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Part V - Financial Innovation and Sustainability

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 January 2025

Kern Alexander
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University of Zurich
Matteo Gargantini
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University of Genoa
Michele Siri
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University of Genoa
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The Cambridge Handbook of EU Sustainable Finance
Regulation, Supervision and Governance
, pp. 641 - 776
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Print publication year: 2025

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