Financial sustainability conscientiousness is discussed in the focal point of law, economics and governance. The implementation of sustainability accounts for the most challenging contemporary global governance predicaments that seems to pit today's against future generations in the trade-off of...

In the aftermath of the 2008/9 World Great Recession, ethical investing blossomed as opportunity to imbue trust in the economy. The crisis aftermath offered invaluable opportunities to redefine social investment to strengthen a more sustained, inclusive and equitable society. The 2015 incepted...

Globalization has led to an unprecedented correlation of massive global systems causing systemic risk to increase exponentially (Centeno et al., 2013). 10 years after the global financial crisis, what are the lessons learned, what was improved and what still needs to be accomplished? The crucial...

In the wake of historical and political events, stakeholder pressure can trigger shareholders to divest from politically incorrect markets with the goal of accomplishing socio-political change. As a comparative study, this paper reviews political divestiture to provide a theoretical framework...

Globalization and socio-economic changes heralded attention to Financial Social Responsibility. In the aftermath of the 2008/09 World Financial downturn, the interest in understanding social responsibility in the interplay of financial markets and the real economy reached unprecedented momentum....

Perceived intergenerational unfairness is one of the obstacles for a rapid transition to a low carbon economy whereby current generations have to carry the burden of paying for mitigation, while the next generations will enjoy the benefits for free. Green bonds are believed to be able to...

In recent decades Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) emerged into an en vogue investment philosophy. Originating from religious and moral considerations, SRI evolved in the wake of socio-political deficiencies and corporate social conduct. In the global rise of financial social...