This article shows how important it is to transition to a green economy as a result of global climate change. Also, due to environmental and social problems, the priority tasks of green economy development and issues of increasing the role of banks in the development of green economy, environmental and social risks in banks and their assessment, green loans, green bonds expansion are presented.

This article analyzes the prospects for developing green finance products and creating innovative products in commercial banks. The research results indicate that green loans, ESG investments, and green bonds serve as essential tools for ensuring environmental, social, and economic sustainability in banking activities. Additionally, improving ecological risk management systems, cooperation with state and international financial institutions, and engaging young professionals and innovative ideas have been identified as key strategic directions.

This article analyzes the international experience of implementing banking products. Using the examples of the USA, Canada, Japan, the European Union, and China, it highlights the importance of digital technologies, artificial intelligence, automation, and green finance. The study emphasizes the need to adapt best practices to the banking system of Uzbekistan.

This study investigates the impact of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) disclosure on bank profitability and market value in Uzbekistan an underexplored emerging economy in Central Asia undergoing rapid financial and sustainability reforms. Using a panel dataset of 22 commercial banks from 2015 to 2024, we construct a hand-collected ESG disclosure index through systematic content analysis of annual and sustainability reports, supplemented by financial data from the Central Bank of Uzbekistan. Net profit margin serves as the primary measure of profitability, while Tobin’s Q and market capitalization proxy for market value. Employing fixed effects, random effects, and System Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) estimators to address endogeneity and unobserved heterogeneity, we find that higher ESG disclosure is significantly associated with improved bank profitability. Notably, this relationship is driven almost exclusively by the governance (G) pillar, while environmental (E) and social (S) disclosures show no statistically significant effects highlighting the context-specific materiality of ESG dimensions in transitional economies. Robustness checks, including lagged specifications, sub-sample analyses by ownership type, and alternative ESG measures, confirm the reliability of our findings. The results suggest that in Uzbekistan’s institutional environment characterized by ongoing corporate governance reforms and nascent green finance infrastructure transparency in board oversight, risk management, and anti-corruption mechanisms enhances operational efficiency and stakeholder trust, thereby boosting net margins. Our study contributes to the limited literature on ESG-finance linkages in Central Asia and challenges universalist assumptions about ESG materiality by demonstrating that governance remains the most financially relevant pillar in early-stage reform contexts. The findings carry important implications for regulators, bank managers, and international investors: prioritizing credible governance disclosure offers a strategic pathway to both financial performance and market legitimacy. As Uzbekistan advances its National Strategy for Green Economy Development, this research provides empirical grounding for sequenced, institutionally attuned ESG integration in the banking sector.

This article examines the outcomes of introducing a "Green Economy" in Uzbekistan, analyzing the economic, social, health, and population welfare indicators within the country. It includes a review of both foreign and domestic literature on the topic, assesses the prospects and opportunities for the development of a green economy, and addresses issues related to improving the efficiency of using renewable and non-renewable energy sources.