Banking on the equator. Are banks that adopted the equator principles different from non-adopters?

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Green Microfinance: Characteristics of Microfinance Institutions Involved in Environmental Management (2013, methodology): “This is also the argument stressed by Scholtens and Dam (2007) in a study on the characteristics of banks that adopted the Equator Principles,1 where they found that adopters are significantly larger than non-adopters.”
Examining the Coordination Between Green Finance and Green Economy Aiming for Sustainable Development: A Case Study of China (2020, background): “Financial institutions and markets, which influence ecosystems considerably, should care about ecology because ecology assists them to efficiently and effectively play their social and economic roles [12].”
Corporate social responsibility and bank risk (2019, unknown): “According to Scholtens and Dam (2007), the financial performance of banks that apply the Equator Principles3 does not differ significantly from that of non-adopters.”
Corporate social responsibility in the banking industry: Motives and financial performance (2013, background): “For example, Scholtens and Dam (2007) compare CSR engagements between banks that adopt the Equator Principles and those that do not.”
Corporate social responsibility and bank financial performance in China: The moderating role of green credit (2021, unknown): “Actually, some researchers have studied the impact of green loans on bank ﬁ nancial performance, e.g. Scholtens and Dam (2007), Cilliers (2012), Richardson (2014).”