scholarly journals Sustainable Development And Innovation In Financial Services

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Hala Miada MAHCINE ◽  
Mohamed CHERCHEM
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Marketing Strategy ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Marketing Innovation ◽  
Banking Activity ◽  
Exploratory Approach ◽  
Social Concerns

In the current global context of an economy dominated by services and the rise of environmental and social concerns, the challenge is to integrate the notion of sustainable development with the approach of banking innovation as a marketing strategy allowing banks to be competitive. This paper aims at the link between marketing innovation and sustainable development, often conceived and organized independently, and proposes to analyze the place of sustainable development in the marketing strategy of banks. An exploratory approach to the field of interaction between sustainable development and marketing innovation in banking activity.

scholarly journals Sustainability Assurance in Socially-Sensitive Sectors: A Worldwide Analysis of the Financial Services Industry

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 2777 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elies Seguí-Mas ◽  
Fernando Polo-Garrido ◽  
Helena Bollas-Araya
Keyword(s):  
Financial Services ◽  
Sustainability Reporting ◽  
Great Variability ◽  
Financial Services Industry ◽  
Company Size ◽  
Services Sector ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Financial Services Sector ◽  
Environmentally Sensitive ◽  
Services Industry

Sustainability reporting and assurance have considerably increased in the last decades. Among different sectors, ‘sensitive sectors’ attracted the attention of many academics. However, most of research works were focused only on ‘environmentally-sensitive sectors’. Therefore, after the loss of trust caused by the lack of transparency due to the crisis, ‘socially-sensitive sectors’ as financial services sector needs to strengthen users’ confidence in the credibility of their reported activities. The aim of this paper is to assess assurance practices worldwide in one of the main ‘socially-sensitive sectors’: the financial services sector. We study what factors are associated with adoption of assurance and choice of assurance provider, and whether assurance statements differ across providers. Our results reveal that, compared to the global context, companies operating in the financial services sector are more likely to adopt assurance and to choose accountants as assurance providers. Our findings show that adoption of assurance depends on company size. We also found that companies using the financial services sector supplement are more prone to adopt assurance. Our results also evidence that choice of assurance provider depends on the country and listing status Finally, our research shows a great variability in assurance statements across providers.

Sustainable Development in a Global Context: A Success or a Nuisance?

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed El-Kamel Bakari
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Trade Liberalization ◽  
Global Governance ◽  
Global Trade ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Governance System ◽  
Global Context ◽  
The North ◽  
Similar Vein ◽  
The One

AbstractThis article argues that the evolution of, and challenges to, sustainable development cannot be understood completely outside its contemporary global context, consisting mainly of three interconnected spheres, i.e., the global governance system, the North-South debate, and global trade liberalization. As the boundaries of these three spheres get more and more blurred in a context of an intensifying globalization, the project of sustainable development is very often faced with obstacles that set back its evolution and might very well bring it to a halt. Above all, sustainable development is now caught in the crossfire between the push for exponential economic growth, on the one hand, and a compelling need to reverse catastrophic ecological threats and social exigencies, on the other. More often than not, the current structure and scope of global governance constitutes more of a hindrance than a help to the emerging paradigm of sustainable development. Accordingly, this article seeks to pinpoint the different challenges to the implementation of sustainable development in the field of global governance and to discuss to what extent these challenges are inherent in the structure and scope of this system. In a similar vein, this article examines and discusses the challenges to sustainability within two other highly interrelated spheres, namely global trade and the North-South politics. With this end in view, a special focus is placed throughout this paper on the interconnectedness of, and overlap between, these three global spheres and the determinant role played by the major actors therein.

scholarly journals Ensuring Sustainable Development of the National Financial Market Based on Digital Financial Services

2021 ◽  
Vol 93 ◽  
pp. 02029
Author(s):  
Mikhail Loginov ◽  
Natalia Usova ◽  
Aigerim Baigotanova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Financial Market ◽  
National Economy ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Financial Assets ◽  
Medium Term ◽  
Mechanism Of Interaction ◽  
Theoretical Foundations

The article is devoted to the development of the national financial market and ensuring its stability on the basis of digital transformation. Subject of research: digitalization of the financial market. The aim of the study is to study the theoretical foundations of the financial market and determine the priorities of its development based on the digitalization of services to ensure sustainable development in the medium term. Method of research. in the process of writing, the authors used such methods as analysis, grouping, comparison, and synthesis. Results: 1. The features of digitalization of services provided in the national financial market are disclosed. 2. The mechanism of interaction of the main participants in the digital financial assets market is presented and their characteristics are given. 3. Measures for digital transformation of the national financial services market are proposed, taking into account the current situation in the national economy. Scientific novelty: the mechanism of interaction of the main participants in the digital financial services market was determined, measures for the digital transformation of the financial services market were proposed.

scholarly journals Ethical Finance in Britain: A Neglected Prerequisite for Sustainability

2003 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin J. Richardson
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Environmental Law ◽  
Capital Allocation ◽  
Environmental Pressures ◽  
Development Patterns ◽  
Services Sector ◽  
Financial Services Sector ◽  
Ethical Finance

Financial institutions play a central role in capital and debt markets, providing the finance that shapes development patterns, and thus environmental pressures. Environmental law has traditionally focused on development itself, but not the capital allocation function. Consequently, the underlying market dynamics and growth imperatives are not adequately addressed. To achieve sustainable development in Britain, new legal tools and policies to promote ethical financing in the financial services sector are necessary. This article explains why ethical financing is important to sustainability, surveys the range of financial institutions in Britain relevant to ethical finance, and makes recommendations to improve the regulatory and institutional context for financing sustainable development.

scholarly journals The use of mineral resources and issues of harmonization between spatial plans for the mining areas in Serbia with other strategic documents

Spatium ◽  
2011 ◽  
pp. 21-26
Author(s):  
Jasna Petric ◽  
Jasmina Djurdjevic
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Continuous Process ◽  
Mineral Resources ◽  
Contemporary Society ◽  
Mineral Industry ◽  
Mining Areas ◽  
Social Concerns ◽  
Institutional Organization ◽  
Continuous Demand

Growing development needs and requirements for mineral resources endorsed by the contemporary society reopen the issues of mineral resources finitude and effects that mineral industry imposes on the global scene. Mining is certainly among the activities which raise numerous environmental and social concerns being enhanced by continuous demand for new exploitation areas. Experience supports the need for continuous process of planning in the mining areas and development of extensive research, both fundamental and applied. With particular focus on spatial plans for the mining areas in Serbia, this paper addresses current mining regulatory framework and issue of harmonization between spatial plans for the mining areas with other pertinent strategic documents on environmental and social protection. Regardless they have been prescriptive or legally binding, fundamental principles of these strategic documents serve as guidance towards sustainable development in the mining sector under the new institutional, organization and economic settings.

scholarly journals THE MARKETING STRATEGY OF MADURA TOURISM INDUSTRY AREA TROUGH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BASED GENDER

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 82
Author(s):  
Mohammad Taqiuddin Mohammad ◽  
Abdul Hannan ◽  
Alan Suud Maadi
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Marketing Strategy ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Marketing Theory ◽  
Research Problems ◽  
Development Context ◽  
Marketing Area ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Industry Area

Being declared in 2015 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, sustainable development goals (SDGs) has an aim to answer various humanitarian-environment crisis of millennium era (MDGs). One of the main problems which become a focus is woman’s participation. Especially in development context, whether in international, national, or local scope. This paper entitle, The Marketing Strategy of Madura Tourism Industry Area trough Sustainable Development Based Gender. In particular, this study has an aim to analyze the existential of Madura woman, dealing with the area development based SDGs. Various crucial issues which become a focus of this study namely; the dynamic Madura tourism industry, sustainable development concept, and development idea based gender. The three crucial issues above will be elaborated based on the three research problems below: 1).How is the existence of Madura tourism? 2).Whatis the definition of sustainable development? 3). How is the position of gender plays a role and strategic function in marketing activity of Madura tourism industry for the next? This study is qualitative method. The data of this paper is from two sources namely primary and secondary data. The theory perspective of this study is using area marketing theory of Richard Florida and Femenis George Ritzer theory. In general, this paper has an aim to describe how the dynamic Madura tourism industry is, this study has big contribution in offering the Madura development idea, especially in promoting the local industry area to sustainable development area carrying the spirit of equality.  Keywords: Marketing area, Madura tourism, sustainable development, Gender.

scholarly journals Investigating the Use of Sustainability and Sustainable Development by the City of Toronto Through a 30-Year Document Analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shenley Audrey Alkins
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Document Analysis ◽  
Municipal Policy ◽  
The Past ◽  
Exploratory Approach ◽  
Textual Data ◽  
The City ◽  
Theoretical Foundations

The purpose of this research is to map the conceptual and theoretical foundations of sustainability and sustainable development, specifically how these concepts have been defined, conceptualized, and operationalized in the past, in effect to elucidate knowledge gaps and limitations of current research. This research uses an exploratory approach to textual discourse analysis to uncover the ways in which sustainability and sustainable development has been defined, conceptualized, and operationalized by the City of Toronto over the past thirty years. The findings of this research indicate that despite poorly defined conceptions of sustainability and sustainable development, operationalization has continued. However, many challenges to conceptualization and operationalization remain, such as those related to cross-scale coordination, understanding of social, economic, and environmental interdependencies, inadequate understanding of environmental conditions, and issues related to information sharing and reporting across institutions. Keywords sustainability; urban sustainability; sustainable development; municipal policy; municipal decisionmaking; textual data analysis; content analysis; discourse analysis

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