Green Banking Practices: The Case XYZ Bank in Syria
Khaled Nour Aldeen1, Sri Herianingrum2, Muhamad Nafik3
Master Program Of Islamic Economics Program, Postgraduate School, Airlangga university, Surabaya , Indonesia1
Faculty of Economics and Business, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia2,3
Abstract
Green banking is a term which is trending for the time being, it is banking from which a nation gets environmental benefits of implementing its standards. The aim of this study is to examine and evaluate XYZ bank-s practices in terms of friendly- environment behavior in Syria. The qualitative approach was used in the form of semi-structured interviews under the phenomenological approach for the study-s purpose. The main finding of this research bank does not practice green banking in a big way. This research is a pioneering attempt towards green banking practices in the Syrian context. The in-hand study revealed the importance of increasing the bank-s employee awareness of green banking practices. Moreover, strict policies should be declared by the authorities.
Keywords: Green Banking, Environment-Friendly, Syria
Topic: Environmental Economics