability Mean? 9Chapter 3 Sustainable Investment Strategies &15Chapter 4 The Market for Sustainable Investments 43Chapter 5 Risk and Return 55PART II IMPLEMENTATION 77Chapter 6 Legal Framework 79Chapter 7 Implementation in the Institutional Investment Process 97PART III SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT STRATEGIES ACROSS ASSET CLASSES--EXPERT CONTRIBUTIONS 123Chapter 8 Fixed Income 125 Rolf D. Hässler and Annette KraussChapter 9 Equities 143 Ingeborg Schumacher-HummelChapter 10 Real Estate 153 Erika Meins and Sven BienertChapter 11 Private Equity/Venture Capital 169 Andrew MustersChapter 12 Real Assets 175 Tobias Reichmuth, Otto von Troschke, Victor Weisberg, Reinhold Glauner and Bernd SchanzenbächerChapter 13 Commodities 201 Ivo Knoepfel and Peter Brabeck-LetmatheChapter 14 Hedge Funds 211 Peter MeierPART IV SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT STRATEGIES OF INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS&m-CASE STUDIES 219Chapter 15 Pension Funds 221Chapter 16 Insurance Companies 243Chapter 17 Charitable Foundations and Trusts 265Chapter 18 Family Offices 281Appendix 291Notes 295Readings 301About the Authors 311Index 317

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"At Unilever we firmly believe that a sustainable and equitable business model focused on providing long term benefit to society is also ultimately in the best interest of shareholders." -- Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever

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저자(글) Mirjam Staub-Bisang

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Mirjam Staub-Bisang, PHD, is the managing partner 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 practice law. She has occupied senior management positions in asset management, private equity, and corporate finance/MA 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 various companies and charitable institutions and was honored with the title of quot;Young Global Leaderquot; by the World Economic Forum in 2009.