Sustainable Investing and Financial Services

Dear Colleagues,

Sustainable business models aim to conduct business through responsible practices that create value economically, environmentally and socially, both in the  present and in the future. These business models and practices are advocated by governments, financial regulators, stock exchanges, institutional investors, corporate executives,  private wealth investors, etc.,  driving transformations in the financial services sector. This Special Issue invites research papers relating to sustainable investing and financial services. Papers in the following areas are welcome in particular:

• Benchmarking and rating for sustainable investment instruments;
• Corporate governance and investor relation for sustainability;
• ESG integration in portfolio construction and management;
• ESG issues in financial reporting and listing requirements;
• Ethical considerations in sustainable investment decisions;
• Fiduciary duty and liability issues for sustainable investing;
• Green bonds and green loans for sustainable enterprises;
• Impact investing approaches and instruments;
• Impact of ESG factors on corporate financial performance;
• Integration of new technologies for sustainable business models;
• Mitigating greenwashing risks in ESG financial products;
• Sustainable family office management;
• Sustainable and responsible investment indices and benchmarks;
• Sustainable financial product innovation and design;
• Financial regulation on sustainability;
• Fund management and sustainability;
• Retail banking and sustainability.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Michael C. S. Wong
Guest Editor

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