Sustainability and Finance
A section of Journal of Risk and Financial Management (ISSN 1911-8074).
Section Information
The section aims to publish leading research on sustainable finance and green finance. Sustainable finance is the provision of finance to investments, taking into account environmental, social and governance considerations.
Sustainable finance includes a strong green finance component that aims to support economic growth while achieving the following:
- Reducing pressures on the environment;
- Addressing greenhouse gas emissions and tackling pollution;
- Minimising waste and improving efficiency in the use of natural resources.
It also involves increasing awareness of and transparency with respect to the following:
- Risks that may have an impact on the sustainability of the financial system;
- The need for financial and corporate actors to mitigate those risks through appropriate governance.
Keywords
- Green Finance
- Ethical Finance
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Socially Responsible Investments
- Impact Investing
- Sustainable Investing and Sustainable Funds
- Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Performance
- ESG impact measures of portfolios
- Green bonds, Climate Bonds and Social Bonds
- Innovative financial instruments
- Supply Chain Management
- Circular Economy
- Corporate Sustainability
- Sustainable Supply Chain Finance
Editorial Board
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- New Issues and New Approaches in CSR (Deadline: 31 October 2021)
- Service Industries and Green Economics (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Sustainable Mathematical Modelling in Business Analysis (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Supply Chain Risk, Security, and Sustainability (Deadline: 1 December 2021)
- Product Markets and Supply Chains (Deadline: 15 December 2021)
- Advances in Sustainable Finance (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Green Marketing, Green Finance and Sustainable Development (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Advances in Sustainable Accounting and Finance (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- The Role of Public Finances in the COVID-19 Crisis (Deadline: 20 January 2022)
- Empirical Corporate Finance: Opportunities and Challenges (Deadline: 31 January 2022)
- Green, Sustainable and Solidary Bonds (Deadline: 28 February 2022)
- Sustainability, Marketing and Communication (Deadline: 28 February 2022)
- Evaluation of Public Interventions and Impact on Public Finances Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic (Deadline: 28 February 2022)
- Circular Economy and New Business Models (Deadline: 31 March 2022)
- Non-financial Disclosure and Reporting (Deadline: 1 April 2022)
- Corporate Governance in Global Shocks and Risk Management (Deadline: 29 April 2022)
- Corporate Sustainability, Multi-layered Governance and the Financial Distress Likelihood Worldwide (Deadline: 3 June 2022)
- Green Economy, Finance, and Sustainability (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Sustainable Development and CSR – Perfect Match? (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Climate Finance (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- The Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on Business Sustainability & Financial Risk Analysis (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions:
