Abstract

Ethical banking has developed considerably in recent years. However, neither a universally accepted definition, nor a consensus by academicians about its typical characteristics yet exists to differentiate it from conventional banking. The purpose of this article is to bridge this gap in the literature using the notion of organisational identity, according to which an organisation is identified by a series of characteristics and attributes that differentiate it from other organisations. The case of Spanish ethical banking is analysed by examining the three main references in this country: Triodos Bank, Fiare and Coop57. The results allowed us to conclude that, despite no consensus on an ethical banking definition, an organisational identity does exist for ethical banking in Spain, which is defined according to the principles of integrity, responsibility and affinity.

摘要

近年来，道德银行业取得了长足的发展。然而，无论是普遍接受的定义，还是学术界对其典型特征的共识，都还没有将其与传统银行业区分开来。本文的目的是使用组织身份的概念弥合文献中的这一差距，根据组织身份，组织通过一系列区别于其他组织的特征和属性来识别。通过检查该国的三个主要参考文献来分析西班牙道德银行的案例：Triodos Bank、Fiare 和 Coop57。结果使我们得出结论，尽管没有就道德银行定义达成共识，但西班牙的道德银行确实存在组织身份，这是根据诚信原则定义的，