This book analyses how socially responsible investments as well as the rising importance of
Islamic finance are linked to the shift towards renewable energy. Academics and practitioners
in the field take a global perspective and present case studies from several countries. The
book is divided into three parts: The first part sheds new light on the energy shift towards
renewable energy. The second shows the increasing interest of investors in sustainability and
the authors argue that investors not only look at expected returns and risks but also at
social returns. Finally the third part explains the need for social returns in Islamic finance
which cannot be explained by traditional finance theory. This is the fifth volume in a series
on energy organized by the Centre for Energy and Value Issues (CEVI).
