Does green finance facilitate firms in achieving corporate social responsibility goals?
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-31-2022
Abstract
Socio-economic and environment-friendly initiatives are imperative to ensure sustainable development. And corporate social responsibility (CSR) emerged as a solution to create a balance in society through sustainable business performance. However, organizations need plentiful resources to comply with the philosophies of sustainability and CSR. Therefore, the current study explores the role of green financing that covers the social, environmental, and economic aspects of green financing for achieving, excelling and enhancing CSR in the banking sector. Through the employment of survey methodology and the application of Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM), the data confirms the contributing role of green finance and its respective dimensions (Environmental, Economics, and Social) in enhancing the multiple facets of CSR. Based on these findings, it is recommended that the banking sector should allocate additional financial resources to promote CSR attributes.
Keywords
Green finance, Corporate social responsibility, Sustainable development, Structural equation modeling
Divisions
BuiltEnvironment
Funders
Philosophy & Social Science Fund of Tianjin City, China (Grant No: TJYJ21-003)
Publication Title
Economic Research-Ekonomska Istrazivanja
Volume
35
Issue
1
Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Publisher Location
2-4 PARK SQUARE, MILTON PARK, ABINGDON OX14 4RN, OXON, ENGLAND