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This paper emphasizes the necessity for the Romanian banking sector to adopt sustainability strategies, considering the crucial role of commercial banks as financial intermediaries and the positive impact these strategies can have on financial performance. The objective of this study is to thoroughly investigate the adoption and implementation of environmentally sustainable banking practices within the Romanian banking sector. The research highlights the efforts of banks to adopt environmentally responsible practices and their active participation in funding green initiatives. It examines the strategies banks employ to integrate sustainability into their operations and evaluates the impact of their green financing on environmental conservation and sustainable development. The banking sector plays a crucial role in financing investment projects, leveraging its expertise in risk assessment for project-level loans to support the financing of sustainable assets. This expertise is vital for providing the loans necessary to facilitate the transition to a greener and more sustainable economy. However, green banking products are still in the early stages of development, necessitating Romanian banks to expand their involvement by diversifying their array of sustainable products and services, enhancing their capability to evaluate green projects, and stepping up promotional efforts to advocate for green products. So, this article assesses the role and practices of Romanian banks in innovating within the green finance sector by reviewing public information from various sources, including bank websites, sustainability reports, press releases, and data from the National Bank of Romania. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper focuses on how will capital markets look like in the future, identifying the new trends in this field. Given the fact that the main challenges of our time are finacing the transition to a green and low-carbon economy and dealing with digital disruption, the future capital markets will be digital due to innovation by technologies such as automated advice, robo-advisory service which involves a low cost of the financial advice service. Also the future of capital markets can be defined by the trading algorithms which quickly process information in high-frequency trading and by the distributed ledgers technology (DLT), which could change the backbone of the stock market, considering that modern technology enables stock markets to be faster and more complex than ever. As we gaze into the future of capital markets, one of the most promising trends is the utilization of AI to promote sustainability in finance. This paper delves into the transformative potential of AI in reshaping capital markets, highlighting emerging trends and its profound impact on promoting sustainability in financial ecosystems. So, the capital markets will undoubtedly evolve in the future as technological advancements, particularly the integration of new and traditional artificial intelligence capabilities, transform the financial ecosystem into a faster, smarter, and more efficient system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]