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Theories of Change Change Leadership Tools, Models and Applications for Investing in Sustainable Development
Today, it has become strikingly obvious that companies no longer operate in an environment where only risk return and volatility describe the...
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The Evolution of Sustainable Investments and Finance Theoretical Perspectives and New Challenges
Over the last decade, socially responsible investments (SRIs) have become paramount to both professionals and academics. In the aftermath of the...
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State-Local Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfer (IGFT) in India: Identification of Indicators
Constitutionally, there is a wide disparity between assignment of revenue powers and expenditure responsibilities to the local governments and...
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Trust Matters
A first-time visitor to Nigeria will be struck by how much property is not for sale. 419 scams are possible because Nigeria’s institutions are...
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More than Money
When thinking about the promise of blockchain, the technology is only half (or less) of the equation. Understanding “how” data is enshrined on the...
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Opening Up Trade
We’ve explored why cryptocurrencies may be a useful alternative to national currencies and imported dollars. We’ve looked at the potential for...
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The Big Bet Vs. Devil You Know
We envisage two potential scenarios taking shape in the coming years. The first scenario, which we will call the Big Bet, is one in which governments...
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Blockchain and Sustainable Development Goals: From Blue Skies Estimates of Impact to Bottom-Up Essentials
This chapter takes a “Theory of Change” approach in examining the opportunities and challenges of blockchain in sustainable development and social...
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The Lessons of Microcredit
Microcredit is a prominent sector in the field of sustainable development finance. This article addresses the lessons learned in its rise and fall...
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Correction to: When Transparency Clouds Rather Than Clarifies: A Closer Look at Transparency Bias Within ESG Scores
The original version of the chapter was inadvertently published with an error. The author name has now been corrected to “Ruben Feldman”.
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Failed Theories of Change: Misperceptions About ESG Investment and Investment Efforts to Combat Climate Change
Sustainable Investing is joining the mainstream. This development is due to transformations in the financial system and regulatory landscape. This...
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Banking 4.0: Digital Ecosystems and Super-Apps
Banking 4.0 is characterised by digital innovations, fusing the physical, artificial, and biological worlds, affecting societies, industries, and...
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About Bridges and Goals: On the Art of Change Management as a Bridge to the Goals for a Sustainable World and a World of Sustainable Investing
This essay outlines a comprehensive perspective on how a transitional path to sustainable living can be fostered. To date, most decision-makers see...
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Analysing the Credibility of Theories of Change
Simply put, and most unfortunately, current interpretations and applications of the Theory of Change concept have drifted so far from their origins...
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Y.1: The Biological Code for Evolutionary Transformation and Strategic Investment Decisions
How does transformation occur in living systems? How do they manage to transform themselves in a direct, fast, safe and extremely energy efficient...
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When Transparency Clouds Rather Than Clarifies: A Closer Look at Transparency Bias Within ESG Scores
As more attention is paid to ESG and more data vendors enter the ESG ratings market, the importance of data quality cannot be understated. ESG scores...
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Cryptography Leads the Next Wave of Societal Change
Blockchain technology has already shifted our thinking towards a different way of organizing and collaborating. Cryptography in peer-to-peer...
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Theory of Change: Defining the Research Agenda
Theories of change revisited. In the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the challenges ahead, actors must think beyond an...
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Comprehensive Simulation Meta Model for Transition Planning and Decision Analysis with Sustainable Impact
A comprehensive simulation meta model for transition planning and decision analysis is proposed and outlined. This model is designed to provide...
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Impact Investing Practice Report: Impact Analysis and Impact Reporting at BonVenture
Impact investing is on the verge of becoming mainstream. Yet, due to an “impactwashing” wave of conventional investment practices it is evermore...