Wolfgang Spiess-Knafl – författare

Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain for Social Impact provides an accessible overview of artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technologies, and explores their applications for social enterprise and impact investing.The opening chapter introduces the impact space, exploring different social business models, the role of technology, the impact investing market and general problems in the space. The remainder of this book falls into two paths: the first focusing on AI and the other looking at the blockchain technology. Providing introductions to each of these technologies and their histories, the author goes on to examine them from the perspectives of social business models and impact finance. A concluding chapter explores AI and cryptocurrencies in the impact space in the future. Readers are supported with international case studies and other student-friendly features.Situated at the intersection between technology, fintech, social enterprise, impact investing and social impact, this book is a valuable resource for upper-level courses across all these areas. It also offers an introduction to this emerging topic for researchers and business professionals.Online teaching resources to accompany this book include instructor lecture slides and data sets.

Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain for Social Impact provides an accessible overview of artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technologies, and explores their applications for social enterprise and impact investing.The opening chapter introduces the impact space, exploring different social business models, the role of technology, the impact investing market and general problems in the space. The remainder of this book falls into two paths: the first focusing on AI and the other looking at the blockchain technology. Providing introductions to each of these technologies and their histories, the author goes on to examine them from the perspectives of social business models and impact finance. A concluding chapter explores AI and cryptocurrencies in the impact space in the future. Readers are supported with international case studies and other student-friendly features.Situated at the intersection between technology, fintech, social enterprise, impact investing and social impact, this book is a valuable resource for upper-level courses across all these areas. It also offers an introduction to this emerging topic for researchers and business professionals.Online teaching resources to accompany this book include instructor lecture slides and data sets.

Impact investing is a dynamic field that has been recently been discussed as a supplemental funding source for addressing societal problems. The topic has generated significant interest and is presumed to achieve significant growth rates for the coming years. This book provides a refreshed yet comprehensive overview about the market, financial instruments and the associated impact assessment. Specifically, it covers the concept of impact investing within the broader field of social finance as well as the relevant (and new) actors, presents current financing instruments and the various tools to assess the impact of the investing strategy, and introduces valuation and fund modelling techniques which impact the investment decision of fund managers. This useful reference tool will be of interest to academics and researchers in the field of impact investing alongside students and practitioners in the space.

Impact investing is a dynamic field that has been recently been discussed as a supplemental funding source for addressing societal problems. The topic has generated significant interest and is presumed to achieve significant growth rates for the coming years. This book provides a refreshed yet comprehensive overview about the market, financial instruments and the associated impact assessment. Specifically, it covers the concept of impact investing within the broader field of social finance as well as the relevant (and new) actors, presents current financing instruments and the various tools to assess the impact of the investing strategy, and introduces valuation and fund modelling techniques which impact the investment decision of fund managers. This useful reference tool will be of interest to academics and researchers in the field of impact investing alongside students and practitioners in the space.

Impact Investing ist ein dynamischer Bereich, der in letzter Zeit als zusätzliche Finanzierungsquelle für die Lösung gesellschaftlicher Probleme diskutiert wird. Das Thema ist auf großes Interesse gestoßen und wird in den kommenden Jahren vermutlich erhebliche Wachstumsraten erzielen. Dieses Buch bietet einen aufgefrischten und dennoch umfassenden Überblick über den Markt, die Finanzinstrumente und die damit verbundene Folgenabschätzung. Es behandelt insbesondere das Konzept des Impact Investing innerhalb des breiteren Feldes der sozialen Finanzen sowie die relevanten (und neuen) Akteure, stellt die aktuellen Finanzierungsinstrumente und die verschiedenen Instrumente zur Bewertung der Auswirkungen der Anlagestrategie vor und führt in Bewertungs- und Fondsmodellierungstechniken ein, die sich auf die Investitionsentscheidungen der Fondsmanager auswirken. Dieses nützliche Nachschlagewerk wird sowohl für Wissenschaftler und Forscher im Bereich Impact Investing als auch für Studenten und Praktiker in diesem Bereich von Interesse sein.

The financial markets are experiencing a profound transformation with the introduction of new sustainability-focused regulations. Large shifts often come with disruptions and confusion. This book introduces the ‘operating system' for financial markets, exploring how changes are implemented across the capital value chain.First, it presents the new operating system governing information and capital flows between the companies and the capital owners. While specific regulations differ, their general aim is remarkably similar: redirecting global capital flows.Second, the book looks at how these regulations are implemented on the ground level. It analyzes how capital managers are taking decisions, considering the non-financial preferences of the capital owners. It also analyzes the new emerging IT landscape which helps companies to comply and leverage the new set of information provided by the new regulation.This book offers a comprehensive look at the complex and multi-dimensional integration of sustainability into finance. The overview of the technological landscape will be an additional benefit for those looking to implement sustainability-related changes in their processes. The book will be of interest to students, researchers, and policymakers in sustainable finance and capital market regulation.