Ethic bank and cooperative bank. A comparative analysis through the study of Caixa Popular and Ethical Banking Fiare

<p>Social banks now represent an alternative to conventional banking, especially for those customers who demand a socially responsible consumption. Social banking consists of two different types of credit institutions: cooperative banks and ethical banks. The first are active since more than a...

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Autores principales: Joan Ramon Sanchis Palacio, Enrique Pascual García
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:39431b34d35a4cff82cd584381bd76ca2021-11-12T13:14:36ZEthic bank and cooperative bank. A comparative analysis through the study of Caixa Popular and Ethical Banking Fiare1135-66181885-803110.5209/REVE.54921https://doaj.org/article/39431b34d35a4cff82cd584381bd76ca2017-03-01T00:00:00Zhttp://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/REVE/article/view/54921https://doaj.org/toc/1135-6618https://doaj.org/toc/1885-8031<p>Social banks now represent an alternative to conventional banking, especially for those customers who demand a socially responsible consumption. Social banking consists of two different types of credit institutions: cooperative banks and ethical banks. The first are active since more than a century through a proximity banking model focused on the territory. The latter have three decades approximately operation, addressing the realization of socially responsible investment (social and environmental projects). In this paper the similarities and differences between the two models of social banking are analyzed by conducting a consistent analysis of cases in a comparative study between the credit union Caixa Popular and the ethical bank Fiare Banca Etica. The analysis concludes that both social banking models are based on a participatory and democratic system in which employees and customers are actively involved in their operation and both contribute to financial inclusion. Instead, the cooperative banking model is a model based on community banking and direct customer relations through bank branches, while the model of ethical banking is based on electronic banking with few branches.</p>Joan Ramon Sanchis PalacioEnrique Pascual GarcíaAECOOP Escuela de Estudios CooperativosarticleCooperativas de créditoFinanzas éticasEconomía SocialInversión Socialmente ResponsableBanca socialEconomics as a scienceHB71-74ENESRevista de Estudios Cooperativos, Vol 124, Iss 0, Pp 152-174 (2017)
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language EN
ES
topic Cooperativas de crédito
Finanzas éticas
Economía Social
Inversión Socialmente Responsable
Banca social
Economics as a science
HB71-74
spellingShingle Cooperativas de crédito
Finanzas éticas
Economía Social
Inversión Socialmente Responsable
Banca social
Economics as a science
HB71-74
Joan Ramon Sanchis Palacio
Enrique Pascual García
Ethic bank and cooperative bank. A comparative analysis through the study of Caixa Popular and Ethical Banking Fiare
description <p>Social banks now represent an alternative to conventional banking, especially for those customers who demand a socially responsible consumption. Social banking consists of two different types of credit institutions: cooperative banks and ethical banks. The first are active since more than a century through a proximity banking model focused on the territory. The latter have three decades approximately operation, addressing the realization of socially responsible investment (social and environmental projects). In this paper the similarities and differences between the two models of social banking are analyzed by conducting a consistent analysis of cases in a comparative study between the credit union Caixa Popular and the ethical bank Fiare Banca Etica. The analysis concludes that both social banking models are based on a participatory and democratic system in which employees and customers are actively involved in their operation and both contribute to financial inclusion. Instead, the cooperative banking model is a model based on community banking and direct customer relations through bank branches, while the model of ethical banking is based on electronic banking with few branches.</p>
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author Joan Ramon Sanchis Palacio
Enrique Pascual García
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Enrique Pascual García
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title Ethic bank and cooperative bank. A comparative analysis through the study of Caixa Popular and Ethical Banking Fiare
title_short Ethic bank and cooperative bank. A comparative analysis through the study of Caixa Popular and Ethical Banking Fiare
title_full Ethic bank and cooperative bank. A comparative analysis through the study of Caixa Popular and Ethical Banking Fiare
title_fullStr Ethic bank and cooperative bank. A comparative analysis through the study of Caixa Popular and Ethical Banking Fiare
title_full_unstemmed Ethic bank and cooperative bank. A comparative analysis through the study of Caixa Popular and Ethical Banking Fiare
title_sort ethic bank and cooperative bank. a comparative analysis through the study of caixa popular and ethical banking fiare
publisher AECOOP Escuela de Estudios Cooperativos
publishDate 2017
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