Essays about: "Institutional investing"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 64 essays containing the words Institutional investing.
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16. Adapt or die : A qualitative study on how institutional pressures influence the strategies of sustainable investors and their holdings
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Large institutional actors in the financial arena are moving their capital in a sustainable direction. This implies a change of the institutional norms and rules regarding sustainable investing. READ MORE
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17. Drivers of Sustainability in the Swedish Financial Market: A Qualitative Study on the Swedish National Pension Funds
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledningAbstract : Over the past few decades, the world has seen the continuation and rise in the severity of issues facing the long-term wellbeing of people and the environment. To surmount these pressing challenges, society is aiming to change the standard profit-maximizing models of corporations to ones that include considerations for sustainability issues. READ MORE
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18. Doing good while doing well - A qualitative study on how business angels respond to competing logics in impact investing
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledningAbstract : Impact investing has emerged as a new mechanism by which early-stage start-ups pursuing social or environmental goals are funded. Business angels are critical actors in supporting early-stage start-ups and therefore could play an important part in accelerating this field. READ MORE
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19. Investing with an Objective Conscience: A qualitative study on standardization of socially responsible investing in the Swedish financial market
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategiAbstract : The transition towards a sustainable capital market requires private and institutional investors to shift investments to truly socially responsible companies. Identifying genuinely socially responsible investment (SRI) opportunities is, however, complicated by greenwashing, as some companies attempt to portray themselves as more sustainable than they truthfully are. READ MORE
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20. Challenges of Achieving a Green Future and Financial Security - A Multiple Case Study of Swedish Pension Firms' Green Bond Assessment Processes
University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Deriving from an increased awareness of the devastating effects of global warming consequences, the interest for green bonds is growing at an explosive pace. However, researchers and practitioners have raised concerns about the challenges of assessing green bonds. READ MORE