Research Monograph Management & Commerce Sustainable Finance Paid Access

Digital Transformation and Sustainable Investment: Emerging Trends and Practices in Modern Business

By M. Abdulgani & Dr. S. Subramanian

The contemporary business environment is being reshaped by two powerful and closely connected forces: digital transformation and the growing demand for sustainable investment. Digital technologies have altered the way firms operate, customers interact with businesses, financial institutions deliver services, and investors obtain and evaluate information. At the same time, environmental pressures, social expectations, governance concerns and regulatory developments have expanded the meaning of long-term value creation. Investment decisions are increasingly expected to consider not only financial return and risk, but also the sustainability characteristics of the activities financed.
Category
Sustainable Finance & Digital Business
Target Audience
Researchers, Doctoral Scholars, Postgraduate Students & Practitioners
Discipline
Management & Commerce
Edition
1st Edition, September 2026
ISBN
978-81-180383-8-2
Chapters
15 Chapters

About This Book

This book examines the intersection of digital transformation and sustainable investment. It treats digital transformation not merely as the adoption of software or electronic channels, but as a strategic capability involving data, analytics, artificial intelligence, platforms, organisational change and governance. Sustainable investment is considered as a broad family of practices that includes ESG integration, green finance, climate-oriented investment, impact investment and sustainability-linked financial instruments.

The central proposition is that digital capabilities can strengthen sustainable investment by improving information quality, analytical capacity, transparency, accessibility and monitoring. At the same time, technology can introduce new risks, including algorithmic bias, cybersecurity threats, privacy concerns, digital exclusion, greenwashing and the environmental footprint of computing.

The book is designed for researchers, doctoral scholars, postgraduate students, faculty members, financial professionals, managers and policy makers. It combines conceptual discussion, recent literature, practical examples, theoretical perspectives, a proposed conceptual framework and a research agenda.

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction to Digital Transformation and Sustainable Investment
  2. Digital Transformation in Modern Business
  3. Sustainable Investment: Concepts, Evolution and Principles
  4. The Relationship Between Digital Transformation and Sustainable Investment
  5. Emerging Digital Technologies in Investment
  6. ESG and Sustainable Investment
  7. Digital Transformation and Investor Decision-Making
  8. Emerging Trends in Sustainable Investment
  9. Benefits of Digital Transformation for Sustainable Investment
  10. Challenges, Risks and Ethical Issues
  11. Theoretical Perspectives
  12. Conceptual Framework
  13. Managerial and Policy Implications
  14. Research Gaps and Future Research Directions
  15. Conclusion

Keywords

Digital Transformation Sustainable Investment ESG Integration Green Finance Climate Finance Impact Investment Sustainability-Linked Instruments FinTech Artificial Intelligence in Finance Investor Decision-Making Greenwashing Algorithmic Bias Cybersecurity Digital Exclusion Conceptual Framework Research Agenda

How to Cite

Abdulgani, M., & Subramanian, S. (2026). Digital Transformation and Sustainable Investment: Emerging Trends and Practices in Modern Business (1st ed.). WiseLeaf Scientific Ventures. ISBN: 978-81-180383-8-2

DOI: 10.66079/wiseleaf.digital-transformation-sustainable-investment.2026

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