Banking for a better World / Nanno Kleitorp ; in conversation with Marijn Wiersma.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kleiterp, Nanno, Author.

Wiersma, Marijn, author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (149 pages) : digital file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2017

Language Note:

English.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

When we look at all the challenges facing the world, including inequality, population migration, and climate change, we can see a role for development banking in nearly all of them. But will that role be played for good or ill? This book brings together two people who collectively draw on their forty-five years of experience in that world to argue that development banking can-and must-play a constructive role. <BR><BR> We only need to read the news to find public outrage at tales of short-sighted greed in the financial world. But what happens when banks invest in long-term sustainability? Readers will find a fascinating example in the journey of the Dutch development bank FMO. At times global in perspective, at other moments intimately personal, Banking for a Better World interweaves candid anecdotes with development history, as well as banking lessons with client interviews, to deliver a powerful argument for a business model that generates profit through impact, and impact through profit. <BR><BR> This is an important and accessible must-read for anyone involved in banking, business, policy making, and civil society as a whole. <i>Banking for a Better World</i> challenges us to start finding overlaps between our own lives and global issues and to bridge the distance between our personal needs and those of our planet.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Dedication

Title

Copyright

Contents

Foreword

Introduction

The Defining Moments of My Working Life

Ensuring the Well-Being of Both a Growing Population and Our Planet

Sustainable Development as a Business Opportunity

Financing Sustainable Development

The Role of Development Banks

New Business Models for Sustainable Development

FMO's Transition to Sustainable Development

Epilogue

Acknowledgements

Acronym Glossary

References.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-04-078558-1

1-003-69137-4

9781003691372

OCLC:

982237458