Essays about: "ESG integration"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 essays containing the words ESG integration.
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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 finansieringAbstract : 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
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2. Sustainability Filtration and Optimization: A Stepwise Integration Approach
University essay from KTH/Matematik (Avd.)Abstract : This thesis explores the integration of sustainability into Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) optimization by introducing stepwise filtration and optimization. This study acknowledges the growing importance of sustainability in investment strategies and modifies the traditional MPT framework to include environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors. READ MORE
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3. Framing the facets of ESG: A qualitative study on how ESG information is presented by asset managers in conversations with institutional investors
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansieringAbstract : This qualitative study explores how asset management professionals frame ESG information in conversations with institutional investors by drawing upon framing theory. While prior academic research has mainly focused on the integration of ESG factors into investment practice, our study focuses on the communicative domain following integration in the investment process. READ MORE
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4. Establishing the Interlinkages between Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Energy projects
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : The pursuit of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires a transformative approach to energy systems, focusing on cleaner, reliable, and affordable energy services. This pursuit of achieving the SDG 7 goal of universal access to affordable and clean energy, can have numerous positive and negative implications on all other SDGs and their targets. READ MORE
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5. The ESG Power of the Board Seat - Comparative case studies of how private equity firms implement ESG strategies within their portfolio companies and manage them through the use of control systems
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansieringAbstract : This thesis aims to investigate how private equity firms use control systems to implement ESG-focused business activities within their portfolio companies. The chosen method was comparative case studies, with interviews and documents from two private equity firms. READ MORE
