Finance and Sustainability - Proceedings from the 2nd Finance and Sustainability Conference, Wroclaw 2018

This volume presents the proceedings of the ZAFIN Finance and Sustainability conference, organized by the Wroclaw University of Economics in cooperation with Corvinus University of Budapest and the University of Economics in Prague. The contributing authors analyze a variety of issues concerning recent finance problems, including corporate finance, public finance, monetary and fiscal policy issues, and risk management. The book also addresses topics connected to sustainable finance, the transition to green economies, corporate sustainability and sustainable development. The target audience for this book includes researchers at universities and research and policy institutions, graduate students, and practitioners in economics and finance working for private or government institutions.

Inhaltsverzeichnis:

Driving public organisations towards sustainability.- Debt management of urban gminas on the example of the Silesian Voivodeship.- The Impact of Limiting Tax Costs for Expenditure on the Purchase of Intangible Services from Related Entities on the Level of Tax Charges.- Environmental aspects in Polish public procurement system.- Divestment from coal sector in response to higher risk assessment by insurance companies. Poland case study.- Sustainable management of commercial real estate in the context of investment performance.- Financial Aspects of the Common Agricultural Policy for the Environmental Sustainability of Polish Agriculture.- Transition to a green economy - programming for a low-carbon economy at the voivodeship level.- Fostering eco-innovation through smart specialization strategies and support of EU funds.- Risk management in innovative startups and the role of investors and business accelerators.- Local development as a function of budgetary policy and entrepren eurship.- Overall assessment of corporate social responsibility and irresponsibility - a map of responsibility.- System for Financing Investments in Renewable Energy Sources in Poland.- Selected errors made in economics, in research on global climate change.- Crowdfunding campaigns and success - A systematic literature review.- Literature review on the Governmental Venture Capital academic articles between 2000 and 2018.- Do Polish hospitals perform well? Selected aspects of financial performance.- Special Aspects of the Loan Agreement in the Conditions of the Slovak Republic.- Bill of exchange and its application problems in Slovak republic.- Selected aspects of custody of securities in the conditions of the Slovak Republic.- Liquidity of the European indices: the developed versus the emerging markets.- ESG Awareness and Perception in Sustainable Business Decisions: Perspectives of Indian Investment Bankers vis-à-vis selected European financial counterparts.- Influence of deregul ation on sustainable development of sector of professional financial and accounting services in Poland - an empirical study.- Private insurance and unmet health needs.- Can we own the energy transition? From policy to practice within the framework of psychological ownership theory.- Eco-labeling as a tool to implement the concept of corporate social responsibility - the results of a pilot study.- Corporate Social Responsibility Activities and The Firm's Value: The Case of Containers and Packaging Industry Sector.- Corporate social performance in construction industry - in the search for added value.