| Abstract: | As a consequence of the financial crisis, social banking has become more visible and attractive for both, disappointed customers of conventional banks, and the scientific community. However, research in social banking is still beginning. So, there are many issues without consensus, like the definition itself or the identification of social banks. Thus, this research aims to identify social banking characteristics, with the empirical objective of measuring the commitment to this movement, and ranking values-based banks according to the score obtained as a result of the quantification method that is suggested. The quantification of commitment to social banking is achieved with the new Social and Ethical Banking Index (SEBI), designed with the characteristics firstly defined. The empirical research is carried out with all the banks identified as social by their membership within the main network of social banking: The Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV). |
