Sustainable Banking: The Role of Multilateral Development Banks as Norm Entrepreneurs
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Key Terms and Definitions
3. Sustainable Banking in Contemporary Perspective
3.1. Sustainable Development and Sustainable Banking
3.2. What Bars Commercial Banks Going the Whole Route to Sustainability?
3.2.1. The Uncertain Bankability of Sustainable Projects
3.2.2. Lack of Transparency in Tracking Sustainable Finance
3.2.3. The Need for a Systematic Matchmaking Facility
4. Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) and Sustainable Banking
4.1. MDBs’ Pioneering Entrepreneurship
4.2. MDBs’ Solutions and Enhancements to Sustainable Banking
4.2.1. Leveraging Their Unique Advantages to “De-Risk” Private Partners
4.2.2. Leading on Transparency and Guidance in Tracking Green Finance Flows
4.2.3. Innovating the Matchmaking of Commercial Banks with Sustainable Projects
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Target | Specification |
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17.3 | Mobilize additional financial resources for developing countries from multiple sources. |
17.17 | Encourage and promote effective public, public–private and civil society partnerships, building on the experience and resourcing strategies of partnerships. |
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Mendez, A.; Houghton, D.P. Sustainable Banking: The Role of Multilateral Development Banks as Norm Entrepreneurs. Sustainability 2020, 12, 972. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12030972
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Chicago/Turabian StyleMendez, Alvaro, and David Patrick Houghton. 2020. "Sustainable Banking: The Role of Multilateral Development Banks as Norm Entrepreneurs" Sustainability 12, no. 3: 972. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12030972