Responsible financial management has to find ways to substitute the growth paradigm with an “optimum volume” paradigm, wherein the need to grow, maintain, or even to shrink is based on defining the...

Responsible financial management has to find ways to substitute the growth paradigm with an “optimum volume” paradigm, wherein the need to grow, maintain, or even to shrink is based on defining the point in time at which the company has its optimum size for society and environment. Responsible finance must help companies that can increase their positive impact, such as renewable energies and organic agriculture, to grow—and help the ones that have a negative impact, like petroleum and tobacco companies, to de-grow or transform their impact.