The acid test of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is simply this: does it lead to positive impacts on society and the environment or is it just rhetoric? And if it does lead to positive impacts, how can these be enhanced? This timely book tackles this cutting-edge challenge by presenting...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Sustainability impact on business models -- Chapter 3. Banking regulations on financial and non financial risk -- Chapter 4. Corporate social responsibility and sustainable value creation -- Chapter 5. Role of banks in ensuring sustainability in companies...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- PART I: Corporate Governance. Chapter 2. Compensation Policy in Banking: The case of Tournament Incentives -- Chapter 3. The Effect of Board Diversity and ESG Engagement on Banks’ Profitability and Risk -- Chapter 4. ESG default risk mitigation effect: a...

This article sheds light onto the tangibility of the intangibles, arguing that environment, social and governance sustainability ("ESG"), typically considered as intangibles, can be explained by tangible factors such as banks' fundamentals, country ESG performance, macroeconomic factors and...

'The World Bank and Governance' delves into the bowels of the World Bank, exploring its organisational structure, professional culture and bureaucratic procedures, illustrating how these shape its engagement with an increasingly complex, diverse and challenging operational environment