Essays about: "Finance or business"

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  1. 6. Invested or business as usual? The finance sector and the new EU sustainability policies. : A content analysis of sustainability reporting within financial monetary institutions operating in Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

    Author : Olivia Andrén; [2023]
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    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to partly get an overview of how financial market participants operating in Sweden complied to third article in the new Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) in forced by the EU and partly to investigate how financial market participants handle and navigate through the forced transparency, in the search of finding increased understanding to why the allocation of capital is not going fast enough toward sustainable economic activities. To reach this aim a content analysis was conducted on Swedish financial monetary institutions’s sustainability reports and institutional theory was used as the theoretical framework. READ MORE

  2. 7. A Sustainable Pioneer in a House on Fire

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Cindy Tieu; Julia Tran; [2023]
    Keywords : Climate finance; ESG scores; Event study; Paris agreement; Swedish stock market; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper examines the impact of the Paris agreement on firms on the Swedish stock market. Additionally, the firms were also categorized into sustainable and unsustainable firms by their Environmental Pillar Score (which is part of the ESG score) in order to investigate performance differences between the two groups. READ MORE

  3. 8. The First Date: an Investor Pitch

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Cornelia Johansson; Hanna Nilsson; Olle Stigenius; [2023]
    Keywords : Key words: Investment criteria; Pitch assessment; Venture capital firms; Venture capitalist decision-making; Pitch; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Research question: What investment criteria in a pitch do managers of venture capital firms assess and how does the information presented in the pitch affect their decision-making? Purpose: To examine and contextualize what investment criteria venture capitalists assess in the different levels of a pitch and analyze the effect of the information presented in the pitch on their decision-making. Methodology: A qualitative multiple case study with specific sampling. READ MORE

  4. 9. Exploring the Decision Making Process for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Procurement Investments within Organizations: Interviewing Sustainability Managers

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    Author : Rebecca Sarah Fleck; Christoffer Schjerning Povlsen; [2023]
    Keywords : Decision making process; ESG; procurement investments; stakeholder perspective; bounded rationality;

    Abstract : This research addresses the decision making process for ESG procurement investments within organizations. Since the decision making process for ESG procurement investments, particularly the consideration of environmental, social, and governance, is not clearly understood or documented, this research aims to investigate the roles, activities, and stakeholders involved in each stage of the decision making process, while exploring the challenges and opportunities associated with using ESG considerations for ESG procurement investments. READ MORE

  5. 10. Investor Influence on Startups' Sustainability Orientation: Exploring Causation and Effectuation Approaches

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Marcel Hakim Jendoubi; Madeleine Rosendahl; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainable Entrepreneurship; Sustainability Orientation; Entrepreneurial Finance; Causation; Effectuation;

    Abstract : This study investigates the influence of investors on the sustainability orientation of startups and the use of causation and effectuation approaches. The aim of the study is to gain a comprehensive understanding of how and why investors influence startups in their sustainability orientation, and what impact this has on the use of causation and effectuation decision-making logics. READ MORE