Ethics and Banking: Do Banks Divest Their Kind?

A growing group of institutional investors use divestment strategically to deter misconducts that are harmful for the climate and society. Based on Kantian ethics, we propose that divestment represents investors' universal and absolute moral commitment to socially responsible investing (SRI). F...

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Authors: Guisande, Diego P. (Author) ; Harjoto, Maretno Agus (Author) ; Hoepner, Andreas G. F. (Author) ; O'Sullivan, Conall (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 2024
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2024, Volume: 192, Issue: 1, Pages: 191-223
Further subjects:B Ethics
B M14
B Divestment
B Kant’s imperatives
B G21
B Banks
B G23
B Sri
B Institutional investors
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