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Institutionalizing Ethics in Institutional Voids: Building Positive Ethical Strength to Serve Women Microfinance Borrowers in Negative Contexts
Chakrabarty, Subrata; Bass, A. - In: Journal of Business Ethics 119 (2014) 4, pp. 529-542
This study examines whether microfinance institutions (MFIs) that serve women borrowers at the base of the economic …
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Innovative business approaches for the reduction of extreme poverty and marginality?
Baumuller, Heike; Husmann, Christine Ladenburger; von … - Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF), Rheinische … - 2011
Extreme poverty is an immense political and market failure, wasting the potential of hundreds of millions of people. Investing in the creation of markets that include the extreme poor and marginalized should thus not only be considered as a charitable activity, but promises high returns on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010910234
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Finding a path in the sustainability jungle. A framework for corporate action.
Seelos, Christian - EconWPA - 2005
Collective concerns about sustainable development and proposals about how to achieve sustainability have produced a confusing body of terminology that is more like a jungle of issues than a framework to enable focused action. Businesses, in particular, with their global reach, influence,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005062681
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Why Do Microfinance Institutions Go Green? An Exploratory Study
Allet, Marion - In: Journal of Business Ethics 122 (2014) 3, pp. 405-424
In recent years, in addition to financial and social objectives, the microfinance industry has started to look at its … environmental bottom line. The objective of this paper is to identify why microfinance institutions (MFIs) decide to go green. Data …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010989907
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Green Microfinance in Europe
Forcella, Davide; Hudon, Marek - Centre Emile Bernheim, Solvay Brussels School of … - 2014
Microfinance institutions (MFIs) are alternative financial providers offering financial services to people typically … developing microfinance sector in Europe; however, very little literature exists on this MFI segment. In this paper, we analyze …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010888649
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Why do microfinance institutions go green?
Allet, Marion - Centre Emile Bernheim, Solvay Brussels School of … - 2012
In recent years, in addition to financial and social objectives, the microfinance industry has started to look at its … environmental bottom line. The objective of this paper is to identify why microfinance institutions (MFIs) decide to go green. Data …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010540908
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Credit Markets with Ethical Banks and Motivated Borrowers
Barigozzi, Francesca; Tedeschi, Piero - Associazione Italiana per la Cultura della Cooperazione … - 2012
This paper investigates banks’ corporate social responsibility. Two different competitive credit markets do exist: one for standard projects and one for ethical ones. Ethical projects have also a social profitability, but a lower (positive) expected revenue with respect to standard ones....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009492682
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Green Microfinance. Characteristics of microfinance institutions involved in environmental management
Allet, Marion; Hudon, Marek - Centre Emile Bernheim, Solvay Brussels School of … - 2013
In recent years, development practice has seen that microfinance institutions (MFIs), beyond their financial and social …’ MFIs on a sample of 160 microfinance institutions worldwide. Basing our analysis on various econometric tests, we find that … environmental performance, suggesting that ‘green’ MFIs are not more or less profitable than other microfinance institutions. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010604545
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Best Practices in Credit Accessibility and Corporate Social Responsibility in Financial Institutions
Prior, Francesc; Argandoña, Antonio - In: Journal of Business Ethics 87 (2009) 1, pp. 251-265
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005810587
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Green Microfinance: Characteristics of Microfinance Institutions Involved in Environmental Management
Allet, Marion; Hudon, Marek - In: Journal of Business Ethics 126 (2015) 3, pp. 395-414
In recent years, development practice has seen that microfinance institutions (MFIs) are starting to consider their … first time using a sample of 160 microfinance institutions worldwide. Basing our analysis on various econometric tests, we … environmental performance, suggesting that ‘green’ MFIs are not more or less profitable than other microfinance institutions …
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