| Publikationstyp: | Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift |
| Art der Begutachtung: | Peer review (Publikation) |
| Titel: | Much ado about nothing? How banks respond to climate change |
| Autor/-in: | Furrer, Bettina Hamprecht, Jens Hoffmann, Volker |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0007650311427428 |
| Erschienen in: | Business & Society |
| Band(Heft): | 51 |
| Heft: | 1 |
| Seite(n): | 62 |
| Seiten bis: | 88 |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 2012 |
| Verlag / Hrsg. Institution: | Sage |
| ISSN: | 0007-6503 1552-4205 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Schlagwörter: | Strategic change; Decoupling; Symbolic action; Service sector; Substantive action; Climate strategy |
| Fachgebiet (DDC): | 332.1: Banken |
| Zusammenfassung: | The effect of the financial sector on climate change remains largely underestimated. Banks can steer investments of their customers in low-emission technologies and adjust the conditions of loans that they provide to greenhouse gas intensive sectors. However, the authors’ research shows that few banks take such substantive action when they implement their climate strategy. The authors analyze 114 listed banks around the world and find evidence for deflective decoupling. This evidence means that banks that implement a climate strategy often decouple it from their main value creating processes such as lending and investment. Those banks that engage in more substantive action still combine it with symbolic activities which may facilitate the strategic change process. This study contributes to the literature on organizations and the natural environment as the authors specify which kind of banks implement substantive climate strategies. This research holds important implications for policy makers and managers who aim to implement a climate strategy in organizations that create value through information and financial flows but not with a physical transfer of goods. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/15779 |
| Volltext Version: | Publizierte Version |
| Lizenz (gemäss Verlagsvertrag): | Lizenz gemäss Verlagsvertrag |
| Departement: | School of Engineering |
| Organisationseinheit: | Institut für Nachhaltige Entwicklung (INE) |
| Enthalten in den Sammlungen: | Publikationen School of Engineering |
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Furrer, B., Hamprecht, J., & Hoffmann, V. (2012). Much ado about nothing? How banks respond to climate change. Business & Society, 51(1), 62–88. https://doi.org/10.1177/0007650311427428
Furrer, B., Hamprecht, J. and Hoffmann, V. (2012) ‘Much ado about nothing? How banks respond to climate change’, Business & Society, 51(1), pp. 62–88. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/0007650311427428.
B. Furrer, J. Hamprecht, and V. Hoffmann, “Much ado about nothing? How banks respond to climate change,” Business & Society, vol. 51, no. 1, pp. 62–88, 2012, doi: 10.1177/0007650311427428.
FURRER, Bettina, Jens HAMPRECHT und Volker HOFFMANN, 2012. Much ado about nothing? How banks respond to climate change. Business & Society. 2012. Bd. 51, Nr. 1, S. 62–88. DOI 10.1177/0007650311427428
Furrer, Bettina, Jens Hamprecht, and Volker Hoffmann. 2012. “Much Ado About Nothing? How Banks Respond to Climate Change.” Business & Society 51 (1): 62–88. https://doi.org/10.1177/0007650311427428.
Furrer, Bettina, et al. “Much Ado About Nothing? How Banks Respond to Climate Change.” Business & Society, vol. 51, no. 1, 2012, pp. 62–88, https://doi.org/10.1177/0007650311427428.
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