Vikas Sharma

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Publications - 7

Preface I

Vikas Sharma Attila Kurucz Ewelina Idziak Vikas Sharma José Braga de Vasconcelos

Publication Name: World Sustainability Series

Publication Date: 2026-01-01

Volume: Part F1269

Issue: Unknown

Page Range: vii

Description:

No description provided

Open Access: Yes

DOI: DOI not available

Preface II

Vikas Sharma Attila Kurucz Ewelina Idziak Vikas Sharma José Braga de Vasconcelos

Publication Name: World Sustainability Series

Publication Date: 2026-01-01

Volume: Part F1269

Issue: Unknown

Page Range: ix

Description:

No description provided

Open Access: Yes

DOI: DOI not available

How Does Sustainability Governance Shape the Green Finance and Climate Nexus?

Vilmos Vass Vikas Sharma András Szeberényi Manjit Kour

Publication Name: Sustainability Switzerland

Publication Date: 2026-01-01

Volume: 18

Issue: 2

Page Range: Unknown

Description:

The proposed research aims to analyse the effects of the relationship between Sustainability Governance (SG) and Climate Impact (CI), taking into consideration Green Finance (GF). Furthermore, it examines how Institutional Support (IS) enhances the governance systems governing these variables. The research provides a holistic approach for analysing the effects of financial dynamics on climate impacts. Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) was employed in this research study. The data were collected from various industries using a standardised questionnaire. The structural model examined the direct and indirect relationships between variables such as GF, SG, and CI. IS emerged as the moderated variable. The outcomes of the study confirmed that “GF has an important and direct as well as indirect (through SG as the mediator) impact on CI. IS significantly increases SG and thus exerts an overall enhancing effect on the impact of GF on the climate.” The study has supported the research objectives and aims. The limitations of this study comprised constraints related to both time and cost. The researchers encountered limitations in accessing senior managers and directors of various organisations for the study. IS emerged as an important intermediate factor that can significantly link various actions and activities that impact the climate. This study supports both global and local research objectives. The study offers significant insights, underscoring the critical role of SG within Green Business (GB). Additionally, IS emerges as a vital enabling tool that strengthens the overall governance framework. The study contributes significantly to the development of integrated frameworks for institutions seeking to effectively address environmental challenges. The implications for action indicate that furthering entrenched institutional structures and instilling good governance practices can add tremendous value to the transformation potential of GF and usher in accelerated efforts to achieve national and international objectives on climate change.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: 10.3390/su18021022

Preface

Vikas Sharma Vikas Sharma

Publication Name: Sustainable Finance and Esg Investing Integration and Performance

Publication Date: 2026-01-01

Volume: Unknown

Issue: Unknown

Page Range: xiv

Description:

No description provided

Open Access: Yes

DOI: DOI not available

Safety to Sustainability: The Role of Household Financial Literacy in the Green Transition

Vikas Sharma András Szeberényi

Publication Name: World Sustainability Series

Publication Date: 2026-01-01

Volume: Part F1959

Issue: Unknown

Page Range: 55-73

Description:

Financial literacy is increasingly valued not simply as an individual good but as a public good necessary for the low-carbon transition. This chapter explores the relation between financial literacy, resilience, and the goals of sustainable finance in the case of Hungary. Integrating the literature from other countries with survey data from 361 respondents, the study finds a critical “intention-behavior gap”: respondents report high subjective financial literacy, but household behaviour is still defensive, where precautionary savings are preferred before long-term green investing. It is arguable that this “safety-first” mentality is a rational response to historical economic instability, and poses a structural barrier to the uptake of sustainable finance topics. The research implies a relationship where financial resilience is not a competitor to sustainability, but rather a necessary prerequisite for sustainable investing. Therefore, to release household capital into the green transition, policymakers need to reorganise financial education as a pathway for resilience as a baseline for climate-aligned financial engagement.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-19076-5_4

Future of Climate Finance: Way to a Strong and Sustainable World

Vikas Sharma Pooja Sharma Nadeesha Muthuthantrige Anureet Kaur

Publication Name: World Sustainability Series

Publication Date: 2026-01-01

Volume: Part F1959

Issue: Unknown

Page Range: 435-452

Description:

Climate change risks, financial instability, and geopolitical uncertainty, climate finance (CF) as an integral element of the striving—if not already achieved—global sustainability and resilience goal to instability. This risk/uncertainty dimension has also been conflated due to supply chain disruptions, ‘energy insecurity’, and unequal access to climate capital. This chapter will reflect on the importance of transparent, innovative, and inclusive financial ecosystems/services to transition to a low carbon world. This will relate to ‘employee’, Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) and use of Partial Least Squares (PLS), to develop and validate a conceptual model (Research Framework) of ‘climate risk’, ‘financial innovation’, ‘regulatory support’, ‘institutional trust’, and ‘sustainability outcomes’. The chapter identifies tracked outcomes that FIN and SO are both strongly strengthened by IT and regulatory fit is helpful. Financial resilience (FR) enhances the ability for socio-economic resilience in response to COVID-19 climate induced disruptions.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-19076-5_22

Preface

Marcel C. Minutolo Vikas Sharma Attila Kurucz Ewelina Idziak

Publication Name: World Sustainability Series

Publication Date: 2026-01-01

Volume: Part F1959

Issue: Unknown

Page Range: vii

Description:

No description provided

Open Access: Yes

DOI: DOI not available