Elevating green CSR through green banking: the mediating role of green financing activities

IF 4.9 2区社会学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Sustainable Futures Pub Date : 2025-06-08 DOI:10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100804

Md. Abu Issa Gazi , Abdullah Al Masud , Shahria bin Kabir , Naznin Sultana Chaity , Md. Kazi Hafizur Rahman

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Abstract

This study aims to investigate how green banking (GB) practices influence green finance activities (GFA) and green corporate social responsibility (GCSR) within private commercial banks in China, with a particular focus on the mediating role of GFA. By surveying 302 bank employees through snowball sampling and employing structural equation modelling (SEM), it explores the relationships among daily operations (BDOP), customer interaction practices (BPRCI), employee practices (BPRE), policy-related practices (BPRP), GFA, and GCSR (GCSR). The findings reveal that BDOP, BPRCI, and BPRP significantly impact GFA and GCSR, while employee practices do not. GFA has a substantial impact on GCSR and serves as a mediator in the connections between other practices and GCSR. This study provides novel insights into the connections between these practices and their collective influence on GCSR. It emphasizes the essential yet often overlooked role of green financing activities as a mediator, providing practical suggestions for advancing green financing and aligning banking operations with sustainability objectives, ultimately promoting a more environmentally conscious banking industry.

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通过绿色银行提升绿色企业社会责任：绿色融资活动的中介作用

本研究旨在探讨中国民营商业银行绿色银行（GB）实践如何影响绿色金融活动（GFA）和绿色企业社会责任（GCSR），并特别关注GFA的中介作用。通过滚雪球抽样和结构方程模型（SEM）对302名银行员工进行调查，研究了日常业务（BDOP）、客户互动实践（BPRCI）、员工实践（BPRE）、政策相关实践（BPRP）、GFA和GCSR （GCSR）之间的关系。研究结果表明，BDOP、BPRCI和BPRP显著影响GFA和GCSR，而员工实践没有显著影响。GFA对GCSR有实质性影响，并在其他实践与GCSR之间起着中介作用。本研究为这些实践及其对企业社会责任的集体影响之间的联系提供了新颖的见解。报告强调了绿色融资活动作为中介的重要但往往被忽视的作用，为推进绿色融资和使银行业务与可持续发展目标保持一致提供了切实可行的建议，最终促进了更具环保意识的银行业。

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Sustainable Futures Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science

CiteScore

9.30

自引率

1.80%

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审稿时长

71 days

期刊介绍： Sustainable Futures: is a journal focused on the intersection of sustainability, environment and technology from various disciplines in social sciences, and their larger implications for corporation, government, education institutions, regions and society both at present and in the future. It provides an advanced platform for studies related to sustainability and sustainable development in society, economics, environment, and culture. The scope of the journal is broad and encourages interdisciplinary research, as well as welcoming theoretical and practical research from all methodological approaches.