Evolution of Sustainable Investments and Finance

Francesco Gangi is Full Professor of Management in the Department of Economics at the University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Italy.  Research interests focus on corporate social responsibility, socially responsible investing and crowdfunding. Antonio Meles is Associate Professor of Finance at the University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli". Research interests focus on private equity and venture capital, bank-firm relationship and corporate governance.Lucia Michela Daniele is a Research Fellow of Management in the Department of Economics at the University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Italy. Research interests focus on crowdfunding and corporate social responsibility. Nicola Varrone is a Research Fellow in the Department of Economics at the University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Italy, and an ESG investment analyst at Banca Mediolanum s.p.a. Research interests focus on corporate social responsibility,socially responsible investing and sovereign wealth funds.   Dario Salerno is a Research Fellow in the Department of Business and Quantitative Studies of University of Naples "Parthenope", Italy.  Research interests focus on financial institutions and markets, the bank-firm relationship, corporate social responsibility.

• Chapter 1: Socially Responsible Investment (SRI): From Niche to Mainstream.- Chapter 2: ESG Criteria in Alternative Investments.- Chapter 3: Socially Responsible Banking: Towards a New Firm-Bank Relationship.- Chapter 4: Crowdfunding and Socially Responsible Initiatives.- Chapter 5: Venture Capital and Responsible Investing: Progress, Problems and Perspectives. Chapter 6: Conclusion.