Essays about: "Corporate Reporting"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 249 essays containing the words Corporate Reporting.

1. 11. Comply or Die: A Study of ESG Factor Returns and Volatility in the Nordic Countries from 2016 to 2022

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Jean-Philippe Chakbazof; Amitesh Raghav; [2023]
   Keywords : ESG Factor; Nordic Compass; Fama Macbeth; Volatility Management; ESG Portfolio;

   Abstract : Using corporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting data from 611 publicly traded firms in the Swedish House of Finance's Nordic Compass database, we estimate stock return and volatility exposures to an ESG factor during the period 2016-2022 in the Nordics. Using a Fama-Macbeth methodology, we find that during this time in the Nordic Countries exposure to an ESG factor is compensated with a risk premium and a volatility reduction in a Fama French 4 Factor model. READ MORE

3. 12. Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence : the Swedish Quick Service Restaurant Sector

   University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

   Author : Jonathan Gray Elliott; [2023]
   Keywords : Burger King; CSDDD Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; Environment; EU; Fast food; Max Hamburger; McDonald’s; Power; Quick Service Restaurant; Restaurant; Sustainability; Sweden; Wholesale;

   Abstract : This thesis project looked at the preparedness of the Quick Service Restaurant Sector (QSRS) in Sweden for the introduction of a new EU law in 2024, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). Food systems play a major role in the climate crisis, contributing up to one third of all greenhouse gas emissions, with the QSRS playing a significant role in this across the globe. READ MORE

4. 13. Corporate Social Responsibility and Earnings Management

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

   Author : Amanda Jansson; Johanna Radler; [2023]
   Keywords : earnings management; corporate social responsibility; ESG; discretionary accruals; transparent financial reporting;

   Abstract : This study aims to investigate the relationship between CSR and constraint of earnings management on Swedish firms listed on OMX Stockholm. Earnings management is estimated using two accrual-based models to detect discretionary accruals. The first hypothesis explores whether a continuous CSR score is correlated with earnings management. READ MORE

5. 14. Green or Greed? Examining the Nexus Between Sovereign Green Bonds and National Climate Targets

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Pontus Hällgren; [2023]
   Keywords : Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The fight against climate change has reached a critical point, requiring financial flows to align with climate-resilient pathways. This thesis investigates the alignment between sovereign green bonds and national climate targets. READ MORE

6. 15. Corporate Involvement in Charitable Engagements : Exploring the Dynamics of Corporate-Charity Collaborators

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

   Author : Mikaela Jansson; Katarina Ölander Gür; [2023]
   Keywords : CSR; corporate-charity collaborations; sustainability reporting; charitable engagements;

   Abstract : In today's business environment, organizations are expected to engage in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), which involves balancing their economic success with positive social and environmental impact. Collaborating with charitable organizations can be a way for companies to engage in socially responsible activities and given the increasing focus on CSR, there is a potential for an enhanced interaction between companies and charitable organizations. READ MORE