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Two faces of sustainable banking. The bank’s significant role in financing sustainability. Cover

Two faces of sustainable banking. The bank’s significant role in financing sustainability.

By: Urszula Wysocka  
Open Access
|Mar 2026

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Language: English
Page range: 1 - 16
Published on: Mar 17, 2026
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2026 Urszula Wysocka, published by WSB Merito University in Gdansk
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

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