Essays about: "Social Return on Investment"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 75 essays containing the words Social Return on Investment.

  1. 6. Constructing a Social Profitability Index: Socially Responsible Investing in Electric Utilities

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Odessa Bäckfors; Ebba Jernmark Burrows; [2023]
    Keywords : Socially responsible investing; Social Profitability Index; Sustainability ratings; Shareholder activism; Renewable electricity;

    Abstract : Building on a theory about the Social Profitability Index (SPI), this paper is the first to construct an SPI in practice ranking investment opportunities based on social and financial returns within the electric utility industry. The social return is the investor-preference weighted social gain from avoiding carbon emissions by changing to renewable production technology in a firm. READ MORE

  3. 7. Sustainable Investments : The effect of ESG and the EU Taxonomy on Nordic stock returns.

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Elin Hartman; Victoria Dinic; [2023]
    Keywords : ESG; EU Taxonomy; Return on investment ROI; Regression analysis; Environmental; Social; Governance; ESG; EU Taxonomin; Total avkastning; Regressionsanalys; Miljö; Socialt; Bolagsstyrning;

    Abstract : This study analyzes if there is a connection between ESG - which stands for Environmental, Social and Governance, and stock returns over time. The study also analyzes how integrating ESG can impact a company's competitiveness long term. READ MORE

  4. 8. Sustainable Investments The effect of ESG and the EU Taxonomy on Nordic stock returns

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Victoria Dinic; Elin Hartman; [2023]
    Keywords : ESG; EU Taxonomy; Return on investment ROI; Regression analysis; Environmental; Social; Governance; ESG; EU Taxonomin; Total avkastning; Regressionsanalys; Miljö; Socialt; Bolagsstyrning;

    Abstract : This study analyzes if there is a connection between ESG - which stands for Environmental, Social and Governance, and stock returns over time. The study also analyzes how integrating ESG can impact a company’s competitiveness long term. This is done by researching the following two research questions:1. READ MORE

  5. 9. Optimised ESG portfolios. Does sustainability sacrifice profit?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Eric Hellstedt; [2022]
    Keywords : ESG; Sustainable investment; portfolio selection; portfolio optimisation; Sharpe ratio; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the relationship between ESG and portfolio investment. More specifically, we investigate if sustainable portfolios that focus on good ESG performance requires sacrificing profit or if it is possible to maintain a sustainable portfolio with a high financial gain. READ MORE

  6. 10. Does Sustainability Matter? Analysis of the Impact of Corporate Sustainability on Financial Markets in the Context of Acquisitions

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jonas Dittrich; Alice Serenhov; [2022]
    Keywords : Corporate Sustainability; Sustainability; Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Markets; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The concept of sustainable investing has gained importance in recent years, considering the growing share of sustainable investments compared to the total volume of global investments. The rise of sustainable investment has not only led to changes on the part of investors, but also to changes of a strategic nature on the part of companies. READ MORE