Mediating relationships hypothesis testing.

The banking sector serves as a nudge between increased financial investments and reduced environmental impacts in the modern era of sustainability thus, integrating the social, environmental, and economic dimensions. This paper aims to explore the practices and ongoing activities on account of sustainable banking which is being practised in the Pakistani Banking Sector. A mixed methods approach using a survey with a sample size of (n = 250) and in-depth interviews of (n = 25) provides significant evidence for the research. SmartPLS4.0 was used for hypotheses testing and to ascertain the path coefficient association within the constructs. This research fills the gap in existing literature by testing and implying the mediating role of Stakeholders’ Influence on the relationship between Green Banking Practices and the Bank’s Performance. The results of the quantitative analysis show a positive association between variables, highlighting the role of stakeholders and their need to partake efficiently, in the countrywide execution of green banking. The qualitative analysis portrays that; green banking is currently the partial focus of the banking sector in the developing economy of Pakistan whereas, approaches like financing green projects, investments in renewable energy, in-house greening of the banking sector, and provision of easy lending facilities to encourage and support environmental initiatives are some commonly practised accomplishments of the banking sector.在可持续发展新时代，银行业是衔接金融投资增长与环境影响降低的关键纽带，因此兼具社会、环境与经济三重维度。本研究旨在探究巴基斯坦银行业当前践行的可持续银行相关实践与推进举措。本研究采用混合研究方法，通过样本量为250份的问卷调查与25次深度访谈获取有效研究证据。本研究使用SmartPLS 4.0软件开展假设检验，并明确各构念间的路径系数关联关系。本研究通过验证并揭示利益相关者影响力（Stakeholders’ Influence）在绿色银行实践与银行绩效间的中介作用，填补了现有文献的研究空白。定量分析结果显示各变量间存在显著正向关联，凸显了利益相关者的重要作用，以及其在全国范围内推行绿色银行过程中高效参与的必要性。质性分析结果表明：在巴基斯坦这一发展中经济体中，绿色银行目前仅为银行业的部分重点关注领域；而银行业当前普遍践行的实践包括绿色项目融资、可再生能源投资、银行内部绿色化运营，以及提供便捷信贷服务以鼓励和支持环保举措等。