Sustainable Banking: Issues and Challenges

ISBN-13: 9783319733883 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 158 str.

Rosella Care

Opis

This book aims to provide scholars, students and practitioners with a broad analysis - both theoretical and practical - of what it means to be a sustainable bank. The book features up-to-date academic literature, a broad overview on new sustainable banking models and strategies, and case studies.

Spis treści

Chapter 1: Overview

Chapter 2: Ethics and Finance: The Unresolved Puzzle

Chapter 3: Exploring the Role of Banks in Sustainable Development

Chapter 4: Emerging Practices in Sustainable Banking

Chapter 5: Sustainability in Banks: Emerging Trends

Chapter 6: Being a Sustainable Bank: The Case of Intesa Sanpaolo

Chapter 7: Looking Back, Looking Forward

 

O autorze

Rosella Carè is postdoctoral research fellow in banking and finance at University ‘Magna Græcia’ of Catanzaro (UMG), Italy. She received a PhD in health care management and economics from the University Magna and a PhD in ‘Sciences de Gestion’ from the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM), France, where her dissertation focused on issues of sustainability. During 2012 and 2013, she was a visiting PhD student at ESCP Europe, Paris, and in 2016 she was an invited visiting researcher at Waterloo University, Canada. As temporary professor at UMG she teaches banking and finance disciplines. She is author or co-author of works published by Springer, Routledge and Palgrave Macmillan.

Blurb

This book aims to provide scholars, students and practitioners with a broad analysis – both theoretical and practical – of what it means to be a sustainable bank. It provides a comprehensive overview of sustainable banking literature and practices, discussing environmental and social pressures. The book is organized into seven chapters, of which two are dedicated to practical case studies and analysis.  The book features up-to-date academic literature, a broad overview on new sustainable banking models and strategies, and case studies. Sustainable Banking is a useful reference for those seeking to understand a subject of fervent discussion in an era of financial turmoil.