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Dear Colleagues,

This Topical Collection focuses on the key issues related to sustainable finance and banking.

Sustainable finance refers to the application of the concept of sustainable development to financial activity. It consists of making investment decisions that take into due account the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors of an economic activity or project.

The financial system can play a crucial role in financing and pursuing the issues of sustainability, and financial intermediaries are called to integrate “sustainable factors” into investment decisions and advices in order to mobilise finance for sustainable growth.

Banks represent the privileged interlocutor for firms in many financial systems, so sustainable banking activities, i.e., incorporating ESG criteria into traditional investment choices, are particularly important. They can promote responsible investments and integrate environmental and social criteria into lending and investment strategies. Banks’ managerial and investment choices have to take into account not only the aspects of risk and return, but also their social and environmental impacts.

Financial intermediaries can support projects and activities that create a measurable positive economic, social, and/or environmental impact, by providing easier access to capital. Banks can also contribute to promote financial education and improve financial awareness and inclusion. In particular, they have an active role in enhancing the access and effective use of financial services and in channelling financial resources where they are most useful and needed.

This Topical Collection will gather empirical and theoretical studies covering a wide range of themes related to sustainable finance and banking. In particular, we encourage submissions that address issues related (but not limited) to the following main topics:

Sustainable finance;
Green finance;
Ethical finance;
Sustainable banking;
Socially responsible investments;
ESG/CSR and banks' management and financial performance;
Banks’ contribution to SDGs;
Impact finance;
Financial literacy and financial education initiatives;
Financial inclusion and access to finance;
Microfinance and sustainability.

Papers selected for this Topical Collection will undergo a rigorous peer review process with the aim of rapid and wide dissemination of the research results.

Prof. Dr. David Aristei
Prof. Dr. Manuela Gallo
Collection Editors

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Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the collection website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

sustainable finance
green finance
ethical finance
sustainable banking
investments
bank management
impact finance

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2022

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Open AccessArticle

Banking Industry Sustainable Growth Rate under Risk: Empirical Study of the Banking Industry in ASEAN Countries

by Isnurhadi, Sulastri, Yulia Saftiana and Ferry Jie

Sustainability 2023, 15(1), 564; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15010564 - 28 Dec 2022

Cited by 2 | Viewed by 4417

Abstract

This research examines how the banking industry maintains its sustainable growth rate. The sample consists of 328 commercial banks in the ASEAN area. A fixed effect model is employed to analyze the data. The study reveals several findings: (1) The countries with the most risk in the banking industry are Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, and Singapore. (2) Operational risk has a negative effect on sustainable growth and a positive effect on actual growth. Asset utilization positively affects sustainable growth and positively affects actual growth. (3) Business risk has a positive effect on sustainable growth but a negative on actual growth. (4) Liquidity risk positively affects both sustainable growth and actual growth. (5) Financial risk has a negative effect on sustainable growth but not on actual growth. These findings contribute to the body of knowledge of financial management specifically in terms of determining dividend and financing policy, operational activities and bridging conflicting objectives of managers and shareholders. Furthermore, these findings have implications for the practice, especially for shareholders, in how to maintain and set sustainable growth targets in conditions of various risks in banking. For banks within the framework of ASEAN integration, it is important to place SGR as a measure of sustainable finance. Full article

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