Modern China

Cary Krosinsky is a widely respected educator and leading author and advisor on sustainable finance whose ongoing teaching includes popular courses at Brown University, Yale University and NYU.  This book on modern China is his seventh with his first book having been published back in 2008, Sustainable Finance: The Art of Long Term Performance with Nick Robins.He is also the Co-Founder and Director of the Sustainable Finance Institute which hosted its first event on the Future of Sustainable Finance in China at Peking University HSBC Business School in Shenzhen in January 2019 featuring leading investors with emerging investment solutions across asset classes, many of whom are profiled in this book.He is also the Co-Founder of the Carbon Tracker Initiative, its parent Investor Watch and Real Impact Tracker, Sustainability Advisor, DeepGreen Metals and Principal, NPV Associates.He was a member of the NY State Common Decarbonization Advisory Panel appointed by Governor Cuomo and Comptroller DiNapoli in 2018-19 leading to the fund’s $20B Climate Action Plan, and author/co-author of many previous papers including for the China-UK Green Finance Taskforce, for the UNEP Inquiry on the Value of Everything and for PRI in 2015 developing a framework for asset owners on climate change strategy.

• 1. The Cooperation Imperative.- 2. Environmental, Social and Governance Challenges in China Today.- 3. China and Innovation.- 4. Implications of the Technology Race.- 5. Understanding Chinese History: A Brief Look Back at China from its Origins through the 1700s.- 6. A Century of Humiliation.- 7. 1900 to 2001: Chaos, Cultural Revolution and China's Economic Rise.- 8. China Speed: Modern China's Work Ethic and Sociology.- 9. China as a Leader in Green Finance.- 10. Modern Chinese Companies.- 11. Dynamics Emerge on ESG and Sustainable Investment in China.- 12. Case Study: The US China Green Fund.- 13. Case Study: ChinaAMC.- 14. Case Study: Ehong Capital and Measuring Impact in China.- 15. Case Study: East Capital.- 16. Additional Considerations including China's Belt and Road Initiative.- 17. China's Integrated Policy, Market and Technology Offering for Sustainability.- 18. China's Investment in the Rest of the World.- 19. China as a Leader on Green Bonds.- 20. Key Recommendations.- 21. Conclusion 1: Guanxi.- 22. Conclusion 2: Final Thoughts.