Environmental finance and green banking are central drivers of the transition to a sustainable economy and essential components in solutions to climate change. This book presents the latest research on theory and practices in these interdisciplinary fields, incorporating both public and corporate finance.

Sergey Sosnovskikh is a lecturer in International Business and Strategy at the Salford Business School, University of Salford, UK. Previously, he worked at De Montfort University, UK, the University of Greenwich, UK, and Ural Federal University, Russia, teaching various undergraduate and postgraduate modules, including international business, economics, research methods, marketing and business ethics. He is a Certified Management and Business Educator. In 2018, Sergey completed his PhD at the University of Greenwich, investigating the development of special economic zones and industrial parks in Russia. His research interests include political economy, state-business relations, industrial clusters, institutional economics and macroeconomics. Sergey has diverse experience working in leading companies in different industry sectors, including banking, maritime transport, investor relations, construction and public services. He conducted consultancy projects for the government and private companies in the UK and Russia.

Samsul Alam is an Associate Professor in Accounting and Financial Management at Sheffield University Management School, UK. He is a leading expert with experience in creating real-world impact around such research areas as corporate governance, environmental disclosure, climate finance, tourism finance and sustainability. Samsul's research has been featured in 50+ global news media, including Forbes, Yahoo News!, The Guardian and The Telegraph. He has extensively published in top-tier journals, including the Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Business Ethics, Annals of Tourism Research, Journal of Travel Research, International Review of Financial Analysis, Energy Economics, Energy Policy, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment and Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting. In addition to these academic papers, Samsul has a wide range of experience in external engagement. Samsul received numerous competitive research grants from the UK (including ESRC), Australia, Japan and Bangladesh. Before joining the University of Sheffield, Samsul was an Associate Professor at De Montfort University, UK. He also held leadership positions such as Associate Head of the Department and Faculty Lead for Research-led Knowledge Transfer.

Introduction from the Editors

Chapter 1: The rise of environmental investing: Innovative financing for a sustainable future

Dan Daugaard and Martina Linnenluecke

Chapter 2: An empirical investigation of the EKC relationship and the supportive role of climate finance in South Asian countries

Md Mahdi Hasan

Chapter 3: Corporate climate change-related governance and disclosures: Evidence from an emerging economy

Md Saiful Alam

Chapter 4: Green central banking in times of climate uncertainty

Paola D'Orazio, Lilit Popoyan and Marco Valente

Chapter 5: Green finance for sustainable banking: The Australian perspective

Mohammad Monzur Morshed Bhuiya and Aminul Haque Russel

Chapter 6: Green banking and emission-performance nexus: A comparative study between Islamic and conventional banks in GCC Countries

Mohammad Dulal Miah and Rashedul Hasan

Chapter 7: The efficiency of public environmental financing in Sub-Saharan Africa

Godwin Okafor

Chapter 8: Climate change adaptation: Exploring the practices in Bangladesh from a political economy perspective

Shafiqul Islam and Cordia Chu

Chapter 9: Environmental policies in Russia: Problems of State Funding and Implementation

Sergey Sosnovskikh

Conclusion from the Editors