PrefaceAcknowledgementsSir Roger Gifford - an appreciationIntroduction: About Green and Sustainable Finance: Principles and practice in banking, investment and insurance1 An introduction to green and sustainable financeIntroductionSustainable financeGreen financeThe dimensions of green finance and sustainable financeChallenges for green and sustainable financeOpportunities for green and sustainable financeThe UN Sustainable Development GoalsKey conceptsReviewNotes2 Climate change and our changing worldIntroductionOur changing planetThe climate system and anthropogenic climate changeClimate change and the finance sectorSupporting the transition to a sustainable, low-carbon economyKey conceptsReviewNotes3 Building a sustainable financial system: International, national, industry and institutional responsesIntroductionGlobal policy responses to climate change and sustainabilityFinance sector initiatives to support the growth of green and sustainable financeInstitutional responses - embedding sustainability into strategyKey conceptsReviewNotes4 Measuring and reporting impacts, alignment and flows of green and sustainable financeIntroductionMonitoring, measuring and reporting: impacts and outcomesMonitoring the alignment of lending and investment portfolios with theParis AgreementMonitoring, measuring and reporting: tracking flows of climate financeThe data challengeKey conceptsReviewNotes5 Risk managementIntroductionIntroduction to climate, environmental and sustainability risksClassification of climate, environmental and sustainability risksThe evolving regulatory response to climate, environmental and sustainability risksPricing climate-related and environmental risks - putting a price on carbonKey conceptsReviewNotes6 Responsible retail, commercial and corporate bankingIntroductionThe role of banking in the transition to a sustainable, low-carbon worldUN Principles for Responsible Banking and Net Zero Banking AllianceRetail banking products and servicesCorporate and investment banking products and servicesKey conceptsReviewNotes7 Green and sustainable bondsIntroductionIntroduction to debt capitalGreen bondsOther types of green and sustainable bondsGreen and sustainable bond listings, indices and fundsSecuritizationKey conceptsReviewNotes8 Central and development banksIntroductionThe role of central banksThe role of development banksKey conceptsReviewNotes9 Responsible and sustainable investmentIntroductionIntroduction to investmentIntroduction to responsible and sustainable investmentResponsible and sustainable investment products and servicesChallenges to the continued growth of responsible and sustainable investmentKey conceptsReviewNotes10 Insurance - impact underwritingIntroductionThe role of insurance in the financial systemThe insurance sector and climate-related risksUN Principles for Sustainable Insurance and the Sustainable Insurance ForumPromoting sustainability through insurance - impact underwritingClimate (climate risk) insuranceKey conceptsReviewNotes11 Green and sustainable FinTechIntroductionIntroduction to FinTechApplying FinTech tools and techniques in green and sustainable financePolicy and finance sector initiatives to support FinTech in green and sustainable financeCosts and challenges of FinTechKey conceptsReviewNotes12 The future of green and sustainable financeIntroductionProgress in aligning finance with sustainabilityChallenges to the growth and mainstreaming of green and sustainable financeEmerging areas of interest in green and sustainable financeYour role and future as a green and sustainable finance professionalKey conceptsReviewNotesIndex