the crossroads between institutional and retail investors /
First Statement of Responsibility
editors, Mario La Torre and Helen Chiappini.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Cham, Switzerland :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Palgrave Macmillan,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[2019]
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource.
SERIES
Series Title
Palgrave studies in impact finance
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction -- Responsible' Remuneration Policies in Banks: A Review of Best Practices in Europe -- Intellectual Capital Disclosure. Evidence From The Italian Banking System -- Assessing the Relationship between Environmental Performance and Banks' Performance: Preliminary Evidence -- 'Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide.' Are Italian Institutional Investors Ready for Responsible Investments? -- Sustainable and Responsible Investments: Same Sea, Different Fishes? -- Sustainability-Themed Mutual Funds: An Analysis of the European Market -- Is Equity Crowdfunding a Good Tool for Social Enterprises?
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This Palgrave Pivot aims to build a bridge between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainable finance in financial markets. It investigates classic CSR topics in the light of a modern conception of sustainability. The first part emphasizes four relevant topics in the CSR panorama of financial institutions: banks remuneration practices; human capital disclosure; the impact of environmental performance on banks, and finally, the institutional investors' attitude towards socially responsible investments (SRIs). The second part explores CSR practices within the financial markets and discusses risk-return profiles of SRI and non-SRI indexes in different time frames. It investigates whether thematic social responsible funds obtain different risk-return than traditional funds, and finally, assesses whether equity crowdfunding could foster social innovation. This book is aimed at scholars and students who are interested in social impact investing and practitioners involved in the social impact market.