A review of studies on green finance of banks, research gaps and future directions

I Akomea-Frimpong, D Adeabah, D Ofosu… - … Finance & Investment, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
With growing global concern for environmental protection, climate change and sustainable
development, policymakers and researchers have recently focused on green finance. In this …

Sustainable finance and investment: Review and research agenda

FAFS Cunha, E Meira, RJ Orsato - Business Strategy and the …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Sustainable finance and investment (SFI) is key to fostering sustainable global development.
Research in this field has focused on specific topics, such as the financial performance of …

Does green finance inspire sustainable development? Evidence from a global perspective

KH Wang, YX Zhao, CF Jiang, ZZ Li - Economic Analysis and Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
This study assesses the causal link between green finance (GF) and sustainable
development (SD) at a global scale with the bootstrap rolling-window Granger causal …

The regulatory dynamics of sustainable finance: Paradoxical success and limitations of EU reforms

H Ahlström, D Monciardini - Journal of Business Ethics, 2021 - Springer
The financial sector has seen a transformation towards 'sustainable'finance particularly in
Europe, driven also by unprecedented regulatory reforms. At the same time, many are …

How to design more sustainable financial systems: The roles of environmental, social, and governance factors in the decision-making process

M Ziolo, BZ Filipiak, I Bąk, K Cheba - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
A literature review showed that finance is a driver of sustainability. However, to achieve
sustainability through finance, it is necessary to rebuild and adapt the financial system to the …

Alternative ESG ratings: How technological innovation is reshaping sustainable investment

A Hughes, MA Urban, D Wójcik - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) rating agencies have been instrumental in
mainstreaming sustainability in the investment industry. Traditionally, they have relied on …

Sustainable financial products in the Latin America banking industry: Current status and insights

JC Mejia-Escobar, JD González-Ruiz… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
The purpose of this study is to analyse the extant literature on sustainable financial products
(SFP) with a comprehensive understanding of the status quo and research trends as well as …

Research on the impact of green finance policy on regional green innovation-based on evidence from the pilot zones for green finance reform and innovation

C Zhang, X Cheng, Y Ma - Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
To develop green finance and ensure the goal of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality,
China set up the pilot zones for green finance reform and innovation in 2017. We empirically …

ESG factor integration into private equity

MC Zaccone, M Pedrini - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Although more and more private equity (PE) firms are integrating environmental, social, and
governance (ESG) factors into their investment strategies, there is no clear understanding of …

Support for sustainable finance and investment in Europe

M Olumekor, A Oke - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
Sustainable finance and investment has become an important factor in achieving
environmental sustainability. Evidence also suggests it has become more prominent in the …