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Ethico-economic analysis of impact finance: The case of Green Bonds

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  • Paranque, Bernard
  • Revelli, Christophe

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This article aims to understand whether Green Bonds (GBs) can be considered an ethical action with a measurable impact, creating ethical and sustainable value beyond economic and financial value. To this end, we attempt to define an ethico-economic framework to understand whether GBs fit into the objectives of action, sociability, humanitarianism, and measurable ethical value, and assess their capacity to constitute a new and powerful instrument in a shared ethical framework.

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  • Paranque, Bernard & Revelli, Christophe, 2019. "Ethico-economic analysis of impact finance: The case of Green Bonds," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 47(C), pages 57-66.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:riibaf:v:47:y:2019:i:c:p:57-66
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ribaf.2017.12.003
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    Keywords

    Ethics; Impact finance; Green Bond; Values;
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    JEL classification:

    • G - Financial Economics
    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility
    • O16 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance
    • O35 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Social Innovation

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