Designing a Sustainable Financial System: Development Goals and Socio-Ecological Responsibility

By Thomas Walker, Rohan Crichton, Stéfanie D. Kibsey

Book Overview

This edited collection brings together leading theoretical and applied research with the intent to design a sustainable global financial future. The contributors argue that our world cannot move toward sustainability, address climate change, reverse environmental degradation, and improve human well-being without aligning the financial system with sustainable development goals like those outlined by the United Nations. Such a system would: a) be environmentally and socially responsible; b) align with planetary boundaries; c) manage natural resources sustainably; d) avoid doing more harm than good; and e) be resilient and adaptable to changing conditions. The overarching theme in this collection of chapters is a response to the worldwide, supranational sustainable finance discussions about how we can transition to a new socio-ecological system where finance, human well-being, and planetary health are recognized as being highly intertwined.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319882325
• ISBN13: 9783319882321
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 429 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.3"