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标题：Sustainable Profitability of Ethical and Conventional Banking
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作者：Ricardo Costa-Climent ; Carla Martínez-Climent
期刊名称：Contemporary Economics
印刷版ISSN：2084-0845
出版年度：2018
卷号：12
期号：4 Digital Transformations and Value Creation in International Markets
页码：519-530
语种：English
出版社：VIZJA Press & IT
其他摘要：In recent years, social movements have echoed calls for greater social and environmental responsibility. Although financial institutions promote development, consumers have lost confidence in banks. As we enter the Fintech era, banks have the opportunity to use new tools that enable greater transparency for customers. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) plays a key role in increasing social awareness of regulators, society, shareholders, and employees-in short, stakeholders. This study therefore focuses on banks that have designed their activities and investments to contribute to sustainability. The principal contribution of this paper is to show the existence of a range of business models that arise following different responses by different types of banks. These different responses occur because the primary objective of sustainable banks is to meet the needs of stakeholders and contribute to sustainable development, whereas conventional banks simply apply and execute CSR policies. It is possible to differentiate between ethical banks and commercial banks. To ensure economic progress and achieve sustainability, it is fundamental to balance economic profitability with people's social and environmental aspirations. (original abstract)
关键词：Banks; Sustainable development; Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR); FinTech; Banki; Rozwój zrównoważony; Społeczna odpowiedzialność biznesu; Technologie finansowe