Integrating Green Finance into Corporate Responsibility for Sustainable Development

Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, the global financial landscape has undergone a significant transition, driven by the goal of addressing climate change, environmental degradation, and social inequalities. In this changing context, green finance and corporate responsibility have emerged as essential mechanisms for redirecting economic and financial systems towards inclusive and sustainable futures.

This Special Issue aims to consolidate innovative scholarly papers that analyze the increasing significance of green finance and ethical business conduct in the worldwide shift towards a low-carbon economy. The main objective is to provide an interdisciplinary platform for researching how companies and policymakers integrate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles into financial practices and strategic decision-making. We welcome contributions that explore both the opportunities and challenges of aligning financial objectives with sustainability goals, offering theoretical and practical perspectives and relevant policy implications.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Green financial instruments (green bonds, blended finance, transition finance, sustainable funds, and taxonomy frameworks);
• Integrating ESG into financial decision-making (risk assessment, portfolio optimization, valuation models, and ESG ratings);
• Corporate governance and sustainability disclosure (board structures, executive incentives, shareholder engagement, standardization and assurance of reporting);
• Public policy and regulatory initiatives (taxonomy regulations, climate-related financial disclosure, carbon pricing, central bank actions, and green fiscal policies);
• Digital innovation and green finance (fintech, blockchain, AI-driven ESG analytics, tokenization of green assets);
• Assessment and measurement models for evaluating the financial and non-financial performance of sustainable investments;
• Social dimensions of sustainable finance (inclusive finance, microfinance, gender and diversity in sustainable investments).

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Costinela Fortea
Prof. Dr. Marius Sorin Dincă
Guest Editors

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• transition finance
• green finance
• corporate responsibility
• sustainable development
• ESG
• sustainable investments
• digital innovation
• public policy
• corporate governance
• blockchain