Origins and evolution of sustainable development and finance
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | Origins and evolution of sustainable development and finance |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 11304 |
3772 | |
Book Title | De Gruyter Handbook of Sustainable Development and Finance |
Authors | Cadman, Tim (Author) and Sarker, Tapan (Author) |
Editors | Cadman, Tim and Sarker, Tapan |
Page Range | 3-14 |
Series | De Gruyter Handbooks in Business, Economics and Finance |
Chapter Number | 1 |
Number of Pages | 12 |
Year | 2022 |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (European Journal of Nanomedicine) |
Walter de Gruyter | |
Place of Publication | Berlin, Germany |
ISBN | 9783110738292 |
9783110733488 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110733488-001 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110733488-001/html |
Abstract | This introductory chapter provides a broad-brush presentation of the intergovernmental regime for sustainable development that has arisen since the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Rio Earth Summit, and beyond. The chapter begins with an outline of the origins of sustainable development as an intergovernmental and international policy agenda and delineates some of the main outcomes arising from UNCED. These include the various conventions guiding global environmental policy today, as well as the Global Environment Facility, one of the most significant channels of finance for sustainable development. Also explored are the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), 2000-2015 and their successors, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This is followed by a discussion of the role of the private sector in financing sustainable development and the challenges inherent in unlocking private finance. The chapter continues with an exploration of the future for sustainable development and finance in the light of the alternative approaches to understanding and valuing capital and in the context of COVID-19. A final section summarises the contributions of the various authors in this section, who explore a range of issues confronting the current practice of, and potential for, sustainable development and finance. |
Keywords | ecosystem services, forest certification, global environment facility, landscape planning, millennium development goals, natural capital, neoliberalism, sustainable development goals, unced, taxonomy, world bank, COVID-19 |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350201. Environment and climate finance |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Southern Queensland |
School of Business | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q7qy7/origins-and-evolution-of-sustainable-development-and-finance
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