This book compiles and explains technical terms in sustainable finance in an easy-to-navigate A-Z format. The interdisciplinary nature of sustainable finance means that those researching and working in the field often have to turn to a variety of different sources to look up various non-financial terms. Recognizing this issue, Ibrahim Sancak and Elisa Aracil have curated a comprehensive list of the key terms most commonly used in the field. Each entry maps out an important concept or idea and illustrates how it relates more broadly across this growing discipline, such as the changes and innovations required by the financial sector to meet the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. Overall, Essential Concepts of Sustainable Finance will enable readers to communicate more effectively about finance within the context of sustainability. With related terms and further reading included alongside the entries, this innovative and accessible volume will be of great interest to students, scholars, and practitioners alike.

Table of Contents:
Sustainable Finance: A Multidimensional and Multi-actor Framework Visual Codes of Sustainable Finance Concepts 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Crescentino, D. & Crescentino, L. Active Engagement Sancak, I. Active Ownership Sancak, I. Active Voting Sancak, I. Anthropogenic Climate Change Sancak, I. Anthropogenic Emission Sancak, I. Baseline and Credit Mechanism Gerres, T. Best-in-Class Screening Sancak, I. Best-in-Universe Screening Sancak, I. Biocapacity Sancak, I. Biodiversity Sancak, I. Biodiversity Finance Sancak, I. Biodiversity Intactness Index (BII) Sancak, I. Biodiversity Loss Sancak, I. Biosphere Integrity Sancak, I. Blended Finance Sancak, I. Blue Bonds Ocal, T. Blue Economy Barrachina, M. Blue Finance Barrachina, M Brown Economy Sancak, I. Brown Taxonomy Sancak, I. Brundtland Report Crescentino, D. & Crescentino, L. Business Sustainability Gómez de Liaño, C. Business-as-Usual Aracil, E. Cap and Trade System Gerres, T Carbon Allowance Gerres, T. Carbon Bubble Sancak, I. Carbon Credit Gerres, T. Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Sancak, I. Carbon (Dioxide) Capture Gerres, T. Carbon (Dioxide) Capture & Storage (CCS) Gerres, T. Carbon (Dioxide) Capture & Utilization (CCU) Gerres, T. Carbon Dioxide Equivalent (CO2e) Sancak, I. Carbon Emission Sancak, I. Carbon Emission Permit Gerres, T. Carbon Finance Taskin, D. Carbon Footprint Sancak, I. Carbon Leakage Gerres, T. Carbon Markets Gerres, T. Carbon Neutrality Sancak, I. Carbon Offsetting Sancak, I. Carbon Price Gerres, T. Carbon Removal / Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) Sancak, I. Carbon Sequestration Sancak, I. Carbon Sink Sancak, I. Carbon Taxation Sancak, I. Chief Sustainability Officer Sancak, I. Circular Economy Barrachina, M. Climate Sancak, I. Climate Change Sancak, I. Climate Change Adaptation Sancak, I. Climate Change Mitigation Sancak, I. Climate Crisis Sancak, I. Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) Sancak, I. Climate Finance Taskin, D. Climate Neutrality Sancak, I. Climate Stress Test / Testing Sancak, I. Climate-related Risk (CrR) Ocal, T. Common Good Value Sancak, I. Community Investing Sancak, I. Conference of the Parties (COP) Sancak, I. Corporate Citizenship Gómez de Liaño, C. Corporate Engagement Sancak, I. Corporate Governance Brogi, M. Corporate Social Responsibility Gómez de Liaño, C. Corporate Sustainability Gómez de Liaño, C Decarbonization Sancak, I. Development Finance Moreno de Tejada, O. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Gómez de Liaño, C. Double Materiality Sancak, I. Doughnut Economics Wikström, T. Dynamic Materiality Sancak, I. Earth Overshoot Day Sancak, I. Earth System Sancak, I. Ecological Footprint Sancak, I. Ecosystem Services Sancak, I. Emission Allowance Gerres, T. Emission Trading Gerres, T. Emissions Trading System Gerres, T. Enlightened Shareholder Value (ESV) Sancak, I. Environmental Capital Sancak, I. Environmental Economics Vargas, C Environmental Externalities Vargas, C. Environmental Factors (E of ESG) Sancak, I. Environmental Finance Sancak, I. Environmental Footprint SoGReS-MF Research Group Environmental Kuznets Curve Sancak, I. Environmental Risk Ocal, T. Environmental Taxonomy Sancak, I. Environmental, Social, and Governance Factors / ESG Factors / ESG Criteria Sancak, I. Equator Principles Sancak, I. ESG Analysis SoGReS-MF Research Group ESG Engagement Sancak, I. ESG Fund Jurado, A. ESG Incorporation Sancak, I. ESG Integration Sancak, I. ESG Investing/Investment Sancak, I. ESG Rating Lagasio, V. ESG Reporting Sancak, I. ESG Risks Ocal, T. ESG Voting Sancak, I. Ethical Investment / Ethical Investing Sancak, I. EU Taxonomy for Sustainability Lagasio, V. Exclusionary Investing Benedetti, H. Exclusionary Screening Sancak, I. Externalities Sancak, I. Finance-as-Usual Sancak, I. Financial Inclusion Aracil, E Financial Materiality Sancak, I Fossil Fuel Sancak, I Global Reporting Initiative Kanashiro, P. Global Warming Sancak, I. Global Warming Potential (GWP) Sancak, I. Governance Factors (G of ESG) Lagasio, V. Green Asset Ratio (GAR) Ocal, T Green Assets Ocal, T Green Bond Principles Ocal, T Green Bonds Ocal, T Green Company Sancak, I. Green Economy Sancak, I. Green Equities Martin Bujack, K. Green Finance Ocal, T. Green Fintech Taxonomy (Green Fintech Classification) Ocal, T. Green Growth Sancak, I. Green Investment Martin Bujack, K. Green Lease, Green Leasing Ocal, T. Green Loan Ocal, T. Green Loan Principles Ocal, T. Green Mortgage Ocal, T. Green Premium Sancak, I. Green Project Sancak, I. Green Taxonomy Sancak, I. Green Water Sancak, I. Greenhouse Effect Sancak, I. Greenhouse Gas Emission (GHG Emission) Sancak, I. Greenhouse Gas Neutrality Sancak, I. Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) Sancak, I. Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) Sancak, I. Greenium Sancak, I. Greenwashing, Greenwash Sancak, I. Impact Finance Pareja, B. Impact Investing Pareja, B. Impact Lending Pareja, B. Impact Loan Pareja, B. Impact Materiality Sancak, I. Impact Measurement and Management Ballesteros, C. Inclusionary Investing Benedetti, H. Inside-out Perspective Sancak, I. Integrated Report Sancak, I. Integrated Reporting Sancak, I. Integrated Thinking Sancak, I. Integrated Value Sancak, I. Integrated Value Creation (IVC) Sancak, I. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Crescentino, L. & Crescentino, D Internalization Sancak, I. International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) Sancak, I. International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) Sancak, I. Katowice Climate Package Sancak, I. Keeling Curve Sancak, I. Kyoto Protocol Sancak, I. Land Degradation Ocal, T. Land Degradation Neutrality Ocal, T. Land-system Change Ocal, T. Land-use Change Ocal, T. Life Cycle Assessment SoGReS-MF Research Group Linear Consumption Sancak, I. Linear Economy Sancak, I. Linear Production Sancak, I. Long-term Value Creation (LTVC) Sancak, I. Materiality Esteban-Sánchez, P. & Pardo, E. Microcredit Sancak, I. Microfinance Sancak, I. Microinsurance Sancak, I. Microloan Sancak, I. Millennium Development Goals Crescentino, D. Montreal Protocol Sancak, I. Nationally Determined Contributions Pauw, P. Natural Capital Sancak, I. Natural Resource Sancak, I. Negative Emission Sancak, I. Negative Externalities Sancak, I. Negative Screening Sancak, I. Net Zero Economy Sancak, I. Net Zero Emission Sancak, I. Non-Financial Information Sancak, I. Non-Financial Reporting Sancak, I. Norms-based Screening Sancak, I. OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises Sancak, I. Outside-in Perspective Sancak, I. Paris Agreement Sancak, I. Parts per Million (ppm) Sancak, I. Physical Risk Sancak, I. Pieconomics Sancak, I. Pigouvian Tax Sancak, I. Planetary Boundaries Sancak, I. Planetary Boundaries Framework Sancak, I. Porter Hypothesis Sancak, I. Positive Externalities Sancak, I. Positive Screening Sancak, I. Principles for Responsible Banking Ocal, T. Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) Benedetti, H. Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI) Sancak, I. Race to Zero Sancak, I. Renewable Energy Sancak, I. Responsible Consumption Fernandez-Olit, B. Responsible Investment Fernandez-Olit, B. SASB Standards Kanashiro, P. Scope 1 GHG Emissions Sancak, I. Scope 2 GHG Emissions Sancak, I. Scope 3 GHG Emissions Sancak, I. Shareholder Action Sancak, I. Shareholder Activism Sancak, I. Shareholder Primacy Sancak, I. Shareholder Value Fernandez-Olit, B. Short Termism Fernandez-Olit, B Sin Company Fernandez-Olit, B. Sin Stock Fernandez-Olit, B. Social Bank Cotelo-Ouréns, Y. Social Bonds Cotelo-Ouréns, Y. Social Externalities Cotelo-Ouréns, Y. Social Factors (S of ESG) Cotelo-Ouréns, Y. Social Finance Cotelo-Ouréns, Y. Social Taxonomy Paraskevas, P. Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Paraskevas, P. Stakeholder Capitalism Sancak, I. Stewardship Sancak, I. Stranded Asset Sancak, I. Sustainability SoGReS-MF Research Group Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Sancak, I. Sustainability Disclosure Pardo, E. & Esteban-Sánchez, P. Sustainability Index Aracil, E. Sustainability Linked Loans Ocal, T. Sustainability Linked Loan Principles Ocal, T. Sustainability Rankings Madera del Pozo, A. Sustainability Rating Providers Madera del Pozo, A. Sustainability Ratings Zeidan, R. Sustainability Reporting Sancak, I. Sustainability Risks SoGReS-MF Research Group Sustainability Science Sancak, I. Sustainability Score Madera del Pozo, A. Sustainability Taxonomy Sancak, I. Sustainability Transformation Sancak, I. Sustainability Transition Sancak, I. Sustainability-themed Investing Sancak, I. Sustainable Business Model Aracil, E. Sustainable Development Aracil, E. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Aracil, E. Sustainable Digital Finance Sancak, I. Sustainable Finance Aracil, E. & Sancak, I. Sustainable Finance Forms Sancak, I. Sustainable Finance Literacy Sancak, I. Sustainable Finance Stages Sancak, I. Sustainable Finance Taxonomy Sancak, I. Sustainable Finance Technology (SuFTech) Sancak, I. Sustainable Insurance Sancak, I. Sustainable Investing, Sustainable Investment, Sustainability Investment (SI) SoGReS-MF Research Group Sustainable Investment Fund Jurado, A. Sustainable Investment Strategies Sancak, I. Sustainable Lending Ocal, T. Taxonomy Sancak, I. Thematic Investing Sancak, I. Tradable Emission Permit Gerres, T. Tradable Emission Right Gerres, T. Transition Finance Sancak, I. Transition Management Vargas, C. Transition Risk Vargas, C. Triple Bottom Line Aracil, E. Twin Transformation Sancak, I. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Pauw, P. United Nations Global Compact Sancak, I. United Nations Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights Pardo, E. & Esteban-Sánchez, P. Value Reporting Foundation Sancak, I. Values-based Banking Cotelo-Ouréns, Y.