“The benevolent intermingling of the ‘ecosystem’ – public and private systems ‘embracing the heterogeneity of investor and stakeholder perspectives’ – can be an all-encompassing force for good. Citizens, workers, savers, consumers and investors need to work together in spheres of overlapping interests. If one financial handbook is needed to guide these communities on their journey, Bose, Dong and Simpson have provided it.” (David Marsh, Chairman, OMFIF)

“Disruption in the 21st century has skirted finance, until now. Bose, Guo, and Simpson peak behind the financial curtain to spotlight what’s obsolete about how capital is invested, and how sweeping change is benefiting citizen investors and the planet as a whole. Transformation is vital and urgent; Bose, Guo, and Simpson apply ground-breaking ecosystem thinking to show just why and how.” (Stephen Davis, Associate Director, Harvard Law School Programs on Corporate Governance and Institutional Investors) 

“This book is exciting and ambitious. It is a comprehensive and readable account of one of today’s most important questions. How to make corporate functioning compatible with human welfare. It introduces us to a new language of responsibility—expansion of the scope of traditional accounting thereby reducing much of the need for regulation. It is a joy to encounter so many new ideas and imaginative solutions.  Buy it! Read it! And keep it close at hand.” (Robert A. Monks, Chairman, Value Edge)
“Essential reading for all those interested in sustainable investing, or concerned about the role of finance in human rights, global warming and ending corruption. A wonderful guide for students, practitioners and activist alike.” (Kerry Kennedy, Founder and President, Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights)

“Unless we can better understand and harness the financial ecosystem we have little chance of sustaining the planetary ecosystem. This means giving adequate weight to our non-marketed but essential natural and social assets. This book is an insightful tool and guide in that endeavor.” (Robert Costanza, Vice Chancellor’s Chair in Public Policy, The Australian National University)

“This book, which argues that the financial ecosystem should be seen as a global common property resource for all stakeholders, tackles new and interesting questions on the topic such the importance of broad-based sustainability disclosure standards for organizations and the systemic value of diverse networks of governance. The Financial Ecosystem is an insightful and timely contribution on how we can design the mechanisms we need to ensure all voices in the process of sustainable capital allocation are represented.” (Alyson Genovese, Director of Regional Hub: USA & Canada, GRI)

“To make the transition to the green economy that we need now, the bankers have to integrate an understanding of our precious natural ecosystems into investment decision-making. This book showcases the frameworks, tools and examples that academics and practitioners of sustainable finance can draw upon to hasten that transition. The authors have uniquely combined a masterful command of the academic research with a focus on the analytical tools and specialized data sources critical to serious practitioners.” (Steven A. Cohen, Senior Vice Dean, Columbia University)

“The way that companies create value and investors capture that value has fundamentally changed. Yet, the way we measure and report on the activities that drive value has remained largely unchanged. In order to incentivize, maximize and sustain value creation for shareholders and stakeholders alike over the long-term, we must understand and measure the interconnected relationship between financial, social and natural capital. The brilliance of this book lies in using existing tools and research to properly frame and elevate the conversation around this challenge so as to strength the financial ecosystem’s role in delivering a more Inclusive Capitalism.”(Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild, Founder, The Coalition for Inclusive Capitalism)

Outlines the rationale for and methods used in six areas where financial acumen has been harnessed to the goal of combining monetary return with long run sustainability Illustrates analytical tools and specialized data sources essential to those interested in increasing the level of social responsibility embedded in economic activity Describes and differentiates each of the six areas and their specific roles in advancing specific measures of sustainability

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