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1. The impact of mandatory non-financial disclosure and ESG score on financial performance and firm-risk- An empirical study of the Nordic market
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : This research investigates the impact of mandatory non-financial disclosure and ESG score on financial performance and firm-risk using a panel of 278 Nordic companies covering the time period 2014-2019. Using a Difference-in-Difference technique, the results imply that the accounting-based financial performance increases subsequent to the EU Directive 2014/95/EU, while the firm-risk is reduced. READ MORE
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2. Financial Performance of Firms with Low Respectively High ESG Scores - A study of the US Technology sector
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistikAbstract : This study investigates the relationship between financial performance and ESG score over a five-year time period, January 2013 to January 2018, in the US market. To examine this, two small cap portfolios is constructed, one consisting of firms with high ESG scores and one with low ESG scores. READ MORE