This book offers a comprehensive discussion of how green finance has been growing thus far and explores the opportunities and key developments ahead, with particular emphasis on Europe. The main features of the market, the key products, the issue of correctly defining green finance, the main policy actions undertaken, the risk of green washing and the necessary steps to mainstream green finance are discussed in depth. In addition, the book analyses some highly relevant aspects of the market that so far have not been sufficiently explored in the policy, industry and academic debate. This includes the potential role of digitalisation and blockchain in fostering green finance, the crucial role of the effective financing of the agriculture to reach climate and environmental targets and the possible relationship between sustainable finance and other forms of "alternative" finance. This book will be of interest to academics, practitioners, financial institutions and policy makers involved in green finance and to the finance industry in general.
Adds to the scarce scientific literature on green finance, in particular as it concerns Europe
Fosters the debate on the future of green finance in Europe and worldwide
Includes a discussion on some unexplored items such as the potential role of digitalisation and blockchain in fostering green finance, on the need of enhancing green finance in agriculture and on the relationship between sustainable finance and other forms of alternative finance
Marco Migliorelli
Sustainable Development Goals Green securities Sustainable banking Financing green practices in agriculture Green finance and stock exchanges in Europe blockchain Green washing digitalisation alternative finance sustainable finance impact finance agriculture fintech investments and securities development finance