Overview
- Discusses business models of social and sustainable banks and ESG-related initiatives of traditional banks
- Explores developments in the association between ESG practices, credit risk management, and responsible investment
- Discusses climate finance, policy initiatives and central banks' role in promoting sustainable finance
Part of the book series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions (SBFI)
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In recent years sustainable finance along with Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) aspects and their implications for financial institutions have attracted the attention of academics and policy makers. The aim of the book is to bring together chapters that discuss the most recent empirical and theoretical evidence in the field, along with policy making and regulatory initiatives. The book covers topics such as the changing role of banks in the financial system, the differences between sustainable banks and traditional banks, ESG and financial performance, bank social responsibility and customer satisfaction, ESG risk management of financial institutions, the politics of climate finance and policy initiatives, and the role of bank regulators. It will be of interest to academics and policymakers working in banking, risk management, sustainable finance and related fields.
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Chrysovalantis Gaganis is Professor of Finance in the Department of Economics at the University of Crete, Greece.
Fotios Pasiouras is Professor of Banking & Finance at Montpellier Business School, France.
Menelaos Tasiou is a Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Methods and Data Analytics at the School of Economics, Accounting and Finance at the University of Portsmouth, UK.
Constantin Zopounidis is Professor of Financial Engineering and Operations Research, at Technical University of Crete, Greece, Distinguished Research Professor in Audencia Business School, France, a Senior Academician of both the Royal Academy of Doctors and the Royal Academy of Economics and Financial Sciences of Spain.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Sustainable Finance and ESG
Book Subtitle: Risk, Management, Regulations, and Implications for Financial Institutions
Editors: Chrysovalantis Gaganis, Fotios Pasiouras, Menelaos Tasiou, Constantin Zopounidis
Series Title: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24283-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-24282-3Published: 08 March 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-24285-4Published: 08 March 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-24283-0Published: 07 March 2023
Series ISSN: 2523-336X
Series E-ISSN: 2523-3378
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 200
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 8 illustrations in colour
Topics: Financial Services, Risk Management, Sustainable Development