This chapter analyses the causes of the very limited role played by green finance in agriculture, a sector that is responsible for about 25% of the greenhouse gas emissions. By focusing on the situation in the European Union (EU), it is first argued that the structure of the farming industry...

Chapter 1: The Co-Evolutionary Nature Of European Cooperative Banks -- Chapter 2: The Founding Role Of Cooperative Banking Within The European Variety Of Capitalism -- Chapter 3. Cooperative Banks And Eu Regulation: A General Assessment -- Chapter 4: Chapter 4. How Can Members Contribute More To...

Part I. State of the Art -- 1. An Overview of Green Finance -- 2. Defining Green Finance: Existing Standards and Main Challenges -- 3. The Development of Green Finance by Sector -- 4. Sustainable Finance Management -- 5. Financial Performances of Green Securities -- 6. Institutional Initiatives...

This chapter aims at giving an overview of the key characteristics of the green finance market as it stands today. To this extent, the chapter first recalls the main roots of the role of ethics in finance. Hence, it deals with the political process culminating with the Paris Agreement and the...