Essays about: "Socially responsible investments"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 51 essays containing the words Socially responsible investments.

1. 1. ESG Ratings and Stock Market Performance: Evidence of a Shift in Investor Preferences during a Period of Economic Distress in Scandinavia

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

   Author : Johanna Hallstedt; Tim Nyllinge; [2023]
   Keywords : Socially Responsible Investing; ESG; Sustainable Investments; Corporate Resilience; Financial Risk;

   Abstract : During the Covid-19 crisis, firms with high environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings traded within the Scandinavian markets had more significant pandemic-induced drops in stock returns than firms with low profiles in ESG. The difference was close to ten percentage points more severe for high-ESG compared to low-ESG firms. READ MORE

3. 2. To Sin or Not to Sin? A Study of Traditional and New Sin Stocks on the American Stock Market

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Filip Eriksson; Herman Ljungberg; Oliver Lönegård; [2023]
   Keywords : Sin Stocks; New Sin Stocks; Sustainable Investments; Social Norms; Socially Responsible Investing; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This study aims to investigate the difference in stock return between traditional sin stocks, new sin stocks, and their respective peer stocks. The purpose was to expand the scarcely researched area of new sin stocks by being the first one to focus on new sin stocks on the American stock market (United States NYSE, AMEX, and NASDAQ stock exchanges), as this area has only been researched in Europe before. READ MORE

4. 3. The power of purpose: How ESG subcategories drive financial performance : A comprehensive analysis using the Fama-French Five-Factor model

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för management (MAN)

   Author : Oscar Johnsson; Elias Henriksson; [2023]
   Keywords : ESG score; ESG-subcategories; Fama-French five-factor model; corporate social responsibility; Sharpe ratio;

   Abstract : ESG investing is a hot subject in today’s world with socially responsible investments under management reaching 35.3 trillion in the beginning of 2020. Corporations today are highly affected by social and government pressure to take on corporate social responsibility. READ MORE

5. 4. How can impact be measured and evaluated? : evidence from Swedish impact investors

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Emily Britt Thorselius; [2023]
   Keywords : Impact investing; Impact assessment; Socially responsible investment; Impact measurements; Social finance;

   Abstract : Impact investing has become more recognized in recent years as businesses, communities and governments try to find new solutions to tackle environmental and social concerns. The term involves creating environmental and/or social benefits while generating financial returns, and thereby producing a positive impact for the society with investments. READ MORE

6. 5. Socially Responsible Investing. Young adults attitude and propensity to invest green

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Clemens Lans; Daniel Söderqvist; [2022-04-07]
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   Abstract : This study’s purpose is to see if young adults between the ages of 18 and 30, invest sustainably and if there are factors that influence their decision making process when making green investments and if there are determining variables that predict their willingness to make green investments. The study was performed over a two month period starting in early November. READ MORE