Commodities for Sustainable Development
Exchange-Traded Commodities and Other Commodity-linked Financial Instruments
- 1st Edition - February 10, 2026
- Latest edition
- Author: Adam Marszk
- Language: English
Commodities for Sustainable Development: Exchange-Traded Commodities and Other Commodity-linked Financial Instruments offers highly focused insights into commodities invest… Read more
Commodities for Sustainable Development: Exchange-Traded Commodities and Other Commodity-linked Financial Instruments offers highly focused insights into commodities investing inline with sustainability and ESG principles. It uniquely focuses on commodities in sustainable/ESG investment portfolios, with the exposure gained through the units of ETCs, also providing an 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 their 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.
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 the fields of 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 the example of a market for exchange-traded commodities (ETCs), merging the academic and practical perspectives
Researchers focused on financial and commodities markets, sustainable investing, and sustainable development; Postgraduate students and instructors in sustainability and finance courses; Professionals in the financial industry who supervise, manage or use ETPs (including ETCs), commodities-linked financial instruments and ESG investments, such as portfolio managers (e.g., CIOs); Financial supervision authorities who need to examine the role of commodities markets and sustainable investing financial products
1. Introduction
2. Exchange-traded commodities: main features and comparisons to the competing commodities investing financial products
3. Markets for exchange-traded commodities: empirical study
4. Exchange-traded commodities in the sustainability perspective
5. Conclusions and recommendations
2. Exchange-traded commodities: main features and comparisons to the competing commodities investing financial products
3. Markets for exchange-traded commodities: empirical study
4. Exchange-traded commodities in the sustainability perspective
5. Conclusions and recommendations
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: February 10, 2026
- Language: English
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Adam Marszk
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.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Faculty of Management and Economics, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland