Commodities for Sustainable Development: Exchange-Traded Commodities and Other Commodity-Linked Financial Instruments - Softcover

Marszk, Adam

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0443333351 ISBN 13: 9780443333354

Publisher: Academic Press, 2026

Synopsis

Commodities for Sustainable Development: Exchange-Traded Commodities and Other Commodity-Linked Financial Instruments offers highly focused insights into commodities investing in line with sustainability and ESG principles. The book uniquely focuses on commodities in sustainable/ESG investment portfolios, with exposure gained through the units of ETCs, and also providing up-to-date reviews of literature and theoretical concepts. Sections explain the main features of ETCs and compare them to other similar financial products―especially ones used for commodities investing―indicating relative strengths and weaknesses. Additional sections discusses the possible impact of ETCs on related markets, including underlying assets and those derived from empirical and theoretical examinations.

The empirical analysis presented in the book covers all ETCs available globally, thus offering valuable insights into the often-understudied markets. This book serves as a valuable resource for a wide range of readers―researchers, students, instructors, and professionals alike―due to its theoretical and empirical outline of the commodities-linked financial instruments, particularly ETCs.

• Discusses highly debated issues in commodities, sustainable (ESG) finance, and sustainable development
• Applies various levels of analysis and research methods, leading to both macro- and micro-level conclusions
• Includes a highly detailed empirical analysis, utilizing a comprehensive database throughout the book, with information on all ETCs―regardless of their activity status
• Utilizes an example of market for exchange-traded commodities (ETCs), merging academic and practical perspectives

About this title

About the Author

Adam Marszk is associate professor in the Faculty of Management and Economics, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland. His research focuses on financial innovations, financial markets, sustainable investing, financial systems in underdeveloped economies, economic integration, and portfolio management. He has published articles and books in the top economic journals, including Technological Forecasting and Social Change and Journal of Macroeconomics. He has served as coordinator and investigator in research projects financed by national and international institutions and was the winner of the Jan Uphagen’s Award for the Best Young Scientists. In 2017 he was awarded the START scholarship of the Foundation for Polish Science. Since 2017 he is also CFA charterholder and member of the CFA Institute and CFA Society Poland.

From the Back Cover

Commodities for Sustainable Development: Exchange-Traded Commodities and Other Commodity-linked Financial Instruments offers detailed, highly focused insight into commodities investing in line with sustainability and ESG principles. It uniquely focuses on commodities in the sustainable/ESG investment portfolios with the exposure gained through the units of ETCs, and it provides an up-to-date review of the literature and theoretical concepts in this emerging area of commodities investing. It is designed as a detailed discussion of various topics concerning commodities and their role in sustainability, understood twofold as contributions or barriers to sustainable development and one of the major components in sustainable investing portfolios.

The book explains the main features of ETCs and compares them to other similar financial products―especially the ones used for commodities investing―indicating their relative strengths and weaknesses. It also discusses the possible impact of ETCs on related markets, including the ones for the underlying assets, derived from empirical and theoretical examinations. The empirical analysis presented in the book covers all ETCs available globally, thus offering valuable insights into the often-understudied markets. It also covers the possible application of ETCs as tools for sustainable investing in commodities. It discusses problematic issues linked to commodities investments (from the sustainability perspective) and assesses the ESG profile of the major ETCs, also as detailed case studies. It also discusses sustainable development policies in the context of the commodities and financial investment industries.

This book serves as a valuable resource for a wide range of readers―researchers, students, instructors, and professionals alike―due to its theoretical and empirical outline of the commodities-linked financial instruments, particularly ETCs.

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0443333351
• ISBN 13: 9780443333354
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 236