The Rise of Green Finance in Europe Opportunities and Challenges for Issuers, Investors and Marketplaces /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Migliorelli, Marco (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Dessertine, Philippe (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Impact Finance,
• Subjects: Investment banking.; Securities.; Economic development projects-Finance.; Sustainable development.; Management.; Industrial management.; Investments and Securities.; Development Finance.; Sustainable Development.; Innovation/Technology Management.

This book offers a comprehensive discussion of how green finance has been growing thus far and explores the opportunities and key developments ahead, with particular emphasis on Europe. The main features of the market, the key products, the issue of correctly defining green finance, the main policy...

Table of Contents:

• Part I. State of the Art
• 1. An Overview of Green Finance
• 2. Defining Green Finance: Existing Standards and Main Challenges
• 3. The Development of Green Finance by Sector
• 4. Sustainable Finance Management
• 5. Financial Performances of Green Securities
• 6. Institutional Initiatives to Foster Green Finance at EU Level
• Part II. The (Long) Way Forward and New Opportunities
• 7. From Transaction-based to Mainstream Green Finance
• 8. The Development of Green Finance in EU Agriculture: Main Obstacles and Possible Ways Forward
• 9. Fintech, Digitalization and Blockchain: Possible Applications for Green Finance
• 10. Sustainable Finance: A Common Ground for the Future in Europe?
• 11. Green Finance Today: Summary and Concluding Remarks.