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ABSTRACT Financial capital is widely recognized as having the potential to provide investments needed for net‐zero transitions. While recent empirical studies reveal that financial digitalization and fintech have changed Chinese banks' loan portfolios and business models, they stem from credit restrictions on heavily polluting enterprises and from ...
Akihisa Mori
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ABSTRACT The aim of the study is to examine the public acceptance of the deposit‐refund system (DRS), introduced in the European Union, through an extended version of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). The research supplemented the classic constructs of TAM (behavioral intension, perceived usefulness, and perceived ease of use) with environmental ...
József Ráti, Zalán Márk Maró
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When Nature Counts: Corporate Biodiversity Attention and Access to Bank Finance
ABSTRACT This paper investigates whether corporate attention to biodiversity influences firms' access to bank loans, an overlooked question in the emerging biodiversity–finance literature. Using a novel, text‐based measure constructed from 446 biodiversity‐related keywords and applied to Chinese A‐share listed firms from 2000 to 2023, we show that ...
Ruxiao Li +3 more
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Carbon Footprint of Bank Loans: Opportunities and Risk Implications in the Banking Industry
ABSTRACT This study examines whether the carbon footprint of bank loan portfolios influences bank stability, profitability and cost efficiency and whether regulatory quality moderates these relationships. Using a balanced panel of 33 countries from 2005 to 2018, the analysis combines banking‐sector indicators from the World Bank Global Financial ...
Honglei Wang +5 more
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ABSTRACT Blended finance has emerged as a strategic solution to the multifaceted challenges of projects that navigate the intricate interplay of water, energy, food, and ecosystems, ultimately contributing to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Paolo Gnutti Sandiumenge +3 more
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ABSTRACT This study examines how environmental regulations can drive technological change, drawing on the innovation systems perspective and the strong Porter hypothesis (SPH). The SPH suggests that well‐designed stringent regulations can foster innovation and enhance firm competitiveness, performance, and survival, yet prior research remains largely ...
Muhammad Zubair Khan +3 more
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Climate Risk and Real Estate Markets in the EU: Institutional Control Through Regulation
ABSTRACT Climate change is increasingly reshaping the economic foundations of asset markets, yet its implications for the estate sector remain unevenly understood, particularly when institutional and financial mechanisms mediate risk transmission. While a growing body of evidence links climate vulnerability to property valuation and market behaviour ...
Qiulin Yang +4 more
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From Promise to Practice: A Systematic Review of Sustainability‐Linked Loans
ABSTRACT By linking loan terms to predefined environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals, sustainability‐linked loans (SLLs) can incentivise banks and corporations towards sustainability. Despite rapid growth, research remains scant and questions remain about SLLs' financial, organisational and sustainability impacts and how they differ from other
Elias Porse, Aurélien Acquier
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Clawback Policy Performance and Climate Change–Related Disclosures: Evidence From Australia
ABSTRACT This study examines the association between the strength of remuneration clawback policies and climate change disclosure performance (CCDP) among Australian nonfinancial firms over the period 2008–2022. Grounded in agency theory, signalling theory and governance complementarity, the findings show that stronger clawback provisions are ...
Baban Eulaiwi +5 more
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Do Banks in the Middle East and North Africa Region Price Carbon Exposure?
ABSTRACT This study examines whether carbon exposure is incorporated into corporate borrowing costs within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Using a panel of 771 firm‐year observations from publicly listed non‐financial firms between 2016 and 2023, the analysis investigates the relationship between carbon intensity and firms' cost of debt
Yara Ibrahim +2 more
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