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Sustainable Finance: Banks, Sustainability, and Corporate Financial Performance

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After a short overview about the history of sustainable banking, the chapter discusses the business case of sustainability and the sustainability case of business in the banking sector. Based on this distinction, we introduce sustainable banking products and services, such as green mortgages and green and sustainability linked bonds. The chapter then provides an overview about the literature on the connection between sustainability performance and corporate financial performance (CFP). Finally, the chapter provides some closing remarks about the evolution of the concept of sustainable banking from the origins to the future challenges.

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Titel: Sustainable Finance: Banks, Sustainability, and Corporate Financial Performance
verfasst von: Rosella Carè
Olaf Weber
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Buch: Sustainable Finance and Financial Crime
Print ISBN: 978-3-031-28751-0

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-031-28752-7

Copyright-Jahr: 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28752-7_3

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