... an essential mediating role in the NPLs–bank performance relationship. CSR activities in the European context may reduce the level of NPLs and increase bank performance. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, studies of the implications of CSR activities on the banking sector are very...

... To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that explored the relationship between CSR–FP and institutional quality in the European context. Indeed, this paper shows that institutional quality mediates the relationship between CSR practices and FP. D73 G18 L25 M14 Faruq et al...