Sandra Dow, Yuwei Shi

Broschiertes Buch

Corporate Finance Under Climate Crisis

Sustainability Transitions in Theory and Practice

Beschreibung

This textbook addresses the complexities associated with the practice of corporate finance in the transition to a Net-Zero world. Understanding the impact of climate change on corporate finance requires synthesis of climate science, climate policy, and traditional finance tools. The book provides readers with the knowledge, skills, and innovative thinking required to navigate the complex landscape of climate change within the corporate setting.

This textbook holds a unique and influential position in the marketplace due to its focus on the critical intersection of corporate finance and climate change. Unlike traditional corporate finance textbooks, this resource specifically addresses the challenges, opportunities, and strategies associated with investment and financing decisions and risk management in the face of the global climate crisis. By exploring topics such as integrating climate risks in financial decision-making, valuing climate-related investments, and the role of financial institutions in climate finance, this textbook equips students, finance professionals, and corporate leaders with the knowledge and tools needed to drive positive change and build a sustainable future for businesses worldwide.

Autor

Sandra Dow is Professor Emeritus at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, USA. She holds a PhD in International Finance from Concordia University in Montreal. Professor Dow began developing an advanced corporate finance class in ESG Risk Assessment in 2010 at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies. In the decade that followed the course evolved to its latest iteration as Corporate Finance in Climate Change. She has written extensively on corporate governance, in addition to research focusing directly on environmental and social risks. She reviews regularly for several finance and pedagogical journals and was the corporate finance/corporate governance subject editor for Research in International Business & Finance. Yuwei Shi is a Visiting Professor in the Coastal Science & Policy Program and the Academic Director of the Blue Pioneers Accelerator Program at the University of California, Santa Cruz, USA. He is also Professor Emeritus at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, USA. He was the founding dean of Middlebury's Graduate School of International Policy and Management, and led the integration of its two predecessor schools in policy and business. He was also the founding director of the Frontier Market Scouts Program, an award-winning education program in social entrepreneurship and impact investing. Yuwei is an expert in competitive strategy, early-stage venture business model development and venture performance evaluation. He has published over three dozen papers in peer-reviewed journals and a number of books and book chapters. He is an award-winning teacher and researcher who has taught MBA and doctoral programs in nearly a dozen universities across the globe.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Springer Nature Switzerland / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-031-83486-8
• Seitenzahl: 444
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Juni 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 669g
• ISBN-13: 9783031834868
• ISBN-10: 3031834860
• Artikelnr.: 72568716