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Ethical finance

Financial sector responsibility: the state of the art

A report on global finance and corporate responsibility

Authors: A. Newton
Publisher: Ethical Corporation Online, 2006

This report offers insight into how major institutions are responding to the sustainable development agenda, and also examines increased expectations on business transparency and the role of regulators.

In more than 15 articles and interviews the report looks at a number of key issues, including:

  • the evolution and development of CSR in the financial sector, motivation and drivers of CSR in the financial sector
  • the Equator Principles
  • faith-based finance
  • the role of Chinese banks
  • human rights and banking
  • diversity issues in the banking sector
  • regulation and supervision
  • responsible investment
  • financial firms’ political contributions and lobbying.

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