Essays about: "ESG Rating"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 58 essays containing the words ESG Rating.

  1. 1. Green Numbers in Grey Areas: A study on what methods credit analysts use to integrate incomplete ESG data in the credit rating process

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

    Author : Erik Voss-Schrader; Gustav Ryhre; [2024]
    Keywords : Credit; Debt; Rating; ESG; Epistemic;

    Abstract : In response to the urgent need to address global warming, this study investigates the efforts of two credit rating agencies (CRAs), Aries and Orion, to integrate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into their financial analyses amidst challenges posed by inconsistent and unstandardized data. Based on interviews with nine CRA representatives and Knorr Cetina's theory of epistemic cultures, the present study reveals the difficulties faced by the CRAs with directly linking ESG factors to credit ratings. READ MORE

  3. 2. ESG Balancing the Books and the Planet: A Quantitative Analysis of Risk-Adjusted Returns in ESG and Traditional Funds

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Benjamin Javidi; Malin Larsson; [2023-08-25]
    Keywords : Capital Asset Pricing Model CAPM ; Fama-French three-factor model; ESG; Sharpe ratio; OLS Regression Analysis; Modern Portfolio Theory;

    Abstract : The demand for sustainable investment has increased in the last decade. “Environmental, Social and Governance” (ESG) are characteristics within sustainable investment and are commonly considered in private investing. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Sustainable Era - The Excess Return on Swedish Sustainable Global Equity Funds

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Kristoffer Holmgren; Måns Hurtigh; [2023-07-03]
    Keywords : Fama-French; ESG; Morningstar; Morningstar Globe Rating; funds; global equity funds; sustainability; excess return;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the relationship between the performance of Swedish global equity funds and the level of sustainability, as measured by the Morningstar Globe Rating, using a Fama-French six-factor model, globe rating categories, and time effects. Treating the Morningstar Globe Rating as a time-invariant variable, a sample of 80 Swedish global equity funds are divided into two sustainability groups, ‘Low’ and ‘High’, grouping funds with 1-3 globes into a reference group. READ MORE

  5. 4. EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ESG DISAGREEMENT AND STOCK RETURNS - AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Andrea Pasquali; [2023-06-29]
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    Abstract : During the recent years investors shifted their preferences towards sustainable stocks and funds, increasing the importance of Environmental, Social and Governance ratings. At a similar pace the related literature started to develop shedding light on some crucial aspects of the ESG ratings, such as the disagreement between rating agencies and the lack of common methodologies to assess the ratings. READ MORE

  6. 5. 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