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Special Issue: Finance and Sustainability

Guest Editor

Prof. Zhenghui Li
Guangzhou Academy of International Finance and Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
Email: lizh@aimspress.com


Manuscript Topics

Environmental degradation and climate change exacerbate the challenges humanity faces. Coping with climate change, controlling environmental pollution and promoting harmonious coexistence between man and nature have become the core issues of sustainable development of the global economy and society. The Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change indicate a fundamental re-organisation of both the financial system and the economy it serves and also imply an intensive study of the current economic and financial development model of every country. Hence, aligning finance with sustainability is subject to much research, experimentation and practice.


The Special Issue aims to extend current research about a wide range of cross-cutting issues on finance and sustainable development of society, economy and ecology. In view of macro-theory and practical demonstration from the establishment of the green financial system and economic sustainable development. Coverage includes carbon finance, green financial system, carbon disclosure, R&D and innovation, corporate social responsibility, energy efficiency, sustainable development, etc. The main objective is to publish innovative articles which utilize relevant principles and theories to promote academic research. More cutting-edge creative achievements and forward insights in the field of finance and sustainability are highly encouraged.


Keywords:
Carbon finance
Carbon disclosure
R&D and innovation
Corporate social responsibility
Green and blue finance
Energy efficiency
Sustainability risks
Sustainable development
Sustainable investment
Payment for ecosystem services (PES)


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Published Papers(9)

Research article
Mapping the evolving complexity of large hydropower project finance in low and lower-middle income countries
Sanna Markkanen Judith Plummer Braeckman Pon Souvannaseng
2020, Volume 2, Issue 2: 151-172. doi: 10.3934/GF.2020009
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Research article
Cost-Benefit analysis in the context of long horizon projects—a need for a social and holistic approach
Arif S. Malik
2019, Volume 1, Issue 3: 249-263. doi: 10.3934/GF.2019.3.249
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Review
Business and policy models to incentivise utilities to engage with demand-side management
Peter Warren
2019, Volume 1, Issue 1: 4-29. doi: 10.3934/GF.2019.1.4
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Research article
A cost-effectiveness assessment method and tool for assessing energy efficiency improvements in buildings
Pekka Tuominen Francesco Reda Waled Dawoud Bahaa Elboshy Ghada Elshafei Abdelazim Negm
2019, Volume 1, Issue 1: 67-81. doi: 10.3934/GF.2019.1.67
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Research article
Relationship between shadow and green economy: less shadow more green
Blagica Novkovska
2019, Volume 1, Issue 2: 130-138. doi: 10.3934/GF.2019.2.130
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Research article
Renewable energy use and the renewable energy sector’s development: public finance, environmental externalities and sustainability
Clement Allan Tisdell
2019, Volume 1, Issue 2: 156-173. doi: 10.3934/GF.2019.2.156
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Research article
Growth, environmental change and business cycles in a multi-regional economy
Wei-Bin Zhang
2019, Volume 1, Issue 2: 205-220. doi: 10.3934/GF.2019.2.205
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Research article
Payment for ecosystem services: could it be sustainable financing mechanism for watershed services in Nepal?
Kishor Aryal Laxmi Dutt Bhatta Prakash S. Thapa Sunita Ranabhat Nilhari Neupane Jagannath Joshi Kanchan Shrestha Arun Bhakta Shrestha
2019, Volume 1, Issue 3: 221-236. doi: 10.3934/GF.2019.3.221
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Research article
Sustainable finance: political challenges of development and implementation of framework conditions
Claudia Kemfert Sophie Schmalz
2019, Volume 1, Issue 3: 237-248. doi: 10.3934/GF.2019.3.237
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