Proceedings of the 18th National IQAC Conference (ICon 2026)

18th National IQAC Conference (ICon 2026)

📍Bengaluru, India🗓️ 24-25 April 2026
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Integrating Sustainable Finance into Education - A Study on Awareness and Understanding of Green Finance among Commerce students in Bangalore city

Authors
S. Varshini1, S. Gokilavani1, *
1Department of Professional Accounting and Finance UG, Kristu Jayanti University, Bangalore, India
*Corresponding author. Email: gokilavani@kristujayanti.com
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S. Gokilavani
Available Online 6 October 2026.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-618-5_14How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Green Finance; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); Commerce Education; Bangalore; Viksit Bharat 2047
Abstract

With the world moving towards sustainability and India’s vision for Viksit Bharat 2047, Green Finance has now been established as a foundational component of economic policies across the world. The current study aims to explore the level of awareness and conceptual understanding of Green Finance among commerce students in Bangalore, India. A mixed research design was employed, and data was collected from a sample of 71 students. The results show that although a majority of students, i.e., 77.5%, are aware of Green Finance, their level of self-perceived awareness is only moderate (Mean = 2.89). The study also employed a reliability test, and the results show a consistent understanding level of 3.43 (alpha = .817). The study tells that there is a need to integrate Green Finance in the curriculum to bridge this gap between basic understanding and professionalism. The study highlights a clear competency gap and concludes that universities must introduce innovative, outcome-based curriculum frameworks to bridge this gap.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 18th National IQAC Conference (ICon 2026)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
6 October 2026
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978-2-38476-618-5
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2352-5398
DOI
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© 2026 The Author(s)
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