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The influence of bank governance structure on green credit

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  • Fengge Yao
  • Zenan Qin
  • Xiaomei Wang

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The introduction of green credit policy provides an important idea to solve the contradiction between economic development and environmental protection. Based on fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) method, from the perspective of bank governance structure, this paper selects ownership concentration, independence of the Board, executive incentive, activity of Supervisory Board, degree of market competition and loan quality as antecedent variables to analyze the path of their impact on green credit. It is found that: (1) The main way to achieve high-level green credit is high ownership concentration and good loan quality. (2) The configuration of green credit has causal asymmetry. (3) Ownership structure is the most important factor affecting green credit. (4) There is a substitution between the low independence of the Board and the low executive incentive. The low activity of Supervisory Board and the poor loan quality are also substitutable to a certain extent. The research conclusion of this paper is helpful to improve the green credit level of Chinese banks and win the green reputation for banks.

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  • Fengge Yao & Zenan Qin & Xiaomei Wang, 2023. "The influence of bank governance structure on green credit," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 18(3), pages 1-24, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0281115
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281115
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