Essays about: "Greed"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 37 essays containing the word Greed.

  1. 1. Sustainable Finance: A case study of Swedish Banks' engagement in Sustainable Development Goals

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Felicien Come Rukundo; [2024]
    Keywords : Sustainable finance; Sustainable Development Goals; Agenda 2030; Paris Agreement; Need; Creed; Greed; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Sustainable finance incorporates actions and policies for economic development, social inclusion, and environmental sustainability. The development of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the United Nations became a guide for the transformation towards sustainability and social inclusion. READ MORE

  3. 2. Green or Greed? Examining the Nexus Between Sovereign Green Bonds and National Climate Targets

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Pontus Hällgren; [2023]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The fight against climate change has reached a critical point, requiring financial flows to align with climate-resilient pathways. This thesis investigates the alignment between sovereign green bonds and national climate targets. READ MORE

  4. 3. ESG CONTRACTING: GREED OR GREEN? A GLOBAL STUDY OF OWNERSHIP INFLUENCE AND VALUE CREATION IN REGARD TO ESG CONTRACTING

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Rebecka Mannerford; Adèle Sveger; [2023]
    Keywords : ESG contracting; Activist ownership; Institutional ownership; Corporate governance; Agency theory;

    Abstract : This study investigates institutional and activist ownership pressure for implementing ESG contracting, and the potential value creation that follows in terms of financial and ESG performance. Using data from 11,521 publicly listed firms worldwide in the period 2007-2022, this longitudinal study employs a multivariate regression model in order to understand whether certain shareholders push for ESG contracting, and whether ESG contracting mitigates or reinforces agency costs. READ MORE

  5. 4. A polycrisis of climate change, food insecurity, socioeconomic inequality, and conflict intensity? A statistical analysis of interrelated crises.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Alva Linnér; [2023]
    Keywords : conflict intensity; climate vulnerability; food insecurity; socioeconomic inequality; greed versus grievances; environmental scarcity and conflict.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Along with escalating climate change impacts, aggravated hunger and malnutrition, and widening socioeconomic disparities, recent decades have also seen increased casualties during intrastate conflicts. The aim of this thesis is accordingly to investigate the interactions among climate vulnerability, food insecurity, and socioeconomic inequality and their effects on conflict intensity. READ MORE

  6. 5. Green or Greed? Examining the Nexus Between Sovereign Green Bonds and National Climate Targets

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Pontus Hällgren; [2023]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The fight against climate change has reached a critical point, requiring financial flows to align with climate-resilient pathways. This thesis investigates the alignment between sovereign green bonds and national climate targets. READ MORE