Agencies around the world are in the process of developing taxonomies and standards for sustainable (or ESG) investment products. A key assumption in our model is that of non-consequentialist private investors (households) who derive a "warm glow" decisional utility when purchasing an investment...

The green bond market has grown rapidly since its inception in 2007. Climate-aligned standards provide investors with the confidence that their investments deliver a measurable climate benefit. Serving as a benchmark, these standards demonstrate alignment with the Paris Agreement, against which...

This paper formulates new theories of sustainable finance. The need for new theories of sustainable finance arises from the need to establish a set of propositions that can help us understand the behaviour and actions of economic agents towards sustainable finance. Six theories of sustainable...

This paper analyses Kantian cooperation of sustainability investments in a two-stage game. Firms’ behavior, Kantian cooperation versus competition, is independent at each stage. Our findings indicate that Kantian cooperation in sustainability investment results in lower sustainability levels,...