Essays about: "ESG-ranking"

Found 5 essays containing the word ESG-ranking.

  1. 1. 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

  3. 2. Tax incentives and environmental protection: evidence from Sweden's taxpayers' level data

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Mariuam Shafi; [2022]
    Keywords : Green tax incentives; green environment; theory of green tax; EGS; environmental protection;

    Abstract : Tax incentives such as investment tax credit and taxable income deductions related to the environment and climate change are becoming more popular. Introducing tax incentives related to the environment and climate change helps meet the sustainability objectives of growth and development. READ MORE

  4. 3. Better Sorry Than Safe? : An evaluation of Scandinavian acquirers participating in European mergers and acquisitions between 2010-2017

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Anton Joakimson; Olle Lyrfors; [2021]
    Keywords : M A; mergers and acquisitions; Scandinavia; ESG; ESG-score; ESG-ranking; public traded company; financial performance; ROE; ROA; ROIC; EBIT-margin; merger; acquisition; hubris hypothesis; hindsight bias; competition authority; key ratio;

    Abstract : Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are a popular way of growing a company. This is challenged by previous research that shows that an M&A-transaction generally harms the financial key metrics of the acquiring company. READ MORE

  5. 4. Examining Inclusion of a Sustainability Criterion in Portfolio Optimization - Could an Investor Benefit from it?

    University essay from KTH/Matematik (Avd.)

    Author : Amin Klai; [2021]
    Keywords : Financial Mathematics; Portfolio Optimization; Sustainability; Finansiellmatematik; Portföljteori; Hållbarhet;

    Abstract : In today's society sustainability has become an important subject and has an impact on various sectors. Corporations include sustainability in their corporate strategy, which further affects the field of corporate finance. This has lead to a new insight among investors to include a sustainability criterion in their investment processes. READ MORE

  6. 5. Socially Responsible Investing: How sustainability can be used as an opportunity to achieve higher returns

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Jacob Lundqvist; Helen Broman; [2016]
    Keywords : Financial performance; Socially Responsible Investing; ESG; Corporate Social Responsibility; Sustainability;

    Abstract : The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between environmental, social and governance (ESG) work and financial performance. Swedish companies listed on large cap and mid cap at the Nasdaq OMX Stockholm are classified into two different portfolios based on their ESG performance. READ MORE