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: closed (1 April 2022) | Viewed by 10541
Special Issue Editor
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
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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
