Environmental Sustainability & Social Performance In Business
Below is a select list of books that not only imbibe the spirit of Investing for the Soul, but also are highly informative and inspirational. The titles are linked to booksellers (mostly Amazon.com) where they may be purchased. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Higher Ground: How Business Can Do the Right Thing in a Turbulent World
“Finally, a book about business and ethics that’s fit for the twenty-first century. Every executive should pay attention to this book.” — R. Edward Freeman, UDA Darden School of Business. For more information, visit Higher Ground: How Business Can Do the Right Thing in a Turbulent World, by Alison Taylor, ©2023 Harvard Business School Publishing Corporation…
Climate Capitalism: Winning the Race to Zero Emissions and Solving the Crisis of Our Age
“‘An important read for anyone in need of optimism about our ability to build a clean energy future.’—BILL GATES.’ ‘Illuminating, incisive, and deeply reported.”—DAVID WALLACE-WELLS, New York Times-bestselling author of The Uninhabitable Earth.’” For more information, visit Climate Capitalism: Winning the Race to Zero Emissions and Solving the Crisis of Our Age, by Akshat Rathi, March 12, 2024.
Beyond the ESG Portfolio: How Wall Street Can Help Democracies Survive
“It is easy to unintentionally finance autocrats by using benchmark indices, which often include bonds and stocks of countries slipping down the democracy rankings. Despite best intentions, an investor may be investing in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine or supporting a leader like Hugo Chavez without realizing it. This is the kind of situation Beyond the ESG Portfolio…
Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take
“A wonderful rallying call to business leaders all over the world to step up to the greatest opportunity, and responsibility, of our time.” — Sir Richard Branson, founder, Virgin Group. For more information, visit Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take, by Paul Polman and Andrew Winston, Harvard Business Review Press, October…
Comparative Corporate Governance
“As long-term perspectives are becoming increasingly central to corporate decision-making, this book will be an excellent guide for academics and practitioners in corporate law and finance,” writes Irina Bevza. Comparative Corporate Governance, by Afra Afsharipour and Martin Gelter, Edward Elgar Publishing, June 2021.
Values: Building a Better World for All
“Writing with the benefit of almost two decades at the heart of global financial policymaking higher circles, Mark Carney’s indispensable new book asks how we can go from knowing the price of everything to understanding its true value. From the Great Financial Crisis to climate change and the coronavirus pandemic, this is the essential handbook…
