This book explores issues related to green and sustainable finance which aims at the transformation of economies into a new, more sustainable model. It covers a variety of issues related to various financial areas, such as: corporate finance, public finance, monetary and fiscal policy, and risk management. The enclosed papers reflect the extent, diversity, and richness of research areas in the finance and sustainability fields, both fundamental and applied, and are beneficial to researchers, practitioners, scholars and policy makers in economics, finance, and international economics.

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Agnieszka Bem is an Associate Professor in the Department of Corporate and Public Finance at Wrocaw University of Economics and Business, Poland. Her research interest includes public finance, risk management in public sector, fundamental analysis, international finance, health economics, public finance, financial management in healthcare institutions. Karolina Daszyska-ygado is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Corporate and Public Finance at Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, Poland. Her research interest includes business valuation, financial planning and corporate sustainability.

Erika Jáki is an Associate Professor in the Institute for the Development of Enterprises at Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary. Her research interests include behavioural corporate finance, venture capital and business planning, and internal audit at government owned investment companies.

Taána Hajdíková is an Assistant Professor in the Management Department at the University of Economics in Jindichv Hradec, Prague, Czech Republic. Her main research interest lies in the evaluation of financial performance of primarily non-profit organizations.

Bozena Ryszawska is a Professor at the Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, Poland. Her recent scholarly work has focused on green economy, sustainability transition, corporate sustainability, sustainable development, climate finance.

Inhalt
1. CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Activities and Impact on Firm Value: The Case of Technology Company Group.- 2. Financial determinants of development in the process of gmina management in the Silesian Voivodeship in Poland.- 3. Objective assumptions for the Monte Carlo simulation when historical data with a desired interval have limited size.- 4. Is the situation of Polish public hospitals healthy? Indebtedness analysis.- 5. Insurance business cycles in liability insurance - the case of the Polish market.- 6. Quantitative easing and green bonds should a central bank be involved in fostering transition towards low-carbon economy?.- 7. Sustainable Investments as Real Options.- 8. Procuring Socially Responsible Services Within Sustainability-driven Thessaloniki.- 9. Factors Affecting Bankruptcy Depending on the Size of the Company.- 10. Technology-oriented startups in the intersection of Industry 4.0, venture capital financing and business scaling.- 11. Key competencies of startup teams sought-after by investors.- 12. Trends and recommendations of the municipal spending policy in the context of social assistance benefits. Initial analysis.- 13. Sustainable Business Models in Healthcare: A scoping review of the quality and quantity of literature.- 14. Inequality in the distribution of specialist doctors. Evidence from Poland.- 15. Investment in the Polish real estate market housing beta coefficient.- 16. The competitiveness of regions in Poland in 2009-2016.- 17. Drivers of Market Cartelisation on the Example of Bid-Rigging - Case Study.- 18. How do Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors impact on public finance performance? Risk, efficiency and public financial system perspectives.- 19. Capital asset prices in V4 countries.- 20. Innovative public procurement An analysis of surveys conducted among contractors in Poland and the UK.