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  • 29 - Sustainable Finance and Fintech

  • from Part V - Financial Innovation and Sustainability
  • Edited by Kern Alexander, University of Zurich, Matteo Gargantini, University of Genoa, Michele Siri, University of Genoa
  • Book:
    The Cambridge Handbook of EU Sustainable Finance
    Published online:
    30 January 2025
    Print publication:
    06 February 2025, pp 743-776

  • Summary

    Technology (especially the high energy-consuming blockchain) is not often associated with environmental goals but the elements of peer-to-peer networks, sharing economy and ‘direct’ finance in the Fintech world present coherence and continuity with the ESG world. Furthermore, the potential of Fintech in reducing costs, connecting people on a global scale, improving financial inclusion, diversification and resilience offer great opportunities also in the area of sustainable finance, advancing societal factors. Nonetheless, relevant risks and limitations must be considered, too. This chapter will first introduce the emerging area of sustainable digital finance, with particular regard to environmental objectives. Second, it will focus on ‘green Fintech’ facilitating capital raising. In particular, the chapter will analyse the main legal and technical challenges related to green financing, with special regard to green crowdfunding, green tokens offerings and other Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)-based opportunities, also considering recent EU regulatory initiatives, also advancing some policy proposals.