Is it possible for an investment to be good for a firm's profitability without also being good for the environment, employees, or community? Bolton connects these seemingly disparate ideas to show how to incorporate economic costs, benefits, cash flows, and risks into the evaluation of any type of investment.

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Brian Bolton is Assistant Professor of Finance, School of Business Administration, Portland State University, USA.

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Book Title: Sustainable Financial Investments
Book Subtitle: Maximizing Corporate Profits and Long-Term Economic Value Creation
Authors: Brian Bolton
Series Title: The Diversity, Leadership and Responsibility Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137411990
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-41198-3Published: 14 September 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-41199-0Published: 29 April 2016
Series ISSN: 2947-4744
Series E-ISSN: 2947-4752
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 231
Topics: Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods, Investments and Securities, Business Strategy/Leadership, Business Finance, Finance, general, Corporate Finance

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

Front Matter

The Purpose of the Firm

The Role of the Firm’s Stakeholders

The Sustainability of Economics

The Economics of Sustainability

Valuation of Sustainable Financial Investments

A Systems Perspective of the Firm

Economic Development and Sustainable Financial Investments

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