/library/oar/handle/123456789/18881 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 14:28:03 GMT 2025-11-12T14:28:03Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/141042 Title: Green wealth : navigating towards a sustainable future Authors: Grima, Simon; Maditinos, Dimitrios; Noja, Grațiela-Georgiana; Stankevičienė, Jelena; Tarczynska-Luniewska, Malgorzata; Thalassinos, Eleftherios I.; Nermend, Kesra Abstract: In contemporary times, humanity is faced with environmental challenges of an unprecedented magnitude. These challenges require a thoughtful and proactive approach to identify meaningful and sustainable solutions. Consequently, sustainable economic development has emerged as a potential solution to balance economic growth with environmental preservation. This has prompted scholars, policymakers, and activists to explore innovative approaches prioritising the welfare of both people and the planet. In this context, the book Green Wealth: Navigating Towards a Sustainable Future innovatively addresses the topical subject of sustainable development and green innovation. It aims to contribute to this emerging field by helping readers interested in interdisciplinary methods, tailored strategies, and policies to manage environmental risks and enhance economic welfare. Moreover, the book ambitiously addresses environmental challenges and provides accurate research for a resilient, eco-friendly future through a comprehensive and integrated approach. Through its 16 chapters, the book undertakes a multidisciplinary approach that embeds principles of economics, ecology, sociology, mathematics, and political science, providing a comprehensive understanding of this emerging field of study. At the core of this exploration lies the concept of green wealth, which surpasses traditional notions of prosperity by incorporating ecological integrity and social well-being into the fabric of economic progress. Pressing issues like climate change, biodiversity loss, and resource shrinkage have brought to the fore the critical need to ensure sustainable development. Green Wealth: Navigating Towards a Sustainable Future serves as a manifesto for this transformative journey towards a more resilient and inclusive future. It embeds theoretical underpinning, advanced econometric studies, and mathematical models that shed light on the numerous ways in which sustainable economic development can be achieved. More specifically, the book starts with a detailed description of the role of sustainable finance for a blue economy and the role of local governance in coping with environmental challenges, including those induced by the shadow economy, and ensuring a sustainable future. It further pre sents the inferences between technological and financial innovations and sustain able development and outlines the importance of attracting environment-friendly and socially responsible investors. The following section provides a dynamic anal ysis of sustainable economic stake and coproduction in competition and explores the elusive sustainability in the fashion industry and tourism sectors. Finally, the book captures the social and economic factors of bioeconomy development at the level of the European Union and assesses the effectiveness of policy pathways to sustainability, while also addressing the role of artificial neural networks and machine-learning techniques for comparative CSR and ESG actions. Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/141042 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/141035 Title: Exploring ESG challenges and opportunities : navigating towards a better future Authors: Grima, Simon; Maditinos, Dimitrios; Noja, Gratiela Georgiana; Stankevičienė, Jelena; Tarczynska-Luniewska, Malgorzata; Thalassinos, Eleftherios Abstract: The sustainable development of economies is now an important point of action for many organisations. One of the key documents that has, in a sense, become a benchmark for implementing a sustainable approach to business practice is the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 2022). The orientation towards a sustainable approach in business has also found its dimension in subsequent documents and relevant regulations like the Paris Agreement (2015), the European Green Deal (n.d.), the CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting, n.d.), the Taxonomy (Regulation - 2020/852 - EN - EUR-Lex, n.d.), and the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TFCFD) (Task Force, 2020). The 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals offer a comprehensive framework for businesses to build their sustainable development policies. This framework is not just about meeting our current needs, but also about respecting the environment, the rights of others, and the needs of future generations. It underscores the importance of our actions today in shaping the world of tomorrow. On the one hand, it is an extremely important and seemingly understandable issue, but on the other, it raises a lot of discussion and controversy. This area is still the field of ongoing scientific discourse. [extract]. Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/141035 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/141034 Title: Cross-disciplinary impacts on insurance law ESG concerns, financial and technological innovation Authors: Lima Rego, Margarida; Grima, Simon Abstract: What do you get when you mix insurance academics and professionals from different countries and cultures and add to this disruption such as new environmental, social and governance concerns, financial and technological innovation? When you combine insurance academics and professionals from diverse countries and cultures, infuse this blend with disruptive forces such as emerging environmental, social, and governance concerns, and the dynamism of financial and technological innovation, what emerges is a collective effort to identify and characterized the new, acceptable norm in twenty-first-century insurance. Unlike their predecessors, the twenty-first-century insurers have a growing impact on cross-sector service provision by making available to their clients a wealth of expert knowledge and experience in Big Data analytics. Although the series has a predominant legal focus, in this volume, we wanted to explore the wider-angle viewpoint, strongly encouraging submissions of multi- or inter-disciplinary research, as reflected by the different scientific backgrounds of the two co-editors. We also wanted to extend our reach to diversify the volume of authors’ profiles, inviting academics in various career stages, including students and sector practitioners, to submit their manuscript proposals. When considering the wider-angle viewpoint beyond insurance, it is important to look at how insurance fits into the broader financial services industry and how it intersects with other areas of the economy. For example, the insurance industry is closely tied to the healthcare industry, as health insurance is one of the most important and widely purchased insurance products. Additionally, the insurance industry is also connected to the investment industry, as insurance companies often invest the premiums they collect in order to generate returns. [extract] Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/141034 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/141033 Title: Sustainable development and green innovation : managing risk through interdisciplinary approaches and policy strategies Authors: Muradov, Adalat; Ahmadov, Fariz; Hajiyeva, Nargiz; Sood, Kiran; Grima, Simon Abstract: One of the most significant transformative challenges of the new millennium is sustainable development and the green innovations leading to it. Pursuing sustainable development and green innovation has become a key agenda for policymakers, businesses, and researchers alike. Integrating interdisciplinary approaches and policy strategies has become increasingly prominent in the face of environmental challenges and the identification of effective solutions. In particular, the role of specific stakeholders, such as the state and municipalities, the role of corporate green strategies, and the contribution of funding institutions in the sustainability transition are all important. This book, Sustainable Development and Green Innovation: Managing Risk Through Interdisciplinary Approaches and Policy Strategies, is part of the highly esteemed ESFIRM (Emerald Studies in Finance, Insurance, and Risk Management) series and aims to comprehensively explore the dynamic intersections of sustainability, finance, risk management, and policy making. This book explores the sustainability transition and related policy strategy from an interdisciplinary perspective. The book’s guiding principle is that specific sectors can be drivers (or even barriers) to sustainable development, such as the financial sector, tourism, education, and energy, among others. The book’s chapters provide a comprehensive overview of the background of technological, social, and policy innovations. Good green governance is best understood through case studies. The book presents several sectoral and regional examples of policies that promote sustainability and can contribute to knowledge transfer on green issues. From the strategic ambitions and constraints of Swiss energy companies to the complex role of stakeholder engagement in green innovation policy in Nigeria, the contributions reflect the global and multifaceted nature of sustainable development. The bibliometric review of green finance and banking literature also provides an in-depth synthesis of existing knowledge, helping to identify emerging trends and research gaps. Technology has an undeniable role to play in the transition to a green economy, and several chapters in the volume address the implications of artificial intelligence and machine learning for sustainable finance. These technological developments are shaping the future of financial markets and driving the emergence of innovative green solutions. In addition, case studies on sustainability practices in tourism and rural entrepreneurship highlight the need for targeted policy interventions that consider specific socio-economic and environmental contexts. This volume provides valuable insights into the effectiveness of different policy measures, such as those implemented in Georgia and the Visegrad region, to promote environmentally sustainable economic growth. One of the book’s conclusions is that the sustainability transition is decided in the minds and hearts of the people. Policy instruments and institutional solutions depend on people and their communities. Another important finding is that the multidimensional nature of sustainable development requires a holistic approach, considering economic and non-economic drivers. This book seeks to bridge the gap between theory and practice by presenting empirical studies and conceptual frameworks that can guide policymakers and practitioners in achieving sustainability goals. The authors make valuable recommendations emphasising the need for collaboration across sectors and disciplines to make meaningful progress. I am confident that this volume will inspire further research and help inform policy measures to facilitate the transition to a more sustainable and resilient future. Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/141033 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z