Essays about: "ESG Ratings"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 57 essays containing the words ESG Ratings.

1. 21. Sustainable Investing: Effects on Portfolio Returns and Risk in a Nordic Setting

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Max Junestrand; Benjamin Wahlstedt; [2022]
   Keywords : ESG; Sustainable Finance; Corporate Social Responsibility; SRI; Sustainability Rating;

   Abstract : ESG investing has gone from niche to mainstream, with the total AUM assigned to ESG-tilted portfolios growing by the day. The objective of this paper is to understand how the return and risk performance of Nordic mutual and exchange-traded funds differ based on sustainability ratings, as there is no consensus in the risk/reward payoff in ESG investing. READ MORE

3. 22. The Effects of ESG Scores onStock Performance : A study of the risk-adjusted performance on European stocks

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Katarina Ovuk; Angelica Grahovac; [2022]
   Keywords : ESG; environmental; social; governance; sustainability; abnormal returns; risk-adjusted performance; sustainable investing.;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to examine the relationship between ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) ratings and the performance of European stocks. The purpose of this study is to examine the existing evidence pertaining to this relationship and the contradictory results that have been offered by previous scholars. READ MORE

4. 23. Perceptions on Social Banking : an experimental analysis following narrative economic theory

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Koen Cornelis Gerardus Maria Van Boxel; [2022]
   Keywords : sustainable finance; social bank; banking; experimental economics; behavioral research; perceptions; narrative economics;

   Abstract : The presented paper employs a between-subject experimental survey with one control and two treatment groups. These three groups were each shown a different narrative capturing either a bank that does traditional banking operations, a bank which does traditional banking operations and has a focus on following environmental-, social-, and governance (ESG) guidelines, and a social bank which puts focus on maximizing social welfare. READ MORE

5. 24. Does Mandatory Sustainability Reporting Decrease ESG-rating Disagreement? A Difference in Differences study on the EU Non-Financial Reporting Directive

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Hugo Christensson; Elias Horn Maurin; [2022]
   Keywords : Corporate Social Responsibility; ESG Rating Disagreement; ESG Rating Agencies; Regulation; Disclosure;

   Abstract : ESG-ratings are explicitly incorporated in investment decisions by investors with $121 trillion AUM. Ratings are based on diverse sustainability data, which is collected and synthesized by raters with different methodologies. The scores for identical stocks across raters have an observed correlation of 0. READ MORE

6. 25. Sustainable investing and stock performance during the pandemic : Evidence from Sweden

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Isak Nyberg; [2022]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : There is mixed evidence in the existing literature whether environmental, social and governance (ESG) activities are valuable during times of financial crisis. Proponents of ESG argue that such endeavors may act as a resilience factor for companies during market downturns. READ MORE