Special Issue "Bank Development and Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 April 2022.

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Dr. Joan R. Sanchis-Palacio
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Guest Editor
Business Administration Department, Universitat de València, València, Spain
Interests: corporate sustainability; economy for the common good; sustainable banking; sustainable entrepreneurship; social business

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The purpose of this Special Issue is to contribute to the expansion of the academic literature regarding ethics and corporate social responsibility in the banking and financial sectors. To this end, this Issue will publish articles addressing sustainability in banking and finance from different economics and business management approaches.

On the one hand, the banking sector has been a pioneer in the implementation of corporate social responsibility worldwide. On the other hand, bad banking practices have worsened the image and the reputation of banks, especially since the financial crisis of 2008. Nevertheless, over time, a new type of bank that employs socially responsible investment practices, ethics, good corporate governance and transparency in their economic activities has been consolidated. Such banks are known as sustainable and ethical banks. Furthermore, proximity banking—savings banks and cooperative banks—conduct social responsibility actions focused on the region where they are located as well.

The previous fact exhibits the importance of developing and conducting works that focus on the description and analysis of aspects related to sustainability in banking and finance. Such aspects are: 1) the economic and social consequences of bad banking practices; 2) CSR actions conducted by banks, 3) the principles of banking ethics, 4) the management of ethical banks and cooperative banks, 5) bank transparency, 6) corporate governance in banking, 7) collaborative finance; and 8) solidarity finance, among others.

Therefore, this Special Issue will publish works addressing the different topics mentioned above. These works can be conducted theoretically or empirically by employing qualitative and quantitative methodologies.

Prof. Dr. Joan R. Sanchis-Palacio
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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Keywords

  • sustainable banking and finance
  • ethical banking
  • cooperative banking
  • social responsibility in banking and finance
  • corporate governance in banking and finance
  • banking ethics
  • collaborative finance
  • solidarity finance

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Leveraging CSR for Sustainability: Assessing Performance Implications of Sustainability Reporting in a National Business System
Sustainability 2021, 13(11), 5987; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13115987 - 26 May 2021
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In the light of Agenda 2030 awareness of sustainability is steadily growing all over the world. Devastating phenomena like pandemics (Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDGs—Agenda 2030)), poverty (Sustainable Development Goal 1 (SDGs—Agenda 2030)) as well as climate change (Sustainable Development Goal 13 (SDGs—Agenda [...] Read more.
In the light of Agenda 2030 awareness of sustainability is steadily growing all over the world. Devastating phenomena like pandemics (Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDGs—Agenda 2030)), poverty (Sustainable Development Goal 1 (SDGs—Agenda 2030)) as well as climate change (Sustainable Development Goal 13 (SDGs—Agenda 2030)) threaten humanity, calling for more sustainable solutions. Although economic growth (Sustainable Development Goal 8 (SDGs—Agenda 2030)) is one of the principal goals for a sustainable future, little research has been devoted to the interface of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability and their contribution to the financial sector, in view of sustainable banking. Even fewer are the studies concerning sustainable banking in Greece. This paper attempts a comparative overview of sustainability integration into businesses, focusing on the banking industry. The current theoretical analysis initially provides an extended review of the CSR and sustainability concepts, which is followed by a comprehensive analysis of non-financial disclosures (NFDs) and their business value, providing some evidence from Greece. The following sections refer to the performance implications and sustainability integration in the banking industry. Eventually, sustainable banking seems to enhance banking performance in a national business system. This is a very important deduction for sustainability to be both the cause and effect of corporate banking. Along with the discussion, some avenues for future research are highlighted. Full article
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