The sustainability of green funds

Natural Resources Forum

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 223-232

  Scholtens, Bert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Banks; Green economy; Performance; Sustainable development; Tax incentives

Indexed keywords

BANKING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; INVESTMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TAX SYSTEM;

EID: 79961165945     PISSN: 01650203     EISSN: 14778947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.2011.01387.x     Document Type: Article

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