This paper aims to assess the understanding of environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations within the banking context and examines the current market practices in this area. To that extent this paper sets out the various definitions of ESG factors and also sets out how these then...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Project Finance Transformation -- Chapter 3: Multilaterals Leading the Innovation Path -- Chapter 4: Exponential Growth of Sustainable Debt – Green Bonds Surge -- Chapter: Diverse Applications – Thematic Bonds Catching up -- Chapter 6: Appeal of...

Preface – by Chrysovalantis Gaganis, Fotios Pasiouras, Menelaos Tasiou, Constantin Zopounidis -- Chapter 1 – The changing role of banks in the financial system: social versus conventional banks, by Simon Cornée, Anastasia Cozarenco, Ariane Szafarz -- Chapter2 – ESG issues as strategic...