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Sustainable Finance and ESG

Risk, Management, Regulations, and Implications for Financial Institutions

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Editors:
  1. Chrysovalantis Gaganis

    1. Department of Economics, University of Crete, Rethymno, Greece

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  2. Fotios Pasiouras

    1. Montpellier Business School, Montpellier, France

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  3. Menelaos Tasiou

    1. School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK

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  4. Constantin Zopounidis

    1. School of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece

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  • 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

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. The Changing Role of Banks in the Financial System: Social Versus Conventional Banks

    • Simon Cornée, Anastasia Cozarenco, Ariane Szafarz
    Pages 1-25

  3. ESG Issues as Strategic Components of Long-term Success of Financial Institutions: Are There Differences in Financial Performance and Firm Value?

    • Olaf Weber
    Pages 27-46

  4. Corporate Social Responsibility, Customer Satisfaction, and Customer Loyalty in Banking Institutions: A Literature Review

    • Stratos Kartsonakis, Evangelos Grigoroudis
    Pages 47-70

  5. Socially and Environmentally Responsible Investments and Mutual Funds

    • Michalis Doumpos, Marianna Eskantar, Constantin Zopounidis
    Pages 71-89

  6. Firm ESG Practices and the Terms of Bank Lending

    • Mingying Cheng, Iftekhar Hasan
    Pages 91-124

  7. ESG and Credit Risk

    • Chrysovalantis Gaganis, Fotios Pasiouras, Menelaos Tasiou
    Pages 125-143

  8. The Politics of Climate Finance and Policy Initiatives to Promote Sustainable Finance and Address ESG Issues

    • Paola D’Orazio
    Pages 145-171

  9. The Role of Bank Regulators in the Promotion of Green and Climate Finance

    • Paola D’Orazio
    Pages 173-196

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 197-200
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About this book

​​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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Economics, University of Crete, Rethymno, Greece

    Chrysovalantis Gaganis

  • Montpellier Business School, Montpellier, France

    Fotios Pasiouras

  • School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK

    Menelaos Tasiou

  • School of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece

    Constantin Zopounidis

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

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