Contents

1. Title Page

2. Acknowledgement of Country

3. Accessibility Information

4. Acknowledgements

5. About the Authors

6. I. Introduction

   1. 1. Introduction

      1. ESG Issues
      2. Market Size
      3. A Note on Terminology
      4. About This book
7. II. Part 1: An overview of sustainable finance

   1. 2. Challenges to Shareholder Primacy

      1. Chapter Overview
      2. Introduction
      3. Basic Legal Forms of Business
      4. Theories of Business Purpose

   2. 3. Frameworks for Sustainable Investment

      1. Chapter Overview
      2. Collective Action/Pledges and Commitments
      3. Measuring Sustainability
      4. Taxonomies and Other Sustainable Finance Frameworks
      5. Sustainability Ratings Agencies

   3. 4. Sustainable Financial Instruments

      1. Chapter Overview
      2. Sustainability in Portfolios and Managed Funds
      3. Sustainability in Bond Markets
8. III. Part 2: Spotlight on contemporary issues

   1. 5. Planetary Boundaries and Climate Science: Background

      1. Chapter Overview
      2. Challenges of the Century
      3. Climate Change

   2. 6. Corporate Transition to Net Zero

      1. Chapter Overview
      2. Net Zero and the Paris Agreement
      3. Carbon Budgets
      4. Carbon Dioxide Emissions Pathways
      5. Climate Change as a Tragedy of the Commons
      6. Corporate Carbon Accounting – GHG Protocol
      7. Science Based Targets

   3. 7. Indigenous Values Shaping Sustainable Investment: A Case Study of Māori

      1. Chapter Overview
      2. Māori History and Culture
      3. Overlap Of Māori Values and ESG Concepts
      4. Māori Investment in Practice
      5. Summary

9. References

10. Glossary

11. Versioning History

12. Review Statement