Greening Our Economy for a Sustainable Future

Simon Grima, Kiran Sood, Ercan Ozen, Rebecca Emily Dalli Gonzi

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2024
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• eBook ISBN:
  9780443236044
• Subtopic: Environmental Economics
• Index: Biological Sciences

Greening Our Economy for a Sustainable Future examines the green economy by balancing social needs, the environment, and the economy. It argues that different economic models must be developed to address the environment caused by economic expansion. The book not only looks at the opportunities of having a green economy, but also goes into areas such as greenwashing, social washing, sustainability, economics, and more. In addition, it addresses how one can improve well-being through a symbiotic relationship between economic growth and environmental stewardship. - Reviews literature and case studies that can be applied on a large-scale on measures to change the way of economic development to implement a green economy theory - Examines bottlenecks that occur when resource scarcity or poor quality makes investment more expensive - Highlights opportunities for innovation spurred by policies and framework conditions that allow for new ways of addressing environmental problems

Table of contents

• Title of Book
• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• List of contributors
• Chapter 1 IT-driven sustainability: pathways to economic and environmental progress
• Chapter 2 Green economy indicators (part A)
• Chapter 3 Green economy indicators
• Chapter 4 Literature review on sustainability
• Chapter 5 Green investing
• Chapter 6 Green investment: driving sustainability and economic growth
• Chapter 7 Green initiatives (part A)
• Chapter 8 Green initatives trends: insight from text analysis
• Chapter 9 A bibliometric analysis of greenwashing, hush washing, and social washing
• Chapter 10 Regulations and directives that are on the European Union’s table and how this will affect the financial services industry and related industries
• Chapter 11 How this relates to the audit, risk, and compliance management function
• Chapter 12 The effect on enforcement, sustainable practices, and pricing
• Chapter 13 Transitioning to a green economy - the impact on the labor market and workforce skills
• Chapter 14 The effect on education and training
• Chapter 15 The green education and training architecture for the green economy
• Chapter 16 Greening the economy for a sustainable future: opportunities and perceptions
• Chapter 17 Direct and indirect effect on industries and services (A)
• Chapter 18 Economic, social, and environmental aspects of sustainable development-direct and indirect effects on business practices
• Chapter 19 Real-world case studies
• Chapter 20 Global economic, social, and environmental challenges post COVID-19 and balancing the three pillars of sustainability: lessons from Indian ethos
• Index