Essays about: "financial sector analysis"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 403 essays containing the words financial sector analysis.

  1. 11. Green Goes Green: To What Extent Does A Company's ESG Rating Correlate With Its Stock Performance During The Covid-19 Pandemic? A Panel Data Regression Study On The EU Stock Market

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Lina Abrahamsson; Ludvig Lindqvist; [2023]
    Keywords : ESG; Sustainable Investing; Covid-19; Sector-analysis;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the relationship between ESG scores and financial performance during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, using a sample of over 1,000 stocks from the EU and Schengen countries. For the overall market, the results revealed no significant relationship between the pre-2020 ESG score and financial performance. READ MORE

  3. 12. The threat of embodied carbon in the building sector. What is guiding the solution?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Andrea Stevens; [2023]
    Keywords : Embodied Carbon; Building Sector; Ecomodernism; Decarbonisation; Climate Change; Building Materials; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Embodied carbon in the building sector is an emerging area for decarbonisation efforts due to its large contribution to carbon emissions and ability to support carbon neutrality targets. This thesis aims to understand the roots of current embodied decarbonisation strategy recommendations, by exploring how embodied carbon reduction strategies are in line with the philosophy of ecomodernism. READ MORE

  4. 13. Mandating transparency on deforestation and ecosystem conversion

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Moritz Driescher; [2023]
    Keywords : sustainability reporting; mandatory disclosure; deforestation; ecosystem conversion; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The production of eggs, meat, and dairy products in the EU indirectly contributes to deforestation and ecosystem conversion (DEC) in Latin America due to extensive imports of soy for animal feed. This thesis explores under which preconditions the mandatory European Sustainability Reporting Standards for the agriculture and farming sector can increase transparency in the opaque soy supply chains and incentivize reductions of imported DEC. READ MORE

  5. 14. Unveiling the Digital Shift: Exploring the Changing Landscape of Work in Banking

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Elmas Memedovski; Ninos Keryakos; [2023]
    Keywords : Digitalization; Banking; Work; Structural Configuration; Employees; Digital Skills;

    Abstract : Background: The advent of digitalization has significantly impacted various aspects of society. Digitalization has aided in the growth of more ecologically friendly practices, and remote work hasreduced the usage of cars and lowered carbon emissions. READ MORE

  6. 15. Hydrogen fuel in the domestic maritime transport sector of Fiji : A Feasibility Study

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

    Author : Tilda Eklund; Anna Fredén; [2023]
    Keywords : Fiji; Fuel Cell; Maritime Hydrogen; Maritime Transport; Fiji; Bränslecell; Maritim Vätgas; Maritim Transport;

    Abstract : The maritime transport sector accounts for around 2.9% of the world’s anthropogenic emissions, a percentage that is growing yearly. Alternative fuels have come to be considered the necessary solution of the future, not least in island nations such as Fiji that are socially and economically dependent on sustainable maritime transport. READ MORE