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商学研究第53巻第l号 (91) 91
Article
Environmental Risk Management Practice of Banks
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Contents
1. Introduction
2. Credit Risk Management Practice in Bangladesh
3. Methodology and Data
4. Results
5. Summary and Conc1usion
References
Abstract
Banks do not pollute the environment directly. But indirectly they finance the firms which are
responsible for environmental contamination. It is high time for banks to recognize their environmental
responsibility and make sure that the fund goes to the firms which are environmentally responsible. This
study is an a抗empt to study the status of environmental risk factors considered by the banks operating in
Bangladesh.τbe results of the study showed that, relatively new private commercial banks pioneering in considering environmental risk factors in their lending decisions
Keywords
Environmental risk, banks, lending decision, performönce, Bangladesh
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1. Introduction
Compared to the manufacturing sector, financial institutions, such as banks, are considered to
be environment affable. They provide financial services and are not involved in producing
hazardous chemicals or releasing toxic pollutants into the air, land or water. Apparent1y they
might be viewed as uninvolved with environmenta1 pollution and degradation (Sahoo and Nayak,
2008; Cowton and Thompson, 2000; Uchida et al., 2010). As a result strict environmental
degradation related criticisms are not direct1y pointed towards the banking sector. However banks
are one of the main sources of financing in an economy. Through their financing practices they
are supporting commercial activities that ultimately degrade the natural environment (Smith,
1993). They act as catalyst to environmental degradation by supplying the fund to support the
production process (Sarokin and Schulkin, 1991). Banks are indirectly involved in environmental
degradation by financing the firms which ultimate1y causes the damage. They need to admit the
responsibility and take necessary actions in order to minimize the damages caused by their
clients. By doing so banks wil1 not only be complying with laws or fulfil1ing philanthropic
responsibility, but a1so ensure their own sustainability (Ahmed et al., 2012a). Because enac加lent
of various laws (such as, Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability
Act, 1976; European Commission Directive on Ci叫Liability for Damage Caused by Waste, 1989)
has gradually been moving towards an era where banks will be held responsible to pay the cleanュ
up cost for the environmental damages caused by their clients. Before financing a particular loan
project banks must ensure that the proposal wil1 not cause any environmental damages and are
free from environmental risk. In addition to financial risk, business/indus廿y risk, management
risk, security risk, relationship risk, banks should also consider environmental risk factors.
Compared to developed countries, Bangladeshi banking sector is lagging behind in adopting
measures to incorporate environmental risk factors in lending decision making process. However
recently, Bangladesh Bank (BB) , the central bank, has adopted some policy guidelines (for
example , Environmental Risk Management (ERM) Guidelines for Banks and Financial
Institutions in Bangladesh 2011a; Policy Guidelines on Green Banking, 2011b) to encourage the
incorporation of environmental risk factors in lending decisions (Ahmed 2012b).τbe objective of
this study is to examine the level of consciousness among banks in incorporating these factors in
lending decisions.
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2. Credit Risk Management Practice in Bangladesh
Credit Risk Management practice followed in Bangladesh has gone through a long
experimental process.τne tirst quantitative approach for credit risk management was introduced
by Bangladesh Bank in 1993 by circulating the Lending Risk Analysis (LRA) manual. Use of this
manual had been made compulsory by the banks and other tinancial institutions for loan size of
BDT 10 million and above (BB, 2005). Later on this manual was supplemented by Risk Grade
Score Card (RGSC) for risk assessment of credit proposals (BB, 2005). But this created confusion
among the tinancial institutions with two sets of lending risk standards. In order to remove 白is
puzzlement, in 2005 Bangladesh Bank developed Credit Risk Grading Manual (CRGM) to be
applied by banks and tinancial institutions in processing credit decisions and evaluating the
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(Source: Bangladesh Bank (BB) (2005) Credit Risk Grading Manual)
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magnitude of risk involved. It has been made compulsory for all banks for all exposures and all
volumes except those covered under Consumer and Small Enterprises Financing Prudential
Guidelines and also under short-term agricultural and micro-credit. Five categories of risk are
considered , viz. , financial risk, business/industry risk, management risk, security risk,
relationship risk (see Fig. 1).
3. Methodology and Data
We have collected information for all (thirty) scheduled private commercia1 banks operating in
Bangladesh on their level of environmental consciousness while processing loan applications.
Structured questionnaires were distributed and filled in by credit analysts. For information
regarding return on assets (ROA) , age, turnover and to凶 assets of the banks, various secondary
information sources such as annual reports and websites were used.
4. Results
4.1 Environmental Factor Consideration
Based on the reported environmental risk factors considered, banks are classified into three
categories: highly conscious banks (HCB) , moderately conscious banks (MCB) , and poorly
conscious banks (PCB). Table 1 shows the number of banks fell in each category. Environmental
risk factor consideration score of below 70 is classified as poorly conscious banks (PCB) , score of
70 to 79 is cIassified as moderately conscious banks (MCB) , and score of 80 and above is
classified as highly conscious banks (HCB).
4.2 Environmental Consciousness and Performance
Banks classified according to their level of environmental consciousness are plotted for return
on assets, age, turnover and assets (see Figs. 2 to 5) .From 出e figures we c姐 see that, HCBs are
showing a relatively higher level of return on assets (ROA) ,lower age, higher turnover and
moderate level of total assets. PCBs on the other hand are showing lower level of return on assets
(ROA) , higher age, lower turnover and mixed level of total assets. Thus it can be said that,
Table1: Classi自cation of banks according to environmental compliance
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Moderately conscious banks
Poor1y ωnscious banks
No. of Banks Score
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relatively new generation banks are more environment conscious and are showing higher
operational efficiency.
4.3 F Test
The parametric F-test (Ho: μ1= J.l2 =J.l3) has been tested to prove that the hypothesis of equali勿
of all the mean returns against the alternative are not true. We have found difference in mean
values among banks having different level of environmental consciousness with regard to return
on assets (ROA) , age, turnover and assets (see Table 2 to 5). However, F-test results support this
observation only in case of performance measured by ROA (see Table 2). In case of other
benchmarks such as age , turnover and assets, the difference in mean values among the
categories of banks having different level of consciousness could not be proved statistically (see
Table 3 to 5).
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Table 2: Environmental consciousness and performance (ROA)
PCB MCB HCB
Sample Size (valid N ) 10 9 11
Mean 0.18 1.42 1.74
Variance 0.13 0.21 0.78
F-test 1.45
P-value 0.02
Decision: Reject the null hypothesis
Table 3: Environmental consciousness and age of the banks
PCB MCB HCB
Sample Size (valid N ) 10 9 11
Mean 24.20 18.78 7.76
Vぽlance 60.55 103.31 280.29
Fλtest 1.91
P-value 0.16
Decision: Do not reject the null hypothesis
Table 4: Environmental consciousness and turnover of the banks
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Table 5: Environmental consciousness and asset of the banks
Sample Size (valid N )
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5. Summary and Conclusion
We have conducted this study to assess the level of environmental consciousness among the
private commercial banks operating in Bangladesh. The results of the study can be summarized
as follows:
1. Among the banks investigated we have found that, in terms of age relatively new generation
banks are more environment conscious. This might be due to the fact that comparatively new
banks are more adaptive to new challenges and efficient in incorporating them into risk
management pract兤e.
2. We have found a statistica11y sign泊cant difference in mean values of re加rn on assets 侭OA)
among banks having different level of environmental consciousness. Also HCBs have
significant1y higher level of ROAs compared to PCBs. lt indicates that environmentally
conscious banks are also rewarding banks. Or it may take the other way around, that
resourceful banks are more environment conscious (Ahmed et a1, 2012b)
The sample of this study has been confined to listed private commercial banks operating in
Bangladesh.τ'his might be considered as one of the limitations of this study. Also among the
sustainability banking risk factors, only environment has been considered. Further studies
incorporating other apposite risk factors such as social and governance risk factors, might be
conducted to see the entire scenario of sustainability banking development in Bangladesh.
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NOTE
合SarwarUddin Ahmed, Associate Professor, School of Business, Independent University Bangladesh
**Shigeru Uchida, Professor, Faculty of Business and Commerce, Aichi Gakuin University