• S. N. Geetha

In the current scenario, banking institutions are the source of economic growth and development of the Country. The World Bank report revealed progressively increasing trend in the number of account holders in all most all countries in the recent years. This improved movement of banking is closely associated towards the carbon emission in their day-to-day operations in terms of use of paper for printing, electricity, lighting, air conditioning, electronic equipment and other things. The aim of this paper is to highlight the green banking practice, progress, and different green initiatives taken globally by banks for environmental protection. The present study is an attempt to understand the essence of green banking and strategic initiatives towards green banking for better handling the environmental challenges.

Green Banking, Environmental Issues, Strategies, carbon foot print, eco-friendly practices.

"Green Banking Behaviour", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.428-432, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906T49.pdf

"Green Banking Behaviour", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp428-432, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906T49.pdf