Essays about: "ESG-ratings"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 38 essays containing the word ESG-ratings.

  1. 6. 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

  3. 7. 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

  4. 8. ESG and Financial Performance Within the Automotive Industry

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Lukas Granelli; Lukas Rådeström; [2023]
    Keywords : ESG; Automotive Sector; Financial Performance; Sustainability;

    Abstract : For many years has sustainability been an important factor for companies to consider. Earlier has sustainability been strongly connected with environmental work, but the concept has grown to include factors like working conditions, equality, and ethical business practices. READ MORE

  5. 9. ESG Rating Divergence & Portfolio Consequences of Relying on a Single Rating Provider - A study conducted on companies in the Nordic region

    University essay from Jönköping University

    Author : Saga Sköld; Malin Wassberg; [2023]
    Keywords : ESG; ESG Divergence; Sustainable Finance; Portfolio Optimization; Efficient Frontier;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates how ESG ratings for Nordic companies vary between two ESG providers, and how the risk and expected return differs between two highly rated ESG portfolios according to the two providers. In doing so, we aim to contribute to research on the topic of ESG divergence as it is of great importance for investors that this subject is studied further. READ MORE

  6. 10. Green Minus Brown: A Comparative Analysis of the Financial Performance of the ESG Factor

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Kevin Pettersson; Wael Makdessinaoum; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainable Investing; ESG; Asset Pricing Models; ESG Ratings;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the performance of a Green-minus-Brown portfolio in the US public stock market and whether the GMB portfolio provides significant results for investors. The study also aims to investigate if the returns of the GMB portfolio are already explained by other existing factors. The research collected data from 2003 to 2022. READ MORE