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Green Banking: Going Green

Received: 10 January 2015    Accepted: 15 January 2015    Published: 27 January 2015
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Green Banking is any form of banking from which the country and nation gets environmental benefits. A conventional bank becomes a green bank by directing its core operations toward the betterment of environment. Green Banking has become a buzz word in today’s banking world. It means developing inclusive banking strategies which will ensure substantial economic development and promoting environmental-friendly practices as well. This paper focuses on the Green Banking activities of the commercial banks of Bangladesh and we also tried to reason why this policy was adopted and make a comparison among he green banking practices of the commercial banks as well. The policy guidelines will also be focused. The regulations regarding Green Banking is going to be discussed as well.

DOI 10.11648/j.ijefm.20150301.15
Published in International Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Sciences (Volume 3, Issue 1, February 2015)
Page(s) 34-42
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Keywords

Green Banking, Green Banking Policies, Environmental Issues, In-House Activities

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  • Department of Banking and Insurance, Faculty of Business Studies, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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