Essays about: "ESG preferences"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words ESG preferences.

1. 1. 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

3. 2. ESG Ratings and Stock Market Performance: Evidence of a Shift in Investor Preferences during a Period of Economic Distress in Scandinavia

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

   Author : Johanna Hallstedt; Tim Nyllinge; [2023]
   Keywords : Socially Responsible Investing; ESG; Sustainable Investments; Corporate Resilience; Financial Risk;

   Abstract : During the Covid-19 crisis, firms with high environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings traded within the Scandinavian markets had more significant pandemic-induced drops in stock returns than firms with low profiles in ESG. The difference was close to ten percentage points more severe for high-ESG compared to low-ESG firms. READ MORE

4. 3. Company Characteristics and Investments Related to ESG Ratings - Does Ownership Have an Impact?

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Elias Schedvin; Simon Kvist; [2023]
   Keywords : ESG Rating; Ownership concentration; Investor Preferences; SRI; Investor Characteristics;

   Abstract : This paper examines the relationship between ownership structure and ESG ranking. Data from companies is used to analyze which types of investors invest in companies with high ESG rankings. READ MORE

5. 4. Do institutional investors care about material ESG disclosure? Evidence from the SASB standards

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : João Monteiro; Laura Bahde; [2023]
   Keywords : ESG disclosure; SASB standards; institutional ownership; financial materiality; sustainable finance;

   Abstract : This paper examines the relationship between institutional ownership and SASB disclosure, by applying a linear probability model with fixed effects to our panel dataset. We find that certain groups of institutional investors demand SASB disclosure, and that their demand is sensitive to the disclosure costs faced by firms, namely information production and proprietary costs. READ MORE

6. 5. Sustainability performance as a determinant of ownership structure : A quantitative study on ESG as a benchmark of investor preferences

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Antti Korkeamäki; Andreas Hedell; [2023]
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   Abstract : This thesis is investigating how ownership structure of a company is affected by its sustainability performance. The dissertation topic was formed during a literature screening which exposed a clear research gap which we found interesting. READ MORE