Social banking is conducted by social, ethical or alternative banks, and partly by cooperative banks and credit unions. In contrast to conventional banks, social banks conduct their business to create a social or environmental benefit. Thus they follow the concept of social finance and blended...

Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) intends to create a positive impact on the society and on the environment. However, in contrast to its financial returns, the non-financial impact is usually not assessed in a systematic manner. This article presents an overview of current measurement...

In this paper we will give an overview about the history of ethical, socially responsible and sustainable banking. Thus it will not provide a general historical overview about banking and finance but concentrate on sustainable, socially responsible or ethical banking. Let us explain why we...

Social finance and impact investing are relatively new terms in the banking sector that are still a niche but growing rapidly. In this paper we will explain the meaning of social finance, social banking, impact investment and microfinance. Furthermore we will present examples of successful...

How do Canadian banks report about the integration of sustainability risks into corporate lending compared with their global peers and where are Canadian banks generally located regarding sustainability issues compared to their global peers? In this paper we report about the analysis of Canadian...

This paper presents products and services that are connected to social, environmental, ethical, or sustainable finance. On the one hand products and services that integrate sustainability risks and options in order to create a positive financial impact are presented. Those products and services...

A report by the Stockholm Environment Institute estimates that between US$363 billion to US$2.4 trillion have to be invested only to mitigate climate change (Tempest & Lazarus, 2014). This estimation demonstrates that the financial sector plays a central role in influencing sustainable...