How Green Finance Affects Sustainability: A PRISMA-Compliant Systematic Literature Review.

Green financing is able to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and support long-term economic growth. The paper presents a systematic literature review, evaluating the research on green finance and sustainability from 2005 to 2023. To perform this review, PRISMA technique was followed. A total of 51 papers selected from Web of Science (WOS) and Scopus were reviewed, and the results show that China is a global pioneer in this area, and research on this concept has been gaining momentum. The findings indicate that publications on the direct effect of green finance on sustainability are available in large number, as compared to those on indirect effect. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]