The Emerald Handbook of Ethical Finance and Corporate Social Responsibility A Framework for Sustainable Development

The term ethical finance refers to finance that considers environmental, social, and governance (ESG) aspects influencing a borrower and/or its possessions. This indicates a growing recognition and value placed by investors, both institutional and retail, on producing measurable good environmental and social effects on a long-term basis. Ethical finance and investment are gaining traction at an unprecedented rate, both internationally and nationally. Previously, it was primarily the responsibility of specialist finance providers and investors to support enterprises with an environmental or social purpose. However, it has now migrated into the mainstream, with increasing recognition of the importance and value of considering ESG factors and values. According to the Global Ethical Finance Forum, there are more than $27 trillion in assets managed ethically around the world. This represents a massive and expanding market, with more retail and professional investors realizing that ESG variables play a significant role in deciding risk and reward. As the investment and finance markets have evolved, ethical standards have come to be regarded as the new normal, offering critical safeguards to underpin investment and finance decisions. When funds and lenders are perceived to be failing to use appropriate ESG elements in their decision-making processes, they are increasingly being questioned. The Emerald Handbook of Ethical Finance and Corporate Social Responsibility: A Framework for Sustainable Development provides a fresh look at ESG aspects along with CSR implementation for sustainable development, which has global and long-term repercussions.

Chapter 1. The Concept of Materiality in CSR and SDGs reporting: Definitions, Interpretation, Application, and Sustainable Value Creation; Nadia Gulko, Flor Silvestre Gerardou, and Nadeeka Withanage Chapter 2. The Impact of Adopting Sustainable Innovative Cropping Systems in the Mediterranean region: Case of AIX-EN-PROVENCE; Rachida Khaled Chapter 3. CEO attributes and CSR reporting in Jordan: New insight from the COVID-19 pandemic period; Belal Ali Abdulraheem Ghaleb, Sumaia Ayesh Qaderi, and Faozi A. Almaqtari Chapter 4. Direct and indirect effects of external public debt on Tunisian’s sustainable economic Development; Sabrine Channoufi Chapter 5. Co-Word and Bibliometric Analysis of the Sustainability Reporting in Islamic Banks; Mariam Ahmed, Fatma Ahmed, and Khaled Hussainey Chapter 6. Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development in the United Arab Emirates: A Survey of the Legal Framework and Empirical Evidence; Mohamed Chakib Kolsi, Ahmad Al-Hiyari, and Khaled Hussainey Chapter 7. Does whistleblowing policy constrain earnings management? Evidence from an emerging market; Mohsen Anwar AbdElghaffar Saleh, Dejun Wu, and Azza Tawab AbdElrahman Chapter 8. Corporate social responsibility in the boardroom: Evidence from a developing context; Esam Emad Ghassab, Carol Ann Tilt, and Kathyayini Kathy Rao Chapter 9. Estimation of Convex and Non-Convex Meta frontier production set with the DEA-Bootstrap Approach: Evidence from Data Banks; Ezzeddine Delhoumi and Faten Moussa Chapter 10. ESG communication in the annual reports of financial institutions: evidence from Morocco; Farrat Outmane, Hajji Zouhair, and Benabdallah Hamza Chapter 11. Sustainability Issues: The Role of IFAC and its Effect on Auditors Attitude in industrial companies; Ahmed Helmy Mohamed Gomaa Mohamed Chapter 12. CSR Disclosure Quantity VS Quality and Financial Performance: A comparative study between Islamic Banks outside the crisis; Ferdaous Abdallah and Adel Boubaker Chapter 13. The gender composition of corporate boards and firm performance; Muhammad Umer Mujtaba, Wajih Abbassi, and Rashid Mehmood Chapter 14. Integrating ESG with Corporate Investment Decision Making; Muhammad Irfan Khan and Athar Iqbal Chapter 15. CSR disclosure in the Syrian Islamic bank: Motivations and Challenges; Emad M. Hashem Otri, Reza Kouhy, Salem Eltkhtash, and Christopher Tribble Chapter 16. Does Corporate Social Responsibility Influence Corporate Innovation?; Mehwish Ali, Majdi Hassen, and Sarmad Saeed Sheikh Chapter 17. Corporate Social Responsibility: An Islamic Shari'ah-Compliant Perspective; Ahmed Hassanein and Hana Tharwat Chapter 18. Sustainable Finance for Implementing the Sustainable Developments Goals in West Asia; Hind Dheyaa Abdulrasool and Khawla Radi Athab Al-Shimmery Chapter 19. Forecasting ESG Index Effect on the Stock Returns: Evidence from G7 economies; Nousheen Tariq Bhutta, Anum Shafique, Muhammad Arsalan, and Hifsa Hussain Raja Chapter 20. The Impact of Social Mechanisms and Reputation on Stakeholders’ Perception of Responsible Service: Evidence from Student Experience at Uk Universities; Rasha Ashraf Abdelbadie, Nils Braakmann, and Aly Salama Chapter 21. The impact of Traditional versus Ethical Investment on Financial performance of Distressed and non-distressed firms in south Asian Emerging Economies; Bushra Zulifqar, Muhammad Arshad Mehmood, Akmal Shahzad Butt, and Anum Shafique Chapter 22. CSR and Sustainability in HEIs: A Systematic Review towards Future Development; Gul Afshan, Zubaida Ashraf, Maryam Kalhoro, Sonia Sethi, Qurat-ul-Ain Memon, and Mansoor Ahmed Khuhro Chapter 23. Business Ethics Codes and CSR Practices: Analysis of Codes of Algerian Companies in the Oil and Gas Sector; Rachida Sahraoui and Abderrahmane Laib Chapter 24. Corporate social responsibility and tax avoidance: Does earnings performance matter?; Ines Bouaziz Daoud and Amani Bouabdellah Chapter 25. Integrating Enterprise Risk Management on the Nexus of Sustainability Reporting and Firm Performance: A Conceptual Study; Syed Quaid Ali Shah, Lai Fong Woon, Muhammad Kashif Shad, and Salaheldin Hamad Chapter 26. Does corporate culture promote environmental engagement deployment? A multi-site case study of a Moroccan industrial group; Walid Simmou, Anas Hattabou, and Samira Simmou Chapter 27. The effect of adopting corporate social responsibility on tax avoidance practices through the compliance with corporate governance mechanisms; Tariq H. Ismail, Esraa Saady Mohamed Zidan, and Emad Ali Seleem Chapter 28. Building a Sustainable Future: The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Firms sustainable development; Mirza Muhammad Naseer and Tanveer Bagh

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Ahmed Imran Hunjra, Associate Professor at International University of Rabat, Morocco Khaled Hussainey, Professor of Accounting at The University of Portsmouth, UK