Does green financing help to improve environmental & social responsibility? Designing SDG framework through advanced quantile modelling
Does green financing help to improve environmental & social responsibility? Designing SDG framework through advanced quantile modelling
Striving to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), countries are increasingly embracing a sustainable financing mechanism via green bond financing. Green bonds have attracted the attention of the industrial sector and policymakers, however, the impact of green bond financing on environmental and social sustainability has not been confirmed. There is no empirical evidence on how this financial product can contribute to achieving the goals set out in Agenda 2030. In this study, we empirically analyze the impact of green bond financing on environmental and social sustainability by considering the S&P 500 Global Green Bond Index and S&P 500 Environmental and Social Responsibility Index, from October 1, 2010 to 31st July 2020 using a combination of Quantile-on-Quantile Regression and Wavelet Multiscale Decomposition approaches. Our results reveal that green financing mechanisms might have gradual negative transformational impacts on environmental and social responsibility. Furthermore, we attempt to design a policy framework to address the relevant SDG objectives.
Agenda 2030, Environmental and social responsibility, Green bonds, Green financing, Quantile, Wavelet
Sinha, Avik
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Mishra, Shekhar
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Sharif, Arshian
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Yarovaya, Larisa
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15 August 2021
Sinha, Avik
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Mishra, Shekhar
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Sharif, Arshian
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Sinha, Avik, Mishra, Shekhar, Sharif, Arshian and Yarovaya, Larisa
(2021)
Does green financing help to improve environmental & social responsibility? Designing SDG framework through advanced quantile modelling.
Journal of Environmental Management, 292, [112751].
(doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112751).
Abstract
Striving to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), countries are increasingly embracing a sustainable financing mechanism via green bond financing. Green bonds have attracted the attention of the industrial sector and policymakers, however, the impact of green bond financing on environmental and social sustainability has not been confirmed. There is no empirical evidence on how this financial product can contribute to achieving the goals set out in Agenda 2030. In this study, we empirically analyze the impact of green bond financing on environmental and social sustainability by considering the S&P 500 Global Green Bond Index and S&P 500 Environmental and Social Responsibility Index, from October 1, 2010 to 31st July 2020 using a combination of Quantile-on-Quantile Regression and Wavelet Multiscale Decomposition approaches. Our results reveal that green financing mechanisms might have gradual negative transformational impacts on environmental and social responsibility. Furthermore, we attempt to design a policy framework to address the relevant SDG objectives.
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Does Green Financing help to improve Environmental & Social Responsibility Designing SDG framework through Advanced Quantile modelling
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Accepted/In Press date: 2 May 2021
Published date: 15 August 2021
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Agenda 2030, Environmental and social responsibility, Green bonds, Green financing, Quantile, Wavelet
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