Essays about: "Social Responsible Investment SRI"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 essays containing the words Social Responsible Investment SRI.

1. 1. The Performance of Socially Responsible Investments : Are Swedish mutual funds forced to pay a price for doing good?

   University essay from Jönköping University

   Author : Gordon Molander; Carl Jönsson Asp; [2021]
   Keywords : SRI; ESG; Mutual Equity Funds; Conventional; Fund Performance; Portfolio Analysis;

   Abstract : The financial performance of Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) strategies is heavily debated in the modern age. Due to lack of evidence on Swedish SRI performance, Swedish investors are uncertain about placing their financial assets in these strategies as they are afraid expected to sacrifice their financial return for doing good. READ MORE

3. 2. Big Five Personality Traits andSustainable Investments : A survey study based on the Swedish private investors willingness to pay for ESG rating

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Nationalekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Amanda Björnström Hellbom; Erika Jigholm; [2021]
   Keywords : Big five taxonomy; Behavioral finance; Environmental; social and governance ESG ; Personality; Socially responsible investing SRI ; Willingness to pay WTP .;

   Abstract : This thesis contributes to the currently still sprawling literature on the force of sustainable investing together with the “Big Five” personality structure (Openness to Experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness and Neuroticism). By investigating which personality trait, based on the Big Five personality taxonomy, that was willing to exchange revenue for a higher ESG rating in a hypothetical investment fund, we were able to determine when private investors were willing to pay more for a more sustainable investment. READ MORE

4. 3. Investing with an Objective Conscience: A qualitative study on standardization of socially responsible investing in the Swedish financial market

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

   Author : Markus Johansson; Simon Fast; [2021]
   Keywords : Socially Responsible Investing; Standardization; Heterogeneity; EU Taxonomy; Institutional Investors;

   Abstract : The transition towards a sustainable capital market requires private and institutional investors to shift investments to truly socially responsible companies. Identifying genuinely socially responsible investment (SRI) opportunities is, however, complicated by greenwashing, as some companies attempt to portray themselves as more sustainable than they truthfully are. READ MORE

5. 4. Values over value? : Pension beneficiaries' willingness to pay for socially responsible investments and their perception of exponential growth.

   University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Emilia Jemtå; Matilda Kvist Björklund; [2021]
   Keywords : Willingness to pay for socially responsible investments; SRI; pension; exponential growth bias;

   Abstract : Background: As more individuals continuously become more conscious of the external influences of their decisions, integrating social and ethical criteria and perceived non-monetary value in their investment decisions, the interest in socially responsible investments (SRI) has escalated in the past decade. Reflecting this shift, the Swedish Pension Agency continuously increases the requirements and sustainability demands for the funds available in the premium pension selection. READ MORE

6. 5. A Study on the Relationship Between a Mutual Fund’s Risk-Adjusted Return and Sustainability : Do Mutual Funds with High Sustainability Scores Outperform Those with Low Ones?

   University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

   Author : Frida Värnlund; Max Bacco; [2019]
   Keywords : Applied mathematics; regression analysis; sustainability; mutual funds; Morningstar; Sharpe ratio; ESG; Tillämpad matematik; regressionsanalys; hållbarhet; fonder; Morningstar; riskjusterad avkastning; Sharpe ratio; ESG;

   Abstract : During the past few decades, social responsible investing (SRI) has rapidly grown to become a renowned investment strategy. Because of the contradictory findings on how successful this strategy is in terms of financial return, the aim of this thesis is to compare the performance of sustainable and conventional funds in four different geographical areas during the last three years. READ MORE