Sustainable Finance and the 2030 Agenda: Investing to Transform the World

Dear Colleagues,

Since the United Nations launched the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in September 2015 in order to solve some of the most urgent problems facing the world (poverty, clean water, clean energy, decent work, economic growth, and climate action, among others), they have become the globally agreed sustainability agenda to be reached by 2030. Not only the public sector but also the private sector was needed to accelerate the transition to a sustainable economy and achieve these general goals. In this context, this Special Issue focuses on the crucial role that financial markets and investors are expected to play in this framework. Specifically, sustainable finance may contribute to transforming the world through the provision of specific investment strategies, financial activities or financial products associated with these objectives.

For that reason, we encourage researchers to submit to this Special Issue all their current research about: sustainable investment decisions and asset allocation; the performance of bonds, mutual funds, indexes or exchange traded funds (ETFs) associated with SDGs; financial risk and opportunities caused by the SGD challenges such as climate change and the transition to clean energy; the relevance of microfinance or foreign direct investment in developing countries; or any other research related to the role of financial markets, financial institutions and financial actors in SDGs.

Prof. Dr. Maria Del Mar Miralles-Quirós
Prof. Dr. José Luis Miralles-Quirós
Guest Editors

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