Does green finance facilitate firms in achieving corporate social responsibility goals?. Issue 1 (31st December 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wang, Zhuo; Shahid, Muhammad Sadiq; Binh An, Nguyen; Shahzad, Mohsin; Abdul-Samad, Zulkiflee
• Is Part Of: Ekonomska istraživanja. Volume 35:Issue 1(2022)
• Page Start: 5400
• Page End: 5419
• Publication Date: 2022-12-31
• Subjects: Green finance -- corporate social responsibility -- sustainable development -- structural equation modeling; G3 -- G34 -- F64; Economics -- Research -- Periodicals; Economics -- Research; Electronic journals; 330.072
• DOI: 10.1080/1331677X.2022.2027259
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1331-677X

Abstract

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.