| Description |
xviii, 318 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / Jan Pronk -- Foreword / Hans Smits. 1. Introduction -- Pt. I. Sustainability: A General Introduction. 2. Environmental Consciousness and Sustainable Development. 3. Sustainability: The Challenges for Companies. 4. Sustainability: A Special Role for Banks -- Pt. II. Banking and Sustainability. 5. Sustainability, Markets and Banking Products. 6. Sustainability and Financing Risks. 7. Internal Environmental Care. 8. Organization and Communication about Sustainability -- Pt. III. In Reflection. 9. Sustainable Banking in Perspective: The Cases of 34 International Banks. 10. Sustainable Development: A Paradigm Shift. 11. Towards sustainable banking. App. I. Environmental Performances of Developed Countries -- App. II. Sectoral Changes in the Pursuit of Sustainability: A Dutch Scenario -- App. III. IFC Project Classification for Environmental Assessments -- App. IV. Example of an Environmental Risk Checklist -- App. V. The ICC Business Charter for Sustainable Development: Principles for Environmental Management -- App. VI. UNEP Statement by Financial Institutions on the Environment and Sustainable Development -- App. VII. List of Signatories to the UNEP Statement by Financial Institutions on the Environment and Sustainable Development -- App. VIII. Overview of Characteristics of Selected Banks -- App. IX. An Integral Score for Sustainable Banking -- App. X. Ecological Economics -- App. XI. Zero Growth and Other Solutions? -- App. XII. The Prisoner's Dilemma |
| Notes |
Rev. translation of: Duurzaam bankieren |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Revised translation from the Dutch; articles specific to the Rabobank have been omitted |
| Subject |
Sustainable development -- Finance.
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Banks and banking -- Netherlands.
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| LC no. |
2001002398 |
| ISBN |
1853837660 |
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