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1. 1. At the Sustainable Finance Frontier - Sustainability-Linked Bonds: Targets, Sustainability Profiles and Yield Spreads

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Mikko Ala-Porkkunen; Rasmus Roth; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainability-Linked Bonds; Yield Spreads; Sustainability Performance Target; Corporate Social Responsibility; Efficient Market Hypothesis; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Purpose: To investigate whether the ambitiousness of sustainability performance target and/or issuer sustainability profile have an influence on Sustainability-Linked Bond (SLB) yield spreads. Methodology: The utilized econometric approach is OLS regressions on a cross-sectional data. READ MORE

3. 2. Financial Frontlines: Assessing the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on the European corporate bond market

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Clemens Lässle; Ragnar Turesson; [2023]
   Keywords : Corporate bonds; Credit spreads; Russia-Ukraine war;

   Abstract : This paper investigates how European firms accessed the corporate bond market during the Russia-Ukraine war. Using a comprehensive dataset of European bond issues from 2017-2023, we find that fewer bonds were issued during the war than in previous periods, particularly Russian bonds and those denominated in Rubles. READ MORE

4. 3. ESG Performance and Corporate Bond Spreads

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Carl Windmar; [2023]
   Keywords : ESG; Financial Performance; Z-spread; Bonds; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper examines the impact of ESG performance on corporate bonds spreads. The spreads are determined by the risk factors of the investment and the demand by the capital markets. It is therefore analysed whether ESG affects these determinants. READ MORE

5. 4. To ESG or Not to ESG? That is The Question for Cost of Debt

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Kasper Janols; Zakarias Grönkvist; [2023]
   Keywords : Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Purpose and research question: The purpose of this study is to investigate whether an improved ESG performance leads to a lower cost of debt, proxied by the yield spread of newly issued corporate bonds and if this effect is more pronounced for firms operating in a stronger institutional environment. We therefore ask the following two research questions: Does a higher ESG score lead to a lower cost of debt, and is this effect moderated by the institutional environment? Methodology: For our panel data we apply POLS-regression models, random effects models, introduce an interaction term to test for the partial effect of the institutional environment, and an ordered probit model to exchange our dependent variable. READ MORE

6. 5. Impact of ESG performance and carbon emissions on cost of debt : A study of the Nordic markets

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Filip Larsson; Henrik Larsson; [2023]
   Keywords : ESG performance; carbon intensity; cost of debt; spreads; Refinitiv; ESG scores; CSR; sustainability; Nordics;

   Abstract : The study examines the link between the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance of a company and its cost of debt, measured as credit spreads between corresponding corporate and risk-free government bonds, in Nordic countries between 2020 and 2022. No previous studies look at ESG effects on bond spreads in the Nordic markets, although their stakeholder-oriented nature could make them attentive to ESG issues. READ MORE