In 2006 China implemented the green credit policy that demands from banks to integrate sustainability considerations into their lending and investment processes. The goals of the policy are to incentivize the financial sector to finance the transformation into a greener economy and to create...

In this paper we will give an overview about the history of ethical, socially responsible and sustainable banking. Thus it will not provide a general historical overview about banking and finance but concentrate on sustainable, socially responsible or ethical banking. Let us explain why we...